Helping Valerie Murat to face an outrageous SLAPP December 9, 2021 As Justice Pesticides has documented in its legal database, Valérie Murat’s appeal of her conviction to the exorbitant sum of 125,000 euros has been struck off until the sum is paid. This is an iniquitous method to prevent her freedom to inform about the contamination of Bordeaux wines under HVE (High Environmental Value) label by… Read More
Pesticides in Natura 2000 sites: The government must act within 6 months November 16, 2021 In a ruling handed down on November 15, 2021, the Council of State ordered the French government to quickly adopt the necessary measures to reduce or regulate the use of plant protection products in Natura 2000 land sites. A decision that points to better control of these substances. The Council of State ruled in favor… Read More
Putting an end to glyphosate: 37 civil society organizations take Emmanuel Macron at his word October 14, 2021 A coalition of 37 civil society organizations, including Justice Pesticides, is launching a petition today, targeting French President Emmanuel Macron to take a stand against the renewal of glyphosate authorization in the EU, which expires at the end of 2022. Debates on this issue are already raging and tensions are rising. Opinions, studies and scandals… Read More
41 health and environment groups urge EU Commission to put an end to use of unreliable industry studies October 13, 2021 41 civil society organisations, including several of the organisers of the successful European Citizens’ Initiative #StopGlyphosate and Justice Pesticides urge EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides to guarantee that the ongoing assessment of glyphosate is based on updated independent scientific evidence and remains free from vested interests [1] [2]. Here is our partner HEAL‘s press release:… Read More
A PAN-EU study on the pesticides that are found in our bedroom October 12, 2021 With the help of the European Citizens’ Initiative “Save Bees and Farmers” of which Justice Pesticides is a part, which collected more than one million signatures to end pesticides in the European Union, our partner Pesticides Action Network Europe (PAN-EU) publishes a report “Pesticides in our Bedroom“. This report shows that a significant number of… Read More
Newsletter about Pesticides N°5 October 11, 2021 For its fifth newsletter, Justice Pesticides looks back at the last two months of pesticide-related news. The impacts of these toxic chemicals affect every country in the world, and the information in this newsletter covers Canada, the European Union, France, Mexico, and the United States. We hope you will find this information interesting and useful. To… Read More