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	23rd Januari 2011 EFSA had no control over infiltration of toxics working group by industry network, documents reveal

	18th Januari 2012 Joint Press Release EU biocides law considered a “standstill” by NGOs The new EU biocides regulation adopted today by the European Parliament (1) sounds ambitious but represents a standstill for health and environmental protection, according to health and environment groups.

	19th December 2011 Network of industry agents uncovered in Food Authority EFSA A new PAN Europe report reveals that 10 out of 13 members of the EFSA working group on TTC (Threshold of Toxicological Concern, a method to decide on the health impacts of chemicals), have a conflict of interest.

	11th November 2011 European Innovation Partnership 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability': Where is the green spirit PAN Europe warns that this approach risks to be another step in the dead-end road to external input dependency and as a result unable to ensure long term food security.

	8th November 2011 EU food still heavily contaminated with dangerous cocktails of pesticides EFSA's 2009 report on pesticides residues in food shows.

	2nd November 2011 Massive use of dangerous soil fumigant Metam based on loophole construction PAN-Europe reports: Fifteen EU member states show no appetite for a transition to sustainable agriculture.

	12th October 2011 CAP reform: a pale and unhealthy shade of green The Common Agricultural Policy reform proposal is a step in the right direction but far too light a green to make the needed change to reduce external input dependency and to ensure long term food security.

	15th September 2011 Draft Common Agricultural Policy legislation proposals - green washing rather than real greening Leaked documents of the European Commission's plans to reform the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reveal that measures to protect the environment and public health have been severely watered down.

	30th August 2011 Food Authority EFSA embraces industry proposal to stop safety testing of chemicals European food watchdog EFSA proposes to substitute the actual testing of chemicals with a fixed exposure figure.

	14 July 2011 SANCO proposal for pesticide test requirements protects industry – not EU citizens DG SANCO has made the tests more flexible and cheaper for industry and does not take account of scientific progress and fails to protect citizens.

	14 June 2011 NEW REVOLUTIONARY REGULATION ENTERS IN FORCE ………but will Europe abandon its bad old habits?

	25 May 2011 Joint Press Release Hostile raid of UK/Germany on EU endocrine disrupting criteria. PAN Europe urges the Commissioners to stick to the 'cut-off' regime\|.

	4 May 2011 Joint Press Release Re-assessment of harmful herbicide silently postponed in Europe PAN Europe and Greenpeace to European Court challenging Commission’s decision to ingore growing evidence on the harmful effects of glyphosate on health and the environment.

	1 April 2011 Joint Press Release European Food Safety Authority sued for lack of transparency over pesticides guidance ClientEarth and PAN Europe to European Court on refusal of EFSA to provide documents.

	1 March 2011 European Food Standards Agency chooses industry studies over independent science PAN Europe and ClientEarth disappointed about EFSA guidance favouring industry studies.

	26 Januari 2011 Joint Press Release France European backdoor champion on pesticides PAN-Europe presents new report "Meet (chemical) agriculture, The world of backdoors, derogations, sneaky pathwyas and loopholes".

	21 Januari 2011 Thank you, Mr. Dalli Health Commissioner Dalli gets a big THANK YOU from PAN-Europe for holding ground in the battle for the non-inclusion of the pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene.

	20 December 2010 Joint Press Release Toxic Christmas gift: Council decides to keep hazardous biocides on market PAN Germany, PAN Europe, HEAL, HCWH Europe, FIW and PAN UK.

	15 December 2010 Joint Press Release More guidance for countries on EU pesticide legislation needed PAN Europe, HEAL.

	18 November 2010 The Common Agricultural Policy communication - a lost opportunity to show the real potential of Europe's agricultural sector..

	12 November 2010 Huge pressure on Health Commissioner Mr. Dalli to allow dumping of harmful chemical waste -used as a pesticide- in agriculture. PAN-Europe calls on Mr. Dalli to stick to a strict NO to 1,3-Dichloropropene.

	20 October 2010 EFSA undermining new pesticide Regulation on use of science. PAN-Europe will do a request for access to documents to find out what happened in EFSA.

	22 September 2010 Joint Press Release EP fails to protect consumers and the environment from biocides PAN Germany, PAN Europe, HEAL, HCWH Europe, WECF and EEB criticise the EP vote on the biocide regulation.

	21 June 2010 Toxic shock: European Parliament to expand harmful products in the home? On 22 June the European Parliament’s Environment Committee will vote on new EU provisions on the authorisation and marketing of hazardous products like wood preservatives and insecticide sprays.

	17 December 2009 What's for Christmas dinner? Food industry flouts EU pesticide limits As Christmas approaches, PAN Europe has asked if the fresh food on Europe's dining tables is safe.

	25 November 2009 Commission must reduce pesticides in Europe’s food “The European Commission has endangered public health for many years by failing to protect food supplies from excessive pesticide contamination.”

	21 October 2009 "Why so long?" EU pesticides laws finally signed Environmental campaigners have expressed qualified support for today’s official signing by the European Parliament of an historic set of laws on pesticides. But they also deplore what they regard as unjustifiable delays to the process.

	13 January 2009 Parliament clears final hurdle towards EU pesticide blacklist In one of the final legislative acts of the 2004-2009 Parliamentary session, soon to adjourn prior to elections in June, the European Parliament today confirmed its support for a new deal on EU pesticides legislation.

	24 November 2008 Pesticides in grapes: unsafe, illegal and unauthorised Largest ever supermarket survey reveals dangerous levels of pesticides in grapes; LIDL is Europe’s greenest supermarket.

	05 November 2008 Parliament reaches compromise on health and environment The Parliamentary Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) today voted on proposals for a Regulation and Framework Directive on the use and authorisation of pesticides.

	15 October 2008 Highest ever levels of pesticides in foods Fruits, vegetables and cereals sold throughout the European Union contain record levels of pesticides – according to an official report to be published later this month.

	28 August 2008 New standards on pesticides violate food safety From 1 September 2008, the maximum legal limits on the level of pesticides allowed in food items sold in the EU will dramatically increase. Dietary exposure to pesticides is set to rise while many residue limits will become unsafe for consumers.

	02 July 2008 UK government lobbies to keep hazardous pesticides on the menu The UK government participates in a media initiative aimed at attacking proposed European legislation that would remove the most hazardous pesticides from food produce grown in the EU. PAN Europe describes the move as 'an insult to common sense'.

	23 June 2008 Ministers approve pesticide blacklist Landmark in European health policy could see some of Europe's most hazardous pesticides removed from food products grown in the EU.

	19 May 2008 Commission comes out fighting for better EU pesticides legislation Despite heavy handed lobbying from the pesticides industry the European Commission insists that tougher laws are 'essential'

	26 March 2008 European wines systematically contaminated with pesticide residues An investigation led by PAN Europe uncovers large numbers of pesticide residues in bottles of wine on sale in the European Union.

	10 October 2007 Hazardous pesticides in the European Parliament Fruit samples purchased inside the European Parliament building contain illegally high levels of pesticide residues.


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