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Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is an international coalition of more than 600 NGOs in 90 countries which advocates for less hazardous alternatives to pesticides. [1] It was founded in May 1982 with its first meeting in Penang , Malaysia.
Cancer-linked pesticides that have been detected in UK food imports have sparked public health concerns among campaigners. The UK Government tested a total of 1,046 samples of imported food of non ...
In 2017, Solidaridad launched the Sustainable Cotton Ranking Index with the World Wildlife Fund and Pesticide Action Network UK. This analyzed the performance of 75 companies and their sustainable cotton uptake. [8] The report revealed that the majority of brands are not doing enough to increase their sustainable cotton use. [9]
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The aims of these active substances are to specifically take action against organisms that are harmful to plants (Art. 2(2), Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 [1]). In other words, active substances are the active components against pests and plant diseases. In the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, [1] a pesticide is defined based on how it is used ...
The industry-sponsored Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) advises on the use of herbicides in crop protection and classifies the available compounds according to their chemical structures and mechanism of action so as to manage the risks of pesticide resistance developing. [4]
In 2007 Pesticide Action Network North America and Natural Resources Defense Council (collectively, PANNA) submitted an administrative petition requesting a chlorpyrifos ban, citing harm to the brains of developing children. [115] On 10 August 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in PANNA v. EPA ordered the EPA to respond to PANNA's ...