A consortium of six NGOs - PAN Europe, ClientEarth (EU), Générations Futures (France), GLOBAL 2000 (Austria), PAN Germany, and PAN Netherlands - has officially launched a legal challenge against the European Commission’s recent decision to re-approve glyphosate. After conducting a detailed examination of the glyphosate re-approval process and identifying several critical shortcomings, the NGOs submitted […]
Glyphosate ate the world! Every single day another serious disease, from all types of cancer to Parkinson’s, is attributed to this one chemical. Every environmental threat, from the bees to climate change, has been attributed to this one chemical. Although glyphosate has been widely used for over 50 years, we are only now learning how this one chemical has destroyed our planet and our ability to live on it. It’s been detected in our air, in our urine, in our rainwater…
Ovember 16] the European Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF committee) was again unable to get a qualified majority vote for or
The EU has extended approval of weedkiller glyphosate. But why is it controversial? Opponents say it causes cancer and pollutes waterways, but backers say it underpins food security.
The research findings come amid growing concerns about the ability of Canada's pesticide agency to protect Canadians due to chronic transparency issues and accusations of pandering to the pesticide industry.