Tag: Pesticides
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…
Pesticide law stopped: Black day for consumers
comment As of: November 22, 2023 5:14 p.m After the end of the pesticide law, conservatives and farmers’ organizations are acting as if everything is fine now – because food…
“Black day”: European Parliament overturns pesticide law
The use of plant protection products on fields, grass verges and in parks does not need to be reduced in the EU for the time being. The European Parliament overturned…
Former anti-pesticide mayor loses his temper against Europe
In the absence of agreement between the 27 countries of the Union, the European Commission extended the authorization for the use of glyphosate for ten years. A real snub for…
Mexico, Vietnam, Sri Lanka… Which countries limit or prohibit its use?
Classified as a “probable carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO), glyphosate, the active substance in the famous Monsanto Roundup, will…
Brussels will reauthorize the herbicide for 10 years in the EU after the lack of agreement between the Twenty-Seven
The question was finally settled in advance. Less than ten minutes after the announcement of the failure of the Twenty-Seven to agree on the authorization of glyphosate in Europe, passing…
ARS Occitanie regrets “an internal email taken out of context” concerning water pollution
“An internal email (…), taken out of context”, reacted Saturday Didier Jaffre, the director of ARS Occitanie, to the daily Free Midday. Wednesday, The chained Duck had published extracts from…
A third of grain products are contaminated with pesticides – Economy
According to a recent report, pesticide residues are contained in around a third of all conventionally produced grain products in Europe. According to a study by the consumer organization Foodwatch,…
Hoeing and grooming instead of chemicals – Bavaria
It is a return to what used to work without chemicals: more and more farmers are turning to hoeing and harrowing – in order to save on pesticides and fertilizers…