Letters
EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF); 10-11 March 2026; position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
Dear Members of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
On 10 and 11 March, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and potentially adopt opinions on several European Commission proposals. Ahead of this meeting, we would like to share PAN Europe's position on key issues concerning human health and environmental protection from pesticides. We kindly request that you give these matters your careful attention.
Notification of new data on the toxicity of flupyradifurone on non‑target organisms - risk of developmental neurotoxicity
Dear Mrs. Gallina,
Flupyradifurone was approved in 2015 for a period of 10 years. EFSA, in its peer review that served as the basis for the approval, had identified a “low” risk to honey bees.
Preserving water resilience, preventing the weakening of the Water Framework Directive
Dear President, Vice-President, Dear Commissioners,
EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF); 20-21 January; position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
Dear Members of the SCoPAFF committee,
On 20 and 21 January, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and potentially adopt opinions on several European Commission proposals. Ahead of this meeting, we would like to share PAN Europe's position on key issues concerning human health and environmental protection from pesticides. We kindly request that you give these matters your careful attention.
Call for the Extension and Amendment of France’s National Interim Protective Measure (Decree of 5 January 2026)
Dear Members of the SCoPAFF committee,
On 20 January, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) to discuss the potential extension, amendment, or abrogation of the national interim protective measures adopted by France in its decree of 5 January 2026. These measures suspend the import and marketing of certain foodstuffs from third countries that contain residues of five pesticide substances prohibited in the European Union.
Key actions on pesticides regarding the Cyprus EU Presidency
Your Excellencies,
The undersigned Cypriot scientists and NGOs, together with Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, are writing to request your leadership on urgent pesticide-related matters that directly affect public health, the environment, drinking water resources, and the future sustainability of European agriculture.
EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF); 10-11 December 2025; position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe
Dear Members of the SCoPAFF committee,
On 10 to 11 December, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and potentially adopt opinions on several European Commission proposals. Ahead of this meeting, we would like to share PAN Europe's position on key issues concerning human health and environmental protection from pesticides. We kindly request that you give these matters your careful attention.
Oppose to pesticides' deregulation in the Omnibus on food and feed safety - More protection is needed, not less!
Dear Commissioner Roswall,
Joint demands on the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Agri-food systems are at the heart of the transformation EU citizens are demanding — from social justice and climate action to environmental protection and high farm animal welfare.
Call to strengthen implementation of EU Pesticide Law to protect health and the environment
Dear Commission President von der Leyen,
We, the 139 undersigned organisations, are writing in the context of the simplification omnibus on Food and Feed Safety to urge for stronger implementation of the EU pesticide law to protect human health and the environment, while ensuring Europe’s food production becomes more resilient and sustainable.
