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EU SCoPAFF meeting: the end of PFAS pesticides?
The future of two PFAS pesticides will be decided in a March 11-12 meeting between the EU Member States and the European Commission. The substances are flufenacet, an endocrine disruptor, and flutolanil. Both emit the very persistent TFA into the environment.
A cocktail of pesticides eradicates biodiversity - Interview with Prof. Dr. Carsten Brühl
Insects and other arthropods are disappearing at an alarming rate all over Europe and pesticides play a major role. We interviewed the German Professor Dr. Carsten Brühl, specialist in ecotoxicology.
Protect the arthropods, protect our food security
With a new campaign, we pay special attention to the major role pesticides play in Europe’s catastrophic collapse of insect populations. The chemicals decimate the broad family of arthropods - including insects, spiders, centipedes and crustaceans.
EU ban on imported food with hazardous pesticides: an urgent health measure, not a trade war issue
Stopping the import of US products with residues of pesticides no longer approved in Europe is not an ingredient of a trade war.
Valentine's Day: don't poison your loved one, avoid toxic flowers
Thinking of buying a bouquet for Valentine’s Day? While celebrating love is beautiful, it is worth considering what is in flowers. Your gift might be more toxic than romantic. Valentine’s Day falls in winter, a time when few flowers naturally grow in Europe.
The return of EU-banned pesticides: dangerous residues found in imported food
The European Commission seems to be rethinking its stance on importing food with pesticides. Recently, the new EU farm chief, Christophe Hansen, recognised that it is unfair to allow food imports from third countries with residues of pesticides banned in Europe.
#StopHarm: A campaign against pesticides, for agroecology
Our partner IFOAM Organics Europe launched a campaign to raise awareness of the social, economic and environmental impacts of pesticides. They aim to inform and support farmers to adopt agronomic and biocontrol solutions.
Protect Europe’s Water: Why Fluopyram Must Be Banned
Europe faces an urgent challenge: protecting its water resources from harmful chemical contamination. At the center of this issue are PFAS pesticides that contribute to significant levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in groundwater.
Heavy pesticide exposure poses similar cancer risk as smoking
Today is World Cancer Day. We all know the link to tobacco, but what about pesticides? A new U.S. study found that living in agricultural areas with heavy pesticide exposure can raise cancer risk just as much as smoking.
Toxic endive recalled by supermarket in Belgium and the Netherlands – not an isolated case?
Last week, supermarket chain Albert Heijn had to recall its endives due to excessive levels of the “forever chemical” pesticide tau-fluvalinate, which is toxic to bees and belongs to a group of pesticides that are neurotoxic.
