PAN in the Media (2019-2020)
A selection of our press releases and stories in the media.
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Media: 21st December 2020
Premium Times: Global pesticide poisonings up from 25 million in 1990 to 385 million
Media: 16th December 2020
The Telegraph: Water creature at the bottom of the food chain harmed by Roundup weedkiller, study claims
Media: 13th December 2020
BBC News – Glyphosate: Calls to ban cancer-linked weedkiller in Wales
Media: 9th December 2020
Wicked Leeks: Global pesticide poisonings up dramatically
Media: 8th December 2020
Cambridge Independent: Controversial chemical glyphosate still being sprayed by councils in Cambridgeshire
Media: 28th November 2020
Farmers Weekly: British food standards ‘still at risk from imports’
Media: 6th November 2020
EU Observer: EU urged to stop export of toxic pesticides to third countries
Media: 31st October 2020
The Times: Garden menace could soon be the answer to farmers’ prayers
Media: 13th October 2020
The Parliament Magazine: EPP Group warns that Parliament will veto any Brexit deal that breaches Withdrawal Agreement
Media: 12th October 2020
Channel 4 Dispatches: Dirty secrets of American food
Media: 1st October 2020
Garden Organic: Keith Tyrell, PAN UK’s Director, discusses the dangers of pesticides
Media: 29th September 2020
New Food Magazine: UK groups unite to fight for future food standards
Media: 28th July 2020
Financial Times: Rapeseed decline raises post-Brexit fears for UK farmers
Media: 27th July 2020
Examiner Live: Thousands sign petition urging Sheffield Council to ditch deadly weedkiller
Media: 20th July 2020
The National: Group leads campaign to make Edinburgh pesticide-free
Media: 13th July 2020
Farmers Guardian: Wildlife Trusts calls for pesticide use to be slashed by 50 per cent
Media: 11th July 2020
The Guardian: My allotment was once a casual hobby. Since lockdown, it’s become a lifeline
Media: 10th July 2020
Financial Times: Activists urge more scrutiny of standards in trade deals
Media: 8th July 2020
Unearthed: Loophole keeps bee-killing pesticides in widespread use
Media: 8th July 2020
The Guardian: Halve UK pesticide use to save insects
Media: 8th July 2020
Farmers Weekly: Industry reacts to report calling for massive cut in pesticide use
Podcast: 29th June 2020
Manchester Green New Deal Podcast: When are we going to put nature above profit?
Media: 26th June 2020
Daily Mail: £9bn for victims who say weedkiller gave them cancer
Media: 21st June 2020
Daily Mail: A race to the bottom with American mega farms will have a devastating effect on our wildlife
Media: 19th June 2020
BBC Radio 4: Farming Today – Biopesticides with Nick Mole
Media: 14th June 2020
Daily Mail: Fears over flood of toxic chemicals
Media: 13th June 2020
Yorkshire Bylines: Trade deals could mean more dangerous pesticides
Media: 9th June 2020
Defra Blog: Pesticide regulations in new trade deals
Media: 9th June 2020
Telegraph: US trade deal could open door to pesticide use
Media: 9th June 2020
BBC Radio 4 – Farming Today: Pesticides and trade deals
Media: 9th June 2020
Farmers Weekly: Pesticide standards could drop to compete with cheap imports
Media: 9th June 2020
Phys.Org: UK pesticide standards could be slashed in new trade deals
Media: 9th June 2020
Ecologist: Pesticide threat from Brexit trade deals
Media: 9th June 2020
Independent: The UK should not let its pesticide standards slip during US trade talks
Media: 9th June 2020
Which?: Comments on Pesticide Action Network’s trade report
Media: 9th June 2020
Farming UK: Pesticide rules could weaken if UK bows to US demands
Media: 9th June 2020
Eastern Daily Press: Post-Brexit trade deals could lower pesticide standards
Media: 8th June 2020
Independent: UK could lower pesticide standards to US levels in exchange for trade deal
Media: 26th March 2020
Morning Star: US-Britain trade talks must cease until pandemic is over
Media: 12th March 2020
Horticulture Week: Supermarkets called on to remove pesticides
Media: 9th March 2020
My Green Pod: Supermarkets urged to take pesticides off shelves
Media: 20th February 2020
The Guardian: Firms making billions from ‘highly hazardous pesticides’
Media: 13th February 2020
Fashion United: Cotton Ranking 2020 – widening gap between sustainability leaders and laggers
Media: 13th February 2020
Retail Gazette: Adidas named global leader in sourcing sustainable cotton
Media: 13th February 2020
Fibre2Fashion: Adidas tops Cotton Ranking 2020 for sustainable cotton
Media: 1st February 2020
Gardeners’ World: Pesticides in supermarkets
Media: 31st January 2020
Bloomberg Environment: Four pesticides could show UK’s post-Brexit regulation plans
Media: 15th January 2020
Euractiv: EU to ban the insecticide thiacloprid
Media: 1st December 2019
Talk Radio: Supermarket ranking on pesticides (click on 08:00-08:30 slot, starts at 20:52)
Media: 28th November 2019
The Guardian: UK supermarkets ‘not transparent enough’ about pesticide use
Media: 28th November 2019
Horticulture Week: Pricier supermarkets doing more to tackle pesticides”, finds pressure group survey
Media: 28th November 2019
Mongabay: UK supermarkets criticized over pesticide use
Media: 28th November 2019
The Grocer: Hazardous pesticides remaining in supermarket supply chains, warns report
Media: 21st November 2019
Footprint: Campaigners warn of pesticide cocktail increase
Media: 15th November 2019
The War on Wildlife Project: Podcast
Media: 13th November 2019
The Scotsman: Call for end to routine pesticide use to avert insect catastrophe
Media: 13th November 2019
Green World: Report calls for urgent action to halt insect decline
Media: 13th November 2019
Food Navigator: ‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to food production
Media: 13th November 2019
Common Dreams: Conservationist Warns ‘Unnoticed Apocalypse’ of Insects ‘Should Set Alarms Ringing
Media: 13th November 2019
The Wildlife Trusts: Urgent action for insects needed
Media: 5th November 2019
Pro Landscaper: Rochdale Borough Council is reducing its use of pesticides
Media: 25th October 2019
Bailiwick Express: Guernsey could become a “green leader”
Media: 22nd October 2019
Wicked Leeks: Report exposes ‘pesticide cocktail’ effect
Media: 22nd October 2019
Daily Express: Our food tainted by cocktail of pesticides
Media: 21st October 2019
Farming UK: UK public at risk from ‘pesticide cocktails’
Media: 21st October 2019
The Guardian: Brexit may expose Britons to more pesticides – report
Media: 21st October 2019
Fresh Produce Journal: UK ‘failing to protect us from pesticide cocktails’
Media: 14th October 2019
Organic UK: Pesticide use in organic farming
Media: 10th October 2019
ENDS Report: Green groups call for more clarity on pesticides rules after Brexit
Media: 9th October 2019
The Ecologist: Regulating pesticides post-Brexit
Media: 4th October 2019
IEG Policy: Replacing glyphosate in Europe: it’s doable, but complicated
Media: 28th August 2019
Hackney Gazette: Hackney Council praised by environmental campaigner for pioneering glyphosate-free trial
Media: 23rd August 2019
Hackney Citizen: Town Hall introduces glyphosate ‘no spray’ zone in Homerton
Media: 18th August 2019
Swiss News: Radical change is needed to ensure farms produce healthy food
Media: 8th August 2019
Healthy Life Essex: Pesticide-Free Towns
Media: 26th July 2019
Derry Journal: Pink Ladies officer concerned over widespread use of glyphosate
Media: 18th July 2019
Food Research Collaboration: Pesticides and SIs
Media: 17th July 2019
The Guardian: Radical change is needed to ensure farms produce healthy food
Media: 8th July 2019
BBC Horizon: The Honest Supermarket – what’s really in our food?
(starts at 19:50 minutes)
Media: 26th June 2019
Brighton & Hove News: Brighton and Hove’s public green spaces to be pesticide-free
Media: 20th June 2019
Burnley Express: Campaigners call for weedkiller ban across parks, schools and play areas in Burnley
Media: 12th June 2019
The Guardian: UK accused of ‘silently eroding’ EU pesticide rules in Brexit laws
Media: 26th May 2019
BBC Countryfile: Could chemical-free farming ever become a reality?
(starts at 14:15 mins)
Media: 16th May 2019
Technology Networks: Warnings of silent erosion of UK pesticide regulations
Media: 16th May 2019
Nature World News: Transfer of EU powers leads to silent erosion of UK pesticide regulations
Media: 15th May 2019
BBC Farming Today: Reaction to another Roundup ruling on cancer
Media: 15th May 2019
EurekAlert: Transfer of EU powers leads to silent erosion of UK pesticide regulations
Media: 11th May 2019
The Developer: 98% of councils use weedkiller linked to cancer in public spaces
Media: 9th May 2019
European Interest: EC documents reveal a fight to cripple important European pesticide protections
Media: 26th April 2019
PitchCare: RSPB resigns from government’s pesticides forum after chemical use soars
Media: 26th April 2019
The Guardian: Brazil finds worrying levels of pesticides in water of 1,400 towns
Media: 25th April 2019
The Argus: Four major parties support ban on toxic pesticides in Brighton
Media: 24th April 2019
Farming UK: Green groups resign from government pesticide bodies over ‘inaction’
Media: 24th April 2019
The Ecologist: Glyphosate risks ‘last for generations’
Media: 23rd April 2019
Farmers Weekly: Environment groups resign from government’s pesticides forum
Media: 23rd April 2019
ENDS Report: NGOs quit DEFRA pesticides forum over ‘deep environmental concerns’
Media: 22nd April 2019
Harper’s Bazaar: Katharine Hamnett: “Human actions are threatening the very existence of life on earth”
Media: 19th April 2019
The Telegraph: RSPB resigns from government’s pesticides forum after chemical use soars
Media: 17th April 2019
SwissInfo: Syngenta slammed for hazardous pesticide profits
Media: 5th April 2019
The Guardian: UK Councils assess weedkiller use after US cancer court case
Media: 4th April 2019
Latest TV: With just one month to go until the Brighton and Hove Council elections on 2nd May, concerned residents are asking candidates of all political parties to pledge to make the city pesticide-free if elected.
Media: 2nd April 2019
Sustain: Pesticide-Free Brighton & Hove Campaign
Media: 2nd April 2019
BBC Radio Sussex: Pesticide-Free Brighton & Hove Campaign (watch from 01:43:10)
Media: 1st April 2019
Bel Jacobs: Maria Chenoweth – 20 years of TRAID
Media: March 2019
Vegan Organic Network: Brexit and Pesticides – UK food and agriculture at a crossroads
Media: 25th January 2019
Ilford Recorder: Herbicide linked to cancer used in parks in Redbridge
