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REFIT of the Pesticide (EC 1107/2009) & Maximum Residue Limits in food (EC 396/2005) Regulations: PAN Europe's observations
REFIT of the Pesticide (EC 1107/2009) & Maximum Residue Limits in food (EC 396/2005) Regulations: PAN Europe's observations

June 4, 2020

The REFIT evaluation is a big disappointment. Commission claims that the pesticide Regulation has been effective to fulfil its goals “to a large extend”. However, no evidence is provided to assess whe...

IPM
Mapping good agronomic practices and alternatives to pesticides in Europe - a presentation by PAN Europe and IBMA

April 16, 2020

Integrated Pest Management means moving away from killing towards managing pest populations. Integrated Pest Management (IPM), if applied correctly, is a sustainable way to protect crops based on appl...

EDCs
Identification of endocrine disrupting pesticides: Trapped in a vicious circle

December 10, 2019

The current EU policy to test if a pesticide is an endocrine disruptor (altering the function of human and animal hormonal system) is far from being implemented. Endocrine disruption is a serious heal...

Wheat field
PAN Europe - Activity Report 2019

December 1, 2019

Reflecting on our work in 2019, it has been an incredible and challenging year. The key issues we have been working at PAN Europe have come under the spotlight at national, EU and even world level. Mo...

Food
Carcinogens in our food: Pesticide metabolites with (un)known carcinogenic potential end up in our food

October 22, 2019

EU policy provides that people are not exposed to carcinogens1. This means that alleged 'safe levels of exosure (thresholds) shall not be applied to carcinogens and any exposure to these chemicals pre...

Banned pesticides still in use in the EU
DG SANTE's prolongation policy

October 22, 2019

In 2008 EU Commission health service DG SANTE started its notorious program to allow 88 banned pesticides acces to the market again, the so-called “Resubmission". Many of the most toxic pesticides suc...

Cover pesticides
"Moving towards agro-ecological practices in Europe" - PAN Europe's recommendations for UN Committee on Food Security's 46th General Assembly

October 14, 2019

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PAN Europe - Activity Report 2018

June 26, 2019

Reflecting on our work in 2018, it has been an incredible and challenging year. The key issues we have been working at PAN Europe have come under the spotlight both at national and EU level. The mount...

Pesticide Paradise: How industry and officials protected the most toxic pesticides from a policy push for sustainable farming
White Paper: Ensuring a Higher Level of Protection from Pesticides in Europe

December 13, 2018

The White Paper, coordinated by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe and produced by a group of 24 experts from the field of pesticides, risk assessment, human and environmental health identifies the...

IPM
Alternatives to Herbicide Use in Weed Management – The Case of Glyphosate

July 11, 2018

This second edition of the report on ‘alternative methods in weed management to the use of glyphosate and other herbicides’ has been published as a contribution to the ongoing discussions among some M...

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