Letters
Urgent call to propose the non-renewal of flufenacet - A PFAS endocrine disruptor, toxic for the aquatic environment, and emitting TFA
Dear Ms. Gallina,
Urgent call to ban flufenacet - A endocrine-disrupting, PFAS-emitting pesticide
Dear Minister,
Letter to MEPs on US campaign against F2F-oct2024
Dear MEPs,
We, as a network of NGOs working on reducing the use and negative impacts of pesticides on biodiversity and human health, reach out to you with an urgent request.
EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF); 2-3 October - position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
Dear members of the PAFF committee,
On October 2nd and 3rd, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and/or potentially adopt opinions on several proposals of the European Commission. In advance of this meeting, please find below PAN Europe's position on specific issues related to the protection of human health and the environment, which we kindly request you to give particular attention.
Call to endorse the new ADI and ARfD values of acetamiprid and to support the Commission’s proposal to adjust its MRLs accordingly
Dear members of the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF),
Ban pesticide exports
Dear Member of the European Parliament,
While congratulating you for your election, we would like to draw your attention to the pressing matter concerning the export of banned and hazardous pesticides that is on the EU's agenda and needs processing further.
Loopholes in European Law allow chemical companies like Bayer and Syngenta to carry on producing hazardous pesticides for export long after they have been banned for use in the European Union to protect the environment or the health of its farmers and citizens.
Written follow-up to our discussions on PFAS pesticides following the meeting on 11 July 2024
Dear Mr. Guilhem de Seze,
On behalf of Générations Futures, Global 2000, Nature & Progrès Belgique and PAN Europe, I would like to thank you and your staff for your response 1 to our letter raising concerns about PFAS pesticides and their residues in food from 7 May 2024. We appreciate your invitation and the constructive meeting on PFAS pesticides on 11 July 2024, aimed at contributing to a high level of protection of human health and the environment. We hope you find it fruitful as well.
Urgent Call for Action on Pesticide Reduction to Protect Public Health and Biodiversity
Dear President von der Leyen,
We would like to congratulate you on your re-election to the esteemed position of President of the European Commission. On behalf of the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Save Bees and Farmers!", we sincerely hope you will be able to continue developing the urgently needed sustainable leadership and vision for Europe.
Renouvellement des autorisation des herbicides à base de glyphosate
Chère Madame, Cher Monsieur,
Cette année 2024 coïncide avec la période d’évaluation par les Etats membres, dont la Belgique, des demandes de renouvellement des produits phytopharmaceutiques à base de glyphosate (ci-après dénommés « GBH »), à la suite de la ré-approbation de la substance active par la Commission européenne (ci-après « CE »), en décembre dernier, malgré l’absence de majorité qualifiée en comité d’appel.
NGO letter on conflict of interest in the EDC state of the science report update process
Dear Ludovic Bernaudat, dear Lesley Onyon,
We have noted with great interest the plans to update the State-of-the-Science Report on EDCs, based on UNEA Resolution 5/7. This update will be much welcomed as scientific knowledge on endocrine disruptors (EDs) continues to grow and evolve, and regulatory agencies need up-to-date science to eUectively protect citizens and the environment from their harmful eUects.
