The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs
… The pesticides scandal: Government inaction is … Georgina Downs | 22nd October 2010 Comment Pesticides Health Comment Government … the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs The use of …
Multi-million pound brand Good Natured Fruit is marketed in Asda and Sainsbury's as 'pesticide free', but the company now admits it allows chemicals to be used during plants' life-cycle
… | 21st September 2009 News Food And Farming Pesticides Good Natured Fruit … of £2.5m in 2008, do not use or contain any pesticides. However, an Ecologist … Natured Fruits is grown without the use of pesticides,' says the Angus-based company …
After leaving the EU the government could allow dangerous pesticides banned elsewhere in Europe to be used in the UK, writes Keith Tyrell. Today, Pesticides Action Network is launching a new campaign calling on citizens to fight back against the pesticide industry - and ensure that EU directives and regulations serve as a baseline for British pesticide laws.
… Tyrell PAN UK | 8th February 2017 Activism Pesticides Regulation UK EU Brexit … the EU the government could allow dangerous pesticides banned elsewhere in Europe to be … used in the UK, writes Keith Tyrell. Today, Pesticides Action Network is launching a new …
More than a 100 pesticides are licenced for spraying on the humble lettuce. As well as posing a threat to consumers, workers harvesting the crop can face contamination and poisoning
… Consumers and farm workers at risk from toxic pesticides sprayed on salad Nick Mole | 1st September 2011 Comment Pesticides Food And Farming Food pesticidetractor.jpg More than a 100 pesticides are licenced for spraying on the …
Campaigner Georgina Downs has scored a significant victory in her 12 year battle against the UK Government. But DEFRA Ministers have still failed to secure protection from pesticides for people in the countryside.
… Pesticides - the Government must protect us! … Downs | 17th December 2013 Comment UK Farming Pesticides Health pesticide-spraying.png … have still failed to secure protection from pesticides for people in the countryside. In a …
Awareness of pesticide-use in public areas used by children is low but the health dangers demand our attention
… Tom Levitt | 25th October 2010 News Pesticides Food And Farming Children Health … on a sports pitch which has been sprayed with pesticides minutes earlier Awareness of … demand our attention The widespread use of pesticides in public parks, gardens, sports …
A sobering reality: cocktail of hazardous pesticides in wine has tripled.
… Piccinini | 14th December 2023 | Comment Pesticides Food And Farming Editor’s Picks … A sobering reality: cocktail of hazardous pesticides in wine has tripled. The presence … in PAN UK's report reveals residues of 19 pesticides, nine of which are linked to …
If it wasn't climate change, was the real purpose of the Number 10 meeting of Theresa May's advisors and President Trump's environmental transition supremo Myron Ebell to plan the post-Brexit deregulation of UK farming, including pesticides? That's how it looks, writes Georgina Downs - and we had better begin now to fight for our health, wildlife and environment.
… Downs | 3rd February 2017 Comment Health Pesticides Farming Politics UK USA Regulation … deregulation of UK farming, including pesticides? That's how it looks, writes … meeting related to? And could discussions on pesticides in agriculture/farming have played …
News headlines today suggest that a UN report on glyphosate residues has given the controversial herbicide a clean bill of health, writes Georgina Downs. But that's seriously misleading: the panel concludes that exposure to the chemical in food is unlikely to cause cancer. But that does not apply to those exposed to it occupationally or who live near sprayed fields.
… health' Georgina Downs | 17th May 2016 News Pesticides Health Toxics Un Regulation Media … to see that the findings of the UN Panel on Pesticides Residues were only in relation to … UN Panel concluded in relation to all three pesticides that they were "unlikely to pose a …
Survey finds that school children are being exposed to harmful pesticides, but schools claim safer alternatives would be 'uneconomic'
… Contractors using dangerous pesticides in UK schools The Ecologist | 14th … January 2010 News Food And Farming Schools Pesticides Health pouring chemical.jpg Survey … school children are being exposed to harmful pesticides, but schools claim safer …
Public will not have to be notified when crops, fields or parks are being sprayed with pesticides potentially harmful to their health, despite warnings from the British Medical Association
… Tom Levitt | 15th December 2010 News DEFRA Pesticides Food And Farming Health … crops, fields or parks are being sprayed with pesticides potentially harmful to their … to notify residents when they are spraying pesticides. The British Medical Association …
Cancer Research UK's slogan is 'Let's beat cancer sooner'. But Georgina Downs wonders why it ignores the role of pesticides sprayed on crop fields - which is a recognised cause of cancer - and why it has spent over £750 million since 2007 on paying its employees.
… Pesticides can cause cancer - so why does CRUK … Downs | 3rd April 2014 Comment Health Pesticides Farming Society crop-spray.png … Downs wonders why it ignores the role of pesticides sprayed on crop fields - which is a …
A federal judge has ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency is under no obligation to force pesticide makers to disclose supposedly 'inert' ingredients in their products - even where those ingredients are seriously hazardous to health or environment.
… Tickell | 14th June 2016 News Law Toxics Pesticides FOI Regulation USA … dark on the full list of toxic ingredients in pesticides registered by the agency. The … the Center for Environmental Health , Beyond Pesticides , and Physicians for Social …
After long battles, three farmers in France have won legal claims that their cases of cancer and Parkinson's disease were caused by working with pesticides. Now they want to help others fight similar cases
… Cancer and pesticides: victims fight for justice Diana … February 2010 Comment Food And Farming Health Pesticides Cancer pouring chemical.jpg After … disease were caused by working with pesticides. Now they want to help others fight …
Growing enough healthy and sustainable food has been moved to the forefront of the agriculture industry.
… A world without pesticides? Emily Folk | 2nd September 2019 Comment Food And Farming Pesticides Sustainability Science & Systems … This need for food has created an opening for pesticides, which have been used to minimize …
Hers was a landmark victory against the Government. Campaigner Georgina Downs on the importance of setting a policy precedent on pesticides
… action against UK Government over toxic crop pesticides Georgina Downs | 29th January 2009 … Regulation Agribusiness Farming Pests And Pesticides Risk Food And Health UK Pesticides Health Politics And Economics …
Large-scale study highlights agricultural chemicals as a possible risk factor behind rising rates of melanoma in the US
… Farm pesticides linked to skin cancer The Ecologist | 7th April 2010 News Pesticides Food And Farming Cancer Health … Farm workers involved in applying pesticides may be at increased risk of …
Canadian scientist Dr Pierre Mineau talks about the ongoing struggle to protect birds from pesticides that 'don't belong in this millennium'
… Pierre Mineau: let's get rid of the pesticides that are killing birds Laura Sevier … December 2009 Comment Natural World Wildlife Pesticides Birds DDT Organophosphorus PAN … the ongoing struggle to protect birds from pesticides that 'don't belong in this …
Campaigners fear 'backward' step in pesticide regulation in UK after testing body scrapped as Government also confirms major budget cuts to Natural England and the Environment Agency
… Independent testing of pesticides in food in doubt after quango cull Tom Levitt | 14th October 2010 News Pesticides Food And Farming Natural World … Committee (PRC) , the Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP) and the Royal Commission on …
Several lawsuits have been settled by Bayer-Monsanto due to cancer claims relating to the pesticide Roundup. Do we need new labelling laws?
… Cancer warnings for pesticides? Emily Folk | 13th July 2020 News Pesticides Agriculture Monsanto Bayer Science … can be controversial when it comes to pesticides. Most are considered safe based on …
Pesticides remain the 'elephant in the room' for Michael Gove, the environment secretary, and DEFRA. But until the issue is properly addressed the environmental crisis and fears for human health will only continue, argues GEORGINA DOWNS
… Georgina Downs | 14th September 2018 Comment Pesticides Agriculture Bill DEFRA Thought Leaders gove_snowy_3271751b.jpg Pesticides remain the 'elephant in the room' … Bill as regards to farmers, the main users of pesticides - despite the DEFRA Consultation …
Traces of 123 pesticides, including those linked to cancer, hormone disruption and damage to brain development, have been found in fresh produce supplied to primary school children through a government scheme aimed at promoting healthy eating habits. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… Catherine Early | 5th September 2017 News Pesticides Fruit Vegetables Schoolchildren 405240.jpg Traces of 123 pesticides, including those linked to cancer, … on the combined effect of ingesting multiple pesticides on humans, particularly children, …
Claims by pro-pesticide groups that pesticide use has halved in the UK since 1990 are 'misleading' since they do not reflect the higher toxicity of modern products, according to campaigners. CATHERINE EARLY investigates
… farming lobby of misleading public over pesticides Catherine Early | 4th April 2018 News Pesticides Toxins Wheatfield_(c)Anguskirk … frequently claim that the amount of pesticides used in the UK has halved since …
Following recent headlines and new scientific papers PETER MELCHETT of the Soil Association reports on the evolving dialogue around pesticides.
… Is the UK coming clean on pesticides? Peter Melchett | 2nd October 2017 News Pesticides Glyphosate Neonicotinoid Soil … reports on the evolving dialogue around pesticides. The use of toxic chemicals by …