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Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal
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Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal

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Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal

Sam Claydon2025-05-22T12:02:00+01:00May 22nd, 2025|

PAN UK is delighted with this week’s reset deal which commits the UK to following EU existing and future pesticide [...]

PAN UK welcomes a new Director
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PAN UK welcomes a new Director

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PAN UK welcomes a new Director

Sam Claydon2025-05-20T09:01:51+01:00May 20th, 2025|

PAN UK is delighted to welcome Jonathan Worthy-Pauling as our new Director. He brings with him a strong background in [...]

Conference on Integrated Weed Management for the Amenity Sector
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Conference on Integrated Weed Management for the Amenity Sector

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Conference on Integrated Weed Management for the Amenity Sector

Sam Claydon2025-05-08T11:54:32+01:00May 8th, 2025|

The inaugural conference on Integrated Weed Management for the Amenity Sector is to be hosted by Kersten UK on Thursday [...]

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PAN UK is delighted to welcome Jonathan Worthy-Pau

PAN UK is delighted to welcome Jonathan Worthy-Pauling as our new Director. He brings with him a strong background in developing, growing and nurturing an organisation that will build on PAN UK’s work and influence. Jonathan’s background in food poverty will add huge value to the teams in PAN UK whose work is helping to eliminate the adverse impacts of pesticides on health, the environment and on agricultural economies. We very much look forward to him joining us in September.

"I'm delighted to be joining Pesticide Action Network UK. I've spent the last 30 years working on building programmes that promote health, equity, and sustainability within food systems. Over the last 10 years I've led Alexandra Rose Charity to pilot, and then scale, financial incentives for healthy food across the UK. I'm looking forward to bringing my skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to the critical work of PAN UK to help build a world where the harms of pesticide use to the planet, and to people’s health, can be greatly reduced.”
Jonathan Worthy-Pauling

Cotton is an important crop in #Tanzania, with ove

Cotton is an important crop in #Tanzania, with over half-a-million households relying on #cotton cultivation for their primary source of income.

A new study, published in Toxics, reveals significant levels of pesticide poisoning among Tanzanian smallholder cotton growers following occupational exposure to highly hazardous #pesticides (HHPs).

Of the 1,074 cotton farmers and farm workers interviewed, 48% of respondents had experienced symptoms of acute pesticide poisoning within the previous 12 months.

Over 80% of the reported poisoning incidents were associated with just four pesticide active ingredients: #profenofos, #lambda-cyhalothrin, #chlorpyrifos and #cypermethrin.

Given the well-documented adverse effects of these chemicals on human health, this study clearly indicates an urgent need for improved pesticide regulation, the scale up of community surveillance and the promotion of less hazardous alternatives to the use of HHPs.

There is a range of alternative pest management options available to replace HHP use in cotton when used in an integrated approach. The rapid growth of organic cotton production in Tanzania highlights the potential for HHP-free cotton cultivation.

Find the full study on our blog, link in bio.

Not all chocolate is made equal. Let’s just say

Not all chocolate is made equal. Let’s just say that some chocolate companies are doing good things in their supply chains, while others... aren’t. Where did your favourite rank?

The Chocolate Scorecard, out today, will help to guide you in making the best chocolate choices for you, cocoa farmers and their families, and the environment.

See the ranking at www.chocolatescorecard.com or via the link in our bio.

The Chocolate Scorecard rankings are coordinated by Be Slavery Free and are assessed by university academics, consultants, and civil society groups. 61 companies from around the world, including all the largest cocoa traders and chocolate manufacturers in the industry, were invited to participate and share their data—collectively, these companies purchase up to 95% of the world’s cocoa.

#BetterChocolate #ChocolateScorecard

Thanks to Rosemary Perkins and @dave.goulson from

Thanks to Rosemary Perkins and @dave.goulson from @sussexuni for joining us in this really informative talk about the various ways pets are exposed to pesticides, the lack of data and the issues surrounding pesticides in tick and flea treatments.

Watch it online via the link in our bio.

We have some fantastic organic cotton clothing ava

We have some fantastic organic cotton clothing available online. This example is a series of artworks by the wonderfully talented artist @annachapmanparker celebrating pavement plants.

All proceeds come our way to support our work. 🙏

Link to the shop in our bio!

Thanks to The Pesticide Collaboration and @wen_uk

Thanks to The Pesticide Collaboration and @wen_uk for this fascinating talk about the ways in which women are more vulnerable to the impacts of pesticide exposure.

Watch it via the link in our bio and do let us know your thoughts.

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