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Keep us, our children and our water safe from TFA - some facts

September 24, 2025

All over Europe and beyond, drinking water is increasingly polluted with TFA, the small, mobile, toxic and very persistent PFAS. In our report, we found that TFA accounts for 94% of the PFAS found in ...

Improve pesticide regulation for more resilience agriculture - Interview with scientist Jessica Knapp

September 22, 2025

Pesticides are a major driver of insect decline. The current authorisation system is insufficient and does not protect non-target species. This harms agriculture, for it depends on pollinators and org...

Pesticides found widely toxic to non-target organisms in low concentrations

September 18, 2025

A 2025 meta-analysis of 1,705 studies confirms that pesticides are widely toxic to many non-target organisms. “Pesticides affect a diverse range of non-target species and may be linked to global biodi...

State of the Union: weakening pesticide rules despite damage to health and environmental collapse

September 9, 2025

In the ‘State of the Union’ to the Parliament, EU President Von der Leyen preaches deregulation to please the industry. The EU should take care of European's health instead of backtracking on environm...

Deutsche Umwelthilfe takes legal action against three TFA forming pesticide products

August 28, 2025

The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has asked the German authorities to revoke the authorisation of the pesticide products Banjo, Brodal and Luna Experience. The products contain PFAS pesticides that b...

At the European Parliament: A crucial dialogue on protecting bees and bugs from pesticides

August 1, 2025

Imagine a world without bees and bugs, the tiny creatures behind our food production and the very functioning of our ecosystems. This alarming future was at the heart of the "Bees & Bugs" conferen...

Dutch court of appeal orders 250 m buffer strip between field and houses – ban on lily cultivation

July 25, 2025

In a groundbreaking ruling the Court of Appeal in the south of the Netherlands has ruled that citizens have to be protected against pesticides with a 250 meter buffer strip between houses and field. T...

Historic: 1 million signatures in France against the “Loi Duplomb”

July 22, 2025

Over 1 million citizens asked the French government to stop the “Loi Duplomb”. This is a law that would reintroduce neonicotinoid pesticides, such as acetamiprid. This neurotoxic substance should be b...

Denmark bans 23 PFAS pesticide products because they pollute groundwater

July 10, 2025

We welcome the decision of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the authorisation of 23 PFAS pesticides that can form and leach trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) into groundwater. This very...

EU Member States obstruct ban on harmful Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticides, Commission fails to enforce the law

July 8, 2025

Despite clear legal obligations under EU law, several Member States continue to delay and obstruct the ban of harmful endocrine-disrupting pesticides. These substances can be dangerous for human healt...

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