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Pollinator decline & climate change threaten chocolate production
Recommendations to reverse decline of pollinators in the chocolate industry include reducing the use of pesticides!
Vets urged to cut back on flea treatments
Vets urged to cut back on flea treatments amid UK biodiversity fears. University of Sussex scientist calls promotion of preventative practice when pets are flea free ‘profiteering’. Vets need to stop “profiteering” by giving dogs and cats preventive flea treatments...
Government bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide
Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU. Bee-killing pesticides have been banned for emergency use in the UK for the first time in five years after...
Glyphosate is the active ingredient found in most herbicide treatments available today and is widely available in garden centres and supermarkets. It is harmful to health, insect biodiversity, aquatic life and the environment. Glyphosate is a systemic (translocated) herbicide that...
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An estimated 14% of all plastic pollution comes from the apparel industry and 81% of that waste comes from synthetic clothing fibres specifically. These clothes shed microplastics during washing as well as drying, wearing and disposal, leaking plastic fibres into...
Complete ban on bee killing pesticides moves forward
Government sets out plans to end the use of toxic neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators. A complete ban on use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides has moved a step closer today (Saturday 21 December), as the government sets out...
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Concerned about pesticides in your food? You should be!
Concerned about pesticide residues in your food? The Dirty Dozen is based on PAN UK’s analysis of the UK government’s pesticide residue testing programme and reveals the produce most likely to contain cocktails of multiple pesticides (i.e. residues of more than...