Newsletters
October 1, 2026
The EU debate on weakening the pesticide regulation is at full throttle. Both EU countries and the parliament discuss their positions and it doesn’t look good. At the same time, scientists and doctors...
August 7, 2026
Our strawberry report shows that most citizens are still exposed to dangerous pesticides. Substances that can disrupt the development of children or harm our health do not belong in our food, not even...
June 29, 2026
Those who can listen hear more and more pesticide alarm bells. TFA is a small forever PFAS found all over Europe and the world in drinking water. The main reason? PFAS pesticides. Now the EU chemical ...
May 26, 2026
The EU institutions try to weaken the EU pesticide regulation in the so-called Omnibus proposal. EU countries and pro-pesticide parliamentarians try to rush it through. They say it is to cut bureaucra...
April 28, 2026
New and serious cracks have appeared in the Omnibus plan to weaken the EU pesticide law. An assessment by researchers from Wageningen and Leiden universities shows that the proposal will complicate an...
March 24, 2026
The chemical farming system is at a dead end. The EU proposal to allow unlimited approvals and more exceptions for very toxic pesticides adds to the problem. We need better protection of our health, w...
February 2, 2026
Pesticides are a hot topic. The EU Commission is trying to please the chemical industry by weakening the protection of our health and the environment. Thanks to many reactions, they retreated from the...
December 12, 2025
The pesticide law is under attack. The EU Commission is currently discussing measures to deregulate pesticides. They have not decided on the proposal, so send them a message with our easy tool. See be...
November 17, 2025
Bayer has officially entered our court case against the renewal of glyphosate. We need your support to stand up to this chemical giant. A coalition of 139 civil society, scientific, water, and farming...
October 8, 2025
Many activities this month. We exposed industry tactics to downplay the toxicity of ‘forever chemical’ TFA, omnipresent in our water. The EU reached a deal on water pollution, but with extreme delay i...