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PAN Europe - Activity Report 2014

January 1, 2014

PN Europe activities include being involved in the EU decision making process; disseminate information and raise awareness on pesticide problems, regulations and non-chemical alternatives; advocate po...

Pesticides Plane
Risks of herbicide 2,4-D

January 1, 2014

Growing of genetically engineered plants likely to increase spraying of “agent orange herbicide” - if approved, it could be imported into the EU as GM animal feed.

Missed & Dismissed
Missed & Dismissed

January 1, 2014

All literature, including independent studies (i.e. science financially independent of private interests), now need to be taken into account when the EU Commission and EU member states (MS) discuss wh...

Consumer Guide 2021
Meet (chemical) agriculture - The world of backdoors, derogations, sneaky pathways and loopholes - part 5

February 1, 2013

Italy beats all other EU member states in keeping unsustainable farming practices alive in intensive fruit and vegetable production.

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PAN Europe - Activity Report 2013

January 1, 2013

As you will see in this activity report you are about to read PAN Europe has been more active than ever in 2013! Just to take one major exemple : on the crucial debate on EDCs our network has been on ...

Banned pesticides still in use in the EU
Reducing pesticide use across the EU

January 1, 2013

Member States ambition to reduce pesticide use is extremely low, problems include:A lack of overall objectives in the National Action Plans (NAPs) for pesticide reduction by the majorityof Member Stat...

Forbidden fruit: The dramatic rise in dangerous pesticides found on fruits and vegetables sold in Europe and evidence that governments are failing their legal obligations
The “120-day derogation”

July 1, 2012

The “120-day derogation” is a rule in EU pesticide legislation that allows Member States (MS) to use non-authorized pesticides. The authorizations are granted directly by MS on the basis of a danger, ...

Disrupting food
Disrupting food

May 1, 2012

In the early nineties a group of scientists collaborating with Theo Colborn¹ recognized that these maldevelopments and malformations occurred more frequently in habitats with significant industrial po...

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Twisting and bending the rules

April 1, 2012

Rules demand pesticide companies to deliver dossiers with safety tests and to fulfil all data requirements in the application for their pesticide. However Member States and Health DG SANCO allow data ...

Cosmetics
A TTC for PCPs? Mais, Oui!

February 1, 2012

One of the food and petrochemical (including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care) industries’ major efforts to protect their money-earning molecules from health & safety regulation, since 19...

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