Organic Food

PAN UK is an independent, non-profit organisation. We work nationally and internationally with like-minded groups and individuals concerned with health and the environment.

We promote healthy food, sustainable agriculture and an environment which will provide food and meet public health needs without dependence on toxic chemicals and without harm to food producers and agricultural workers.

PAN UK believes it is possible to eliminate the use of hazardous pesticides, to reduce dependence on pesticides and to increase the sustainable alternatives to chemical pest control in agriculture, urban areas, public health and homes and gardens.

PAN UK makes a difference
We have

  • Achieved a ban on lindane, a hazardous pesticide once used in agriculture and homes
  • Persuaded the government to commission an independent investigation into health impacts in rural areas
  • Established the Africa Stockpiles Programme to remove 50,000 tonnes of dangerous obsolete pesticides from Africa.
  • Increased the use of organic cotton in UK textiles and clothing while helping to prevent deaths from poisonous cotton pesticides in developing countries.
  • Strengthened the international commitment to deal with pesticide hazards.
  • Increased availability of disposal facilities for household pesticides in the UK
 Obsolete Pesticides
Stockpiles of Pesticides in Africa
What we do
  • We publish unique and independent information on pesticides for governments and decision makers, researchers, media, concerned citizens and other interested groups
  • We undertake and target appropriate research to promote better understanding of the cause and effect of pesticide problems.
  • We promote effective and progressive policies to eliminate pesticide hazards, representing concerns of users, consumers and exposed communities nationally and internationally. 
  • We support projects with partners in developing countries to 
    demonstrate the efficacy of organic production as a means of providing farmers with economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound livelihoods.

 

Documents
PAN UK accounts 2006


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