Collectif des maires anti-pesticides v. Ministère de l’Agriculture France The coalition of anti-pesticide mayors challenges the decree of 27 December 2019 on measures to protect people when using plant protection products near residential areas…. See details >>
Générations futures et al v. Ministère de l’Agriculture France 9 NGOs challenge the ministerial instruction of 3 February 2020, the press release “Safety distance for plant protection treatments near homes” published… See details >>
Préfet des Hauts-de-Seine v. Maire de Bagneux France The mayor of Bagneux’s order banning pesticides in the commune is attacked by the prefect of Hauts-de-Seine… See details >>
Union européenne : avant la stratégie “de la ferme à la table” et le REFIT, un nouvel article académique critique les pratiques d’évaluation des risques liés aux pesticides April 21, 2020 La “reprise verte” après la crise COVID-19 exige un système alimentaire sain et durable Un nouvel article d’un groupe d’experts en droit, en politique et en toxicologie, identifie des défaillances systémiques dans le processus d’évaluation des risques liés aux pesticides en Europe. La communication de notre partenaire PAN-EU : Ces défaillances étant de nature à… Read More
New academic paper condemns pesticide risk assessment practices ahead of Farm to Fork Strategy and REFIT April 21, 2020 “Green recovery” from COVID-19 crisis demands healthy and sustainable food system A new peer-reviewed paper authored by a group of experts in law, policy, and toxicology has identified systemic failings in Europe’s pesticide risk assessment process. Here is our partner PAN-EU‘s press release: The experts have proposed a comprehensive agenda for far-reaching reform after their paper outlined… Read More
Fraud scandal in a EU accredited German laboratory involved in risk assessment of pesticides March 4, 2020 The EU coalition Citizens for Science in Pesticide Regulation, of which Justice Pesticides is a member, has today written a letter to Health EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides about our concerns following the discovery that that the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) Hamburg was found to have committed fraud in a series of regulatory safety… Read More