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Pesticide Paradise: How industry and officials protected the most toxic pesticides from a policy push for sustainable farming

Scientific assessment slams food and feed safety omnibus proposal

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...

Allowing residues of banned pesticides in imported food may breach EU law, finds new legal opinion

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 ...

EU Commission admits the pesticide Omnibus proposal could weaken health and environmental protections

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...

For Health, Bees and Farmers - Campaign to demand better, not weaker pesticide rules

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...

European Workshop on Pesticides and their Impacts on Human Health and the Environment

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...

Pesticide Action Network raises alarm over 49 pesticides facing unlimited approval in EU ‘omnibus’ proposal

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...

European apples contaminated with cocktails of pesticides (PFAS, neurotoxins and other highly toxic substances)

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...

Weakening of pesticide protection standards is unlawful - Legal opinion criticises draft EU legislation

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...

European strawberries widely contaminated with PFAS and endocrine-disrupting pesticides

January 7, 2026

A new investigation carried out by PAN Europe and partner NGOs reveals that strawberries produced in the EU are significantly contaminated with cocktails of highly toxic pesticides. PFAS pesticides we...

EU highest Court declares toxic insecticide cypermethrin illegally re-approved by the European Commission

December 18, 2025

Today, the Court of Justice of the EU concluded that the European Commission acted unlawfully by re-approving cypermethrin in 2021, with major gaps in the reapproval dossier, by relying on unscientifi...

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