Tag: Pesticide
Foodwatch criticizes EU: Many pesticide approvals simply extended
Status: 11/30/2022 9:51 am According to the consumer organization Foodwatch, many pesticide approvals in the EU have been extended in the past decade without a renewed risk assessment. Almost 30…
They want the cocktail effect of pesticide components to be really evaluated before they are put on the market
Do the pesticides marketed in France all comply with European regulations? No, if we are to believe several French associations and parliamentarians who have decided to step up. The latter…
“We must have a sustainable use of pesticide products, otherwise they are no longer effective”
microalgae Amphidinium carterae can it become, in the coming years, an alternative solution to synthetic pesticides for treating vines and agricultural crops? That’s what ImmunRise Biocontrol, founded in 2015, hopes.…
Fish deaths in the Oder: Excessive pesticide levels found
environmental disaster Task forces 196 tons of dead fish from the Oder – experts determine excessive pesticide values Wearing protective clothing, an employee from the Lower Oder Valley National Park…
Fish deaths in the Oder: Laboratory determines increased pesticide values
Status: 08/20/2022 11:45 a.m According to the Brandenburg Environment Ministry, excessive pesticide values have been detected at a measuring point in the Oder. However, the cause of the fish kill…
The fruits sold contain more and more pesticide residues
When eating their five fruits and vegetables a day, Europeans will have to be careful. Residues of chemical pesticides on fruit grown in the European Union have indeed increased between…
Pesticide Exposure: Concern for the Drinking Water
Even in protected areas, groundwater is contaminated with traces of pesticides in many places. An alliance between suppliers, farmers and authorities should change that. But there is a lot of…
Recall of 1,000 tonnes of powdered sugar due to the presence of a pesticide
Powdered sugar (illustration). – SEBASTIEN SALOM GOMIS If you have Béghin Say sugar in your cupboard, you might have to bring it back. Several batches of this brand, sold in…
Pesticide pollution identified in the Seine
Rouen (Illustration) – M.LIBERT / 20 MINUTES Pesticide pollution has been identified in the Seine, near Rouen, the Rouen metropolis announced on Tuesday, which announced its intention to file a…