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PAN Europe letter on the presence of neonicotinoids in children's cerebrospinal fluids

April 19, 2022

Dear Commissioner Kyriakides, First of all, we wished to thank you for moving forward with the ban on Sulfoxaflor. We consider the environment will be safer for insects without this chemical. We ...

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Publication of the revision of the legislation on the sustainable use of pesticides, on 23 March 2022

March 21, 2022

Dear President von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Timmermans, dear Commissioners Kyriakides, Wojciechowski and Sinkevičius, Over the last weeks, we have witnessed numerous public interventio...

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Shameless instrumentalization of the Ukraine conflict by trade associations to waive EU food and feed safety standards

March 15, 2022

Dear Vice-President Timmermans, dear Commissioners Kyriakides and Wojciechowski, We are writing to you in reaction to the attempt of severable trade associations to take advantage of the terrible...

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Neurotoxic effects of pesticides

February 25, 2022

Dear Ms. Kyriakides, In 2010 a study was published1 that concluded: “A large body of experimental animal research on the neurotoxic effects of certain environmental chemicals provides evidence of...

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The reform of agriculture statistics (File 2021/0020 COD)

February 25, 2022

On behalf of 79 organisations across Europe, including environmental and health associations, beekeepers associations, trade unions, the organisers of the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save Bees and ...

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Drawing attention to EFSA’s unscientific, biased, and flawed chemical cocktail policy. Towards the implementation of a Mixture Assessment Factor.

November 30, 2021

Dear Mr. Ghebreyesus, Mr. Amoth and Mr. Cormann, With this letter we would like to give you some background information on the work of the EU Food Authority EFSA regarding pesticide cocktails and...

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Bees at risk: abuses on derogations for neonicotinoids

November 29, 2021

Dear Vice-President Timmermans,In 2018, the European Commission and Member States decided to ban outdoor uses of 3 bee-toxic neonicotinoids. After more than 20 years of fight from beekeepers and envir...

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EU Standing committee on pesticides (PAFF 21/22 October) – insecticide Cypermethrin – Calling upon Member States to oppose the European Commission’s renewal proposal as candidate for substitution

October 15, 2021

Dear Members of the Standing Committee PAFF, On 21/22 October, at the EU Standing committee on pesticides (PAFF) you will be invited to vote on the European Commission proposal for a renewal of a...

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EU Standing committee on pesticides (ScoPAFF 21/22 October) – herbicide Flumioxazin – Calling upon Member States to oppose the European Commission’s renewal proposal

October 15, 2021

Dear Madam/Sir,  On 21/22 October, at the EU Standing committee on pesticides (SCoPAFF) you will be invited to vote on the European Commission proposal for a renewal of approval of flumioxazin fo...

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Your letters of 14 June 2021 concerning the Farm to Fork objectives and the substitution principle

July 5, 2021

Dear Ms. Roynel and Mr. Muilerman, Thank you for your above-mentioned letters to Commissioner Kyriakides and Executive Vice-President Timmermans, who asked me to respond on their behalves. In you...

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