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Recent press on pesticides
Posted by Phil on November 06, 2009 in Environment, European Regulation, Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Some articles on pesticides and related topics from the last two weeks. Feel free to recommend more articles by selecting “Recommend a page or site” above or access a more comprehensive list of articles by using the Delicious cloud in the right-hand column.
- Climate map shows human impact (BBC)
- Climate change will devastate Africa, top UK scientist warns (Guardian)
- Low-carbon farms can raise food output, food agency says (STV News)
- Developed countries face threat of soaring prices and food shortages (Guardian)
- Developing Countries Paying More For Food, WFP Executive Director Says (Medical News Today)
- Brussels’ plans to slash CAP budget revealed (Farmers Guardian)
- Scientists urge respect on advice (BBC)
- UF research examines how common pesticide mixes may affect bee die-offs (University of Florida News)
- Pesticides non a serious threat to bees (Farmers Guardian)
- Can Bumble Bees Fill Pollination Void? (Innovations Report)
- 10 herbal teas found to contain pesticides (United Press International)
- Discovery of Pesticide Amitraz in Turkish Pears: EU Member States to Increase Controls on Imports (FlexNews)
- Depression link to processed food (BBC)
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Posted by Phil on September 25, 2009 in Environment, European Regulation, Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Please find below some articles on pesticides and related topics from the last two weeks. Do feel free to recommend more articles by selecting “Recommend a page or site” above or access a more comprehensive list of articles by using the Delicious cloud in the right-hand colmumn.
- So Much Food. So Much Hunger (The New York Times)
- Leading scientists call for a new approach to food security (Environmental Expert)
- World will need 70 percent more food in 2050: FAO (AFP)
- FSA attacks French organics study (The Ecologist)
- New Computing Tool Could Lead To Better Crops And Pesticides (ScienceDaily)
- Commission to name ‘chief scientific advisor’ (Euractiv)
- Commission says farmers need help to cut carbon (Euractiv)
- Climate change hails new era for agriculture (Farmers Guardian)
- Bee deaths set apiculture congress abuzz (AFP)
- Urban beekeeping in UK helps combat decline (AFP)
Recent articles on pesticides and related topics
Posted by Phil on July 27, 2009 in Environment, European Regulation, Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Please find below some recent articles on pesticides and related topics. Do feel free to recommend more articles by selecting “Recommend a page or site” above or access a more comprehensive list of articles by using the Delicious cloud in the right-hand colmumn.
- The Three A’s of Food Security (Sciencebase blog)
- Differing patterns in food price falls (BBC)
- French village goes organic one day a week (3News)
- EU survey reveals poor state of biodiversity (Euractiv)
- EU farm subsidies ‘inconsistent’ with global food security (Euractiv)
- Sweden introduces climate labelling for food (Euractiv)
- World food prices: Whatever happened to the food crisis? (The Economist)
- Agriculture Demand Outpacing Honeybee Increase, Researchers Say (Bloomberg)
- EFSA publishes report on pesticide residues in food (Food Production Daily)
- Forum on the Future of Agriculture goes on the road… (Blogactiv)
European Commission completes its pesticide review
Posted by Helen Dunnett on March 17, 2009 in Environment, European Regulation, Farming, Food & health
Last week the European Commission announced the completion of its review of pesticides that were on the market before 1993. The review looked at about 1000 substances used in conventional and organic agriculture. In their press statement, the Commission said that the pesticides “have undergone a detailed risk evaluation with respect to their effects on humans and on the environment”.
In the press statement the EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said: “Today represents a milestone in our effort to ensure improved protection of human health and the environment. The review of existing pesticides has lead to the removal from the market of more than two thirds of these substances. I can now say with confidence that our food has become greener.”
Of those 1000 pesticides removed from the market, the vast majority of pesticides (67%) didn’t qualify because their dossiers were either not submitted, incomplete or withdrawn by industry. 7% of dossiers submitted failed the review. 26% of substances were approved.
To promote the end of this review programme, the Commission has produced a factsheet “ EU action on pesticides”
Yesterday the Commission launched a new pesticide database listing active substances. The database is available to the general public. To access it click here.
Download a copy of their factsheet.
Pesticides regulation in the news since the vote
Posted by Helen Dunnett on January 28, 2009 in European Regulation
Please find below a sample of articles on pesticides from English language news sources since the recent vote on the revision of the regulations governing pesticides in the European Parliament (see posts below for details).
- Get with the anti-pesticide programme (The Guardian)
- This pesticide ban is poison (The Guardian)
- EU pesticide ban ‘will force high food prices’ (Irish News)
- Warning that pesticide residues may have long-term impact on health (Irish Times)
- EU pesticide law condemned by chemists (Royal Society of Chemistry)
- Soil Association ‘Rubbish’ Pesticide Claims (Healthy Pages)
- Pesticides blow to farmers (The Scotsman)
- European ban on pesticides is driven by emotion rather than assessment of risk (The Scotsman)
- Balance elusive in EU pesticide debate (BBC)
Pesticides regulations backed by European Parliament
Posted by Helen Dunnett on January 14, 2009 in European Regulation
MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the tough new regulations governing pesticides: the regulation governing authorisation of plant protection products; and the framework directive ensuring the sustainable use of pesticides. The consolidated texts adopted yesterday by the Parliament Plenary may be accessed here.
Here’s a sample of other articles from around the web:
- EU assembly votes to ban toxic pesticides (Reuters)
- EU parliament backs pesticide regulations (The Parliament Magazine)
- Euro-MPs back tough new pesticide rules (The Independent)
- Food prices will rise after Europe votes to cut pesticides, warn farmers (The Daily telegraph)
- Toxic pesticides banned in Europe (EUobserver)
- Pesticides Banned (BBC Radio 4)
- L’Europe durcit sa réglementation pesticides (Ouest France)
- Europäer werden vor Pestiziden geschützt (Allgemeine Zeitung)
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Pesticides legislation vote due today
Posted by Helen Dunnett on January 13, 2009 in European Regulation, Farming
Euro MEPs are today debating and voting on the regulations governing pesticides: the regulation governing authorisation of plant protection products; and the framework directive ensuring the sustainable use of pesticides.
Read some articles from around the web:
- New EU pesticides legislation looks set for adoption (Euractiv)
- MEPs to debate ban on toxic chemicals and cuts in pesticides (European Parliament press release)
- Pesticide claims ‘nonsense’ say the Soil Association (Soil Association)
- Farmers fear EU pesticide rules (BBC)
- Farmers’ pesticide ban fears (BBC)
We will be providing more links once the vote has taken place.
British farmer speaks to us about pesticides
Posted by Helen Dunnett on December 27, 2008 in European Regulation, Farming
Sarah Pettitt, a farmer based in Lincolnshire in the UK, who is also Vice Chairman of the Board for Horticulture & Potatoes at the National Farmers Union, spoke to us very passionately about her fears concerning the pending revisions to the European regulation governing pesticides (91/414). Hear what she had to say in the video below.