Reports
July 7, 2026
Strawberries are among the most popular fruits in Europe. Europeans’ strawberry consumption is high, and production has increased over the last decade in several countries. Strawberries are considered...
June 4, 2026
In 2025, PAN Europe played a key role in prioritising the protection of human health and the environment. We encouraged EU institutions to strengthen - rather than weaken - rules on pesticides and wat...
January 29, 2026
Apples are among the most consumed fruits in Europe. Their local production has intensified over the last decades and their production methods heavily rely on pesticides. Conventional apples are spray...
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 ...