Blog
March 20, 2025
Spring is here, full of new life. But it is also the start of the spraying season. With a Pesticide Action Week, we and our members and partners in different EU countries ask attention to the devastat...
March 18, 2025
A new groundbreaking studyA new groundbreaking German study proves that pesticides spread much further from the field than previously believed. A team of scientists led by Professor Dr. Carsten Brühl ...
March 12, 2025
Neonicotinoid insecticides pose not only a serious threat to biodiversity, but also to human health. Already in small doses they can affect the developing brain of young children. France is trying to ...
March 6, 2025
The future of two PFAS pesticides will be decided in a March 11-12 meeting between the EU Member States and the European Commission. The substances are flufenacet, an endocrine disruptor, and flutolan...
March 3, 2025
Insects and other arthropods are disappearing at an alarming rate all over Europe and pesticides play a major role. We interviewed the German Professor Dr. Carsten Brühl, specialist in ecotoxicology. ...
February 25, 2025
With a new campaign, we pay special attention to the major role pesticides play in Europe’s catastrophic collapse of insect populations. The chemicals decimate the broad family of arthropods - includi...
February 24, 2025
Stopping the import of US products with residues of pesticides no longer approved in Europe is not an ingredient of a trade war. The EU simply has a legal obligation to keep hazardous pesticides ...
February 12, 2025
Thinking of buying a bouquet for Valentine’s Day? While celebrating love is beautiful, it is worth considering what is in flowers. Your gift might be more toxic than romantic. Valentine’s Day falls in...
February 10, 2025
The European Commission seems to be rethinking its stance on importing food with pesticides. Recently, the new EU farm chief, Christophe Hansen, recognised that it is unfair to allow food imports from...
February 6, 2025
Our partner IFOAM Organics Europe launched a campaign to raise awareness of the social, economic and environmental impacts of pesticides. They aim to inform and support farmers to adopt agronomic and ...