Press releases
May 13, 2026
New information from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposes a safer, faster, and more effective alternative to the European Commission’s Omnibus “simplification” proposal, which would gran...
May 5, 2026
A new report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) [1] reveals that 41.6% of fruit and vegetables sold in the EU contain pesticide residues, with 25.5% containing more than one residue. This me...
April 22, 2026
An independent scientific assessment commissioned by the Dutch Parliament concludes that the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus proposal will not achieve its stated objectives. Instead, it raises concerns o...
April 21, 2026
A new independent legal opinion commissioned by PAN Europe, foodwatch and the Veblen Institute questions the legality of the European Commission’s practice of permitting residues of banned pesticides ...
April 8, 2026
A representative of the European Commission has admitted in the Dutch Parliament that there is no guarantee that the omnibus proposal on pesticides will not undermine the protection of human health an...
March 17, 2026
EU and national NGOs launch today a new campaign entitled "For Health, Bees and Farmers". The aim is to allow Europeans to express their voices to EU decision-makers who seem paralysed by industry's s...
February 20, 2026
European institutions must ensure that the protection of human health and the environment from synthetic pesticides is fully safeguarded before endorsing any simplification of pesticide procedures (Om...
February 5, 2026
Analysis by Générations Futures, a member of the PAN Europe network, shows that 49 synthetic pesticides would receive unlimited approval if the Commission’s omnibus proposal enters into force on 1 Jan...
January 29, 2026
We analysed 59 samples of apples for pesticide residues in 13 European countries. The results highlight the nearly systematic contamination of conventional apples with cocktails of pesticides (85%). W...
January 27, 2026
The European Commission's planned abolition of pesticide protection standards is unlawful. This is shown by a legal opinion published today.The legal opinion, commissioned by the Aurelia Foundation, C...