Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto (Appeal) United States The lawsuit challenges Monsanto’s position that its herbicides are proven safe and asserts that the company has known about the dangers and hidden them from regulators… See details >>
Paul François v. Monsanto France Paul François sued Monsanto for intoxication and illness related to the lack of labelling of the Lasso herbicide… See details >>
UIPP v. Ministers and Anses European Union The CJEU, seized on a referral for a preliminary ruling from the Council of State following a complaint lodged by UIPP (case 424617), issued its order on the conformity with Union law of the measures taken by France to ban neonicotinoids…. See details >>
Return of neonicotinoids! Like MPs, Senators lack vision and courage in voting for the return of “bee-killing insecticides”. October 28, 2020 Paris, 10/28/2020 : After the deputies, the Senate has just given its green light to the reauthorization of neonicotinoid insecticides after a very divisive debate. Despite the determined opposition of many senators, a majority (of 56 votes) decided to ratify a decision that undermines an already very reduced biodiversity and the sustainability of our farming… Read More
Freedom of speech under attack: German environmentalists and Austrian author hit with legal SLAPP case in Northern Italy over criticism of massive pesticide use September 8, 2020 Here is the press release from our partners in the ECI “savebeesandfarmers” initiative. We express all our solidarity with them. Trial starts in the regional court of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy, on September 15th. Threats of imprisonment and fines, as well as potential claims of millions of Euros in damages. Lawsuit an attempt to intimidate critics of… Read More
Letter to the French Minister of Agriculture in support of the non-renewal of Mancozeb fungicide July 10, 2020 10 July 2020 : Justice Pesticides and 6 NGOs write to Mr. Julien Denormandie, the new French Minister of Agriculture, to ask that he supports the EC proposal not to renew toxic fungicide Mancozeb at a meeting of EU governments’ representatives on July 16. Here is an unofficial translation of the letter. Update July 30:… Read More