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	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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