Reports
December 4, 2025
This report presents the first EU-wide assessment of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in conventional cereal-based food products and reveals alarming levels of contamination across Europe. TFA is a highly p...
October 16, 2025
All over Europe, farmers and municipalities are proving that food can be produced in a healthy, caring, fair and ecological way, without pesticides or with a minimal amount. Many farmers across Europe...
September 29, 2025
TFA is an ultra‑short PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance) and the final breakdown product of several PFAS, and particularly PFAS pesticides. It has become one of Europe’s most widespread yet ove...
June 3, 2025
The worrying rise of TFA in cereal products48 cereal products purchased in Austria (including bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, cornflakes, and flour sourced equally from organic and conventional farmi...
May 27, 2025
In 2024, we made important steps in banning some of the most hazardous pesticides. On the other hand, a real setback was the complete withdrawal by the EU Commission of its flagship pesticide legislat...
April 23, 2025
The Rapid Rise of TFA Contamination Across the EUThis report presents an investigation into trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) contamination in wine carried out across ten European wine-producing EU countries...
November 26, 2024
Europe is facing a catastrophic collapse of biodiversity, with arthropod populations plummeting at an alarming rate. In some regions, insect biomass has declined by an alarming 75% over approximately ...
September 24, 2024
Hazardous pesticides banned in Europe are currently produced by European companies and exported to third countries, where safety regulations are generally weaker. The use of these toxic pesticides has...
July 9, 2024
Only a rapid ban on PFAS pesticides and F-gases can save our water We have analysed drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) for the presence of TFA. This follows a recent exp...
June 27, 2024
In November 2023, the EU renewed the approval of the active substance glyphosate for 10 years, despite ten EU Member States not voting in favor. This decision was made in disregard of major objections...