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September 9, 2024
In a deeply concerning move, the European Commission plans to allow residues of three highly toxic pesticides in certain imported food. The substances are banned in the EU due to their severe health r...
July 29, 2024
According to a recent EU communication, the use and risk of chemical pesticides decreased by 46% compared to 2015-2017. Miraculous, for it contradicts Eurostat's pesticide sales data which show no cle...
July 25, 2024
The EU needs better protection of its water, but representatives of Member States don’t seem to understand. Water quality in the EU is protected by different laws, which are not currently respected. T...
July 24, 2024
Most conventional strawberries are not suitable for children. That is concluded by PAN Netherlands after testing 15 samples for pesticides. One to three different PFAS pesticides were present on 69% o...
July 19, 2024
Spraying pesticides on crops from small planes or helicopters is explicitly prohibited by law. Following a complaint from Ecologistas en Acción, the Ombudsman reiterates that aerial spraying of rice f...
July 18, 2024
PAN Europe recently revealed that PFAS pesticides residues are found in many fruits and vegetables. We also showed that one of their breakdown products TFA – a small and very soluble and mobile PFAS –...
July 16, 2024
"Every time the planes pass by, your eyes start burning and your arms itch. The smell is terrible, you often feel nauseous. They say that these chemicals are used to export fruit but they shower us wi...
July 15, 2024
There is a ticking time bomb in our water. It is Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a very small PFAS. Our recent reports showed its presence in water all over Europe. TFA and its salts are extremely soluble...
July 12, 2024
On 26 June 2024, Pesticide Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility, and Agroecology Europe convened policymak...
July 9, 2024
This week the EU committee on pesticides SCoPAFF will discuss and vote on the renewal of two very toxic pesticides. Both proposals contradict EFSA’s scientific conclusions. Captan is one of the most u...