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June 30, 2025
In a recent letter, the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) is demanding a complete overhaul of how the EU assesses the risks of pesticides to non-target arthropods. Their message is ...
June 23, 2025
A stark warning from the UK is shown in the latest data from the Bugs Matter survey. It paints an alarming picture of insect decline and calls on all of us to take action for biodiversity.If you’re ov...
June 12, 2025
Wednesday June 11th we took part in a hearing at the General Court of the EU in Luxembourg, questioning the lack of testing of co-formulants in pesticide products. We initiated this legal case in 2023...
May 30, 2025
Have a look at this impressive piece of work from Poland. It was presented during the event in Warsaw on alternatives to pesticides that we co-hosted. In this online version of the “Toxic Chic - ...
May 28, 2025
The intensive pesticide use in flower fields in the Netherlands has led to a movement of concerned citizens, scientists and doctors. They see an increase in lily production close to homes and schools ...
May 21, 2025
Pesticides have a major health and environmental impact. Obviously, it is therefore essential that health and environmental ministers and policymakers take the lead on pesticide-related policies. In r...
May 16, 2025
In a new research in the Netherlands, a total of 23 pesticides were found on 6 bouquets of flowers, 8 of which were banned. This new research was commissioned by TV consumer program Radar and carried ...
May 14, 2025
The European Commission and Member States will meet on 14 and 15 May this week. The SCoPAFF committee will discuss a possible ban of a TFA-generating PFAS pesticide. This should be the start of the ur...
May 7, 2025
The French Administrative Court of Appeal in Toulouse confirmed the earlier ruling to cancel the renewal of two glyphosate-based products. In April 2025, the judges concluded that the authorities had ...
May 6, 2025
An investigation of Polish honey reveals a deeply concerning level of contamination. Dangerous pesticides are even found in some of the honey produced by small, family-run apiaries. More than half of ...