Reports
January 1, 2012
Het College voor de toelating ven bestrijdingsmiddelen (Ctgb) is gewikkeld in een ‘race to the bottom’ om bij het bedrijfsleven in het gevlij te komen en offert daarbij de bescherming van het Nederlan...
January 1, 2012
In this report we outline PAN Europe's role, provide our analysis of EU pesticide policy developments, describe some of our major activities and finally provide highlights of our network members' acti...
November 1, 2011
Derogations and loopholes are standard business in EU pesticide policy. PAN Europe already wrote a report on the “120- day derogation” regime, allowing EU Member States to use hundreds of illegal pest...
June 1, 2011
Concerns about the best-selling herbicide Roundup® are running at an all-time high. Scientific research published in 2010 showed that Roundup and the chemical on which it is based, glyphosate, cause b...
April 1, 2011
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is charged with regulating pesticides, genetically modified (GM) foods, and food contaminants to protect public health. But some prominent EFSA regulators hav...
January 1, 2011
EFSA is about to publish an own-initiative opinion on a concept called “Threshold for Toxicological Concern” (TTC). This concept has been heavily promoted by industry, notably the International Life S...
January 1, 2011
In this report, we outline PAN Europe's role, provide our analysis of EU pesticide policy developments, describe some of our major activities and finally provide highlights of our network members' act...
January 1, 2011
One of the many derogations in EU pesticide legislation is the “120-day derogation” allowing EU Member States use of illegal pesticides for almost a full crop season. This on condition of “unforeseen ...
May 1, 2010
La Semaine pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides fête ses 4 ans. Cet événement, initié par un réseau français d’ONG, l’ACAP – Action citoyenne pour les alternatives aux pesticides - et coordonné par le...
March 1, 2010
Pesticide exposure is not just relevant to farmers and agricultural workers who are in direct contact with these substances. Families can also be exposed directly through food, occupational use, garde...