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November is a decisive month for truly sustainable food and agriculture in the European Union. For the first time in its history, it will decide whether to reduce the use of pesticides throughout the EU.

Glyphosate was not the only topic in the EU SCoPAFF committee last week. Five dangerous chemicals were finally banned and one new one is not allowed. The groundwater polluting herbicide s-metolachlor and 4 endocrine disruptors will disappear from our fields and plates.

The European Food and Safety Authority EFSA is involved in a scandal of major proportions. Investigation shows EFSA's management rejects solutions to better assess the links between Parkinson's disease and neurotoxic pesticides.

This week the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) will meet for two days. Regulatory experts representing the EU member states will discuss and/or vote on behalf of their country on several Commission’s proposals.

Our water courses are under serious threat. Among these, chemical pollution stands out as a diverse and far-reaching pressure. In Europe at the moment, only 38% of surface waters are considered to have a healthy chemical status.

As Spain is about to vote on whether to confront its population and nature with another 10 years of glyphosate (active substance of herbicides such as Roundup), the official analyses of Spanish water bodies speak clearly: in 2022, 34.6% of Spanish surface waters were co

The French national health research institute INSERM concluded that glyphosate can have many very negative effects on health. These effects are not recognised by the EU authorities advising on pesticides, which work with outdated and industry-friendly guidelines.

From tank preparation to pesticide mixing and spraying, farmers’ work can expose them to high volumes of chemicals. This working environment threatens their health. Pesticides can lead to cancer or neurological diseases like Parkinson’s.

Romania does not respect EU law. In January 2023 the European Court of Justice issued a crystal clear ruling: the widespread use of derogations to allow the use of banned pesticides is violating the EU pesticide law.

Recently we described that citizens are not protected against neurotoxic effects of pesticides.