Tag: Pesticides
New occupational disease: “Parkinson syndrome caused by pesticides”
The Medical Expert Advisory Council for Occupational Diseases has now recommended that “Parkinson’s syndrome caused by pesticides” be recognized as an occupational disease. It is now only a formality that…
Bayer: It is the last chance for Bayer – economy
Exactly 125 years ago, on March 6, 1899, the brand name “Aspirin” was registered at the patent office in Berlin. The tablet is still Bayer’s best-known product. Nine years ago,…
environmentalists are “less virulent on imports” than on pesticides, deplores the Coordination…
While the Agricultural Show opens its doors on Saturday in Paris, farmers parade this Friday in the French capital. But, at the microphone of “Pascal Praud and you”, Rural Coordination…
EU Commission withdraws pesticide law after farmers’ protests
As of: February 6, 2024 11:15 a.m In view of the ongoing protests by farmers, the EU Commission is withdrawing its proposal for a pesticide regulation. According to Commission President…
Will you take your water from nano plastics or pesticides?
A recent study reports the presence of micro and nano plastics in bottled water 100 times higher than previously measured. News that questions, once again, the quality of the water…
Will you take your water from nano plastics or pesticides?
Let us spare ourselves for the occasion an introduction based on “water is life”. A recent study published by a team of researchers from Columbia University, in New York, aiming…
Pollutant test: Toxins discovered in Christmas trees
As of: December 19, 2023 12:23 p.m Across Germany, BUND has had Christmas trees from hardware stores, street sales and directly from the producer tested for pesticide residues. The result:…
A commission of inquiry examines “public powerlessness” to reduce pesticides
A parliamentary commission of inquiry denounced Thursday “a collective failure” to reduce the use of pesticides, with a “form of public helplessness” despite serious repercussions on water quality and biodiversity.…
Do apple labels actually indicate the presence of pesticides? Not really
If, like Jacques Chirac, you are an apple eater, you are undoubtedly used to the little labels stuck on fruit. But have you ever wondered what the numbers on the…
European Parliament stops pesticide law | tagesschau.de
As of: November 22, 2023 3:49 p.m The EU Commission has failed in its attempt to drastically reduce the use of pesticides by 2030. The conservative parliamentary groups in particular…