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October 15, 2025
The European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food proposes easing market access for biological control substances (biocontrol). PAN Europe welcomes more capacity for biocontrol risk assessment...
October 6, 2025
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn the approval of 8 more pesticides that contain PFAS active substances. They can form and leach TFA into the groundwater. Pesticides approved fo...
October 1, 2025
The European Commission and Member States are meeting on the 1 - 3 October this week. The SCoPAFF committee’s somber agenda is overtaken by further delays of urgently-needed bans and extensions of the...
September 27, 2025
On 27 September, French and Belgian Health Mutuals are launching in front of the European Parliament an 'Odysseum for our Health' to mobilise health actors to advocate towards a pesticide-free future....
September 26, 2025
Living near a vineyard can have serious health consequences. According to a national study in France, people who live close to vineyards are more exposed to pesticides than those who live farther away...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...