Ensuring a higher level of protection from pesticides in Europe: the problems with current pesticide risk assessment procedures in the EU - and proposed solutions
Creators
- Robinson, Claire1
- Clausing, Peter2
- Cavoski, Aleksandra3
- Roger, Apolline4
- Bernard, Alice4
- Whaley, Paul5
- Mesnage, Robin6
- Portier, Christopher J.7
- Millstone, Erik8
- Demeneix, Barbara9
- Belpoggi, Fiorella10
- Antoniou, Michael6
- Burtscher, Helmut11
- Stamati, Polyxeni Nicolopoulou12
- Cingotti, Natacha13
- Perroud, Sophie13
- Pigeon, Martin14
- Holland, Nina14
- Veillerette, Francois15
- Santos, Tatiana16
- Apoteker, Arnaud17
- Muilerman, Hans18
- Dermine, Martin18
- Lyssimachou, Angeliki18
- 1. GMWatch
- 2. PAN Germany
- 3. University of Birmingham
- 4. ClientEarth
- 5. Lancaster University
- 6. King's College London
- 7. CJP Consultancy
- 8. University of Sussex
- 9. French National Museum of Natural History, Paris
- 10. Ramazzini Institute
- 11. Global 2000
- 12. University of Athens
- 13. Health and Environment Alliance
- 14. Corporate Europe Observatory
- 15. Generation Futures
- 16. European Environmental Bureau
- 17. Justice Pesticides
- 18. PAN Europe
Description
The White Paper presented here is a consensus document produced by a group of 24 experts from non-governmental organisations, academia, and regulatory science, working in the field of pesticides, risk assessment, law, and human and environmental health. It identifies a range of shortfalls in the safety assessment of pesticides in Europe that result in the unrestricted use of potentially dangerous substances in agricultural fields and open spaces.
The White Paper is intended to provide expert input into the ongoing evaluation of the EU legislation on pesticides, proposes 18 concrete solutions on how to improve the risk assessment and risk management of pesticides in Europe, in line with the requirements of EU law. It supports the implementation of a higher level of protection from pesticides in Europe, as the EU law demands. Ultimately, it aims to promote the development and implementation of sustainable, non-chemical pest management practices in our food production system.
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