Forty four percent (43.9%) of all European food was tested positive for pesticide residues according to the 2015 pesticide residues report of the European Food Safety...
This week’s finding by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) that glyphosate, the world's most widely used weed killer, is not a carcinogen has been welcomed by...
Although fast and effective for plant growth, chemicals pesticides entail potential risks for human health, animals and the environment. About 45% of food we consume contains...
The Commission proposed today to amend the Comitology Regulation, increasing transparency and accountability in the procedures for implementation of EU legislation. The Commission is delivering on...
New rules to curb the growing influx into the EU of plant pests, such as olive grove killer Xylella fastidiosa, and better equip member states to...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in the holiday period, published a 'protocol' for the implementation of a major pesticide derogation, Article 4.7 of Regulation 1107/2009....
A proposal for a temporary 'technical extension' of the EU approval of the herbicide glyphosate today (6 June) failed to secure the support of a majority...