Do you know what you are often getting when you bite into your favorite fruit or veggie?
We all know that we should all eat more fruits and vegetables every day. But did you know that you are often getting more than just a yummy snack when you bite into your favorite fruit or veggie?
2015: la Semaine pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides fête ses 10 ans!
Troubles de la reproduction, cancers, troubles du système nerveux, les pesticides peuvent avoir des effets néfastes sur la santé des humains.
Les fœtus et/ou les enfants du fait de leur mode d’alimentation et de leur sensibilité spécifique aux polluants chimiques sont particulièrement exposés au danger des pesticides. Téléchargez le nouvel appel à participation et diffusez le plus largement possible.
La Semaine pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides fêta ses 10 ans en 2015!
Omniprésents dans notre environnement, les pesticides polluent l’air, les sols et les eaux souterraines ou de surface, mettant en danger de nombreuses espèces animales indispensables à notre survie.
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2015 : 10th Anniversary of Pesticides Action Week, 20-30 March
EU action outside the European Commission on the occasion of Pesticide Action Week 2015. In the video, Sophie Bordères, coordinator of Pesticides Action Week speaks about a recent study which discovered a number of pesticides in her body. MEP Michele Rivasi then speaks about the urgent need for EU action to reduce pesticide use. Séverine Perronnet, a young mother who took part in the photo action then explains the importance of knowing about the impacts of pesticides on pregnant women and their children.
” Traces of several insecticides that are endocrine disrupters were found in a sample of my hair, including pyrethroids and organophosphates ” she says.
Lisette van Vliet, HEAL’s Senior Policy Advisor on Chemicals and Chronic Disease Prevention, says :
“Just last week the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified some of these pesticides as probable carcinogens. So the continual increase in hormone-related diseases, such as cancers of the breast and prostate and diabetes, is not an empty coincidence. We call on the European Commission and EU member countries to protect people’s health by phasing out endocrine disrupting chemicals as soon as possible. This includes the widely used organophosphate pesticide, glyphosate, known by its brand name, Roundup.”
Lisette van Vliet, HEAL says that parents need information about the risks. The Danish government already provides women in the reproductive age group with advice on exposure to chemicals but most countries do not. “The European Union should be helping all member state governments to provide this information for future and current parents,” she says.
Although information is vital, EU policy change is what will significantly minimise human exposure and bring down levels of synthetic chemicals and pesticides in European’s bodies. The 2009 pesticide package included a ban on the sale and use of pesticides that are linked with cancer, DNA mutation or reproductive toxicity and encouraged reductions in pesticide spraying in public spaces, such as parks and around schools and hospitals. However, the legislation required that the European Commission define criteria on endocrine disrupting chemicals if the package were to be fully implemented. Although this was supposed to happen by 2013, it still has not been done.
La Semaine pour les Alternatives aux Pesticides fête ses 10 ans!
La Semaine pour les alternatives aux pesticides est un événement national et international annuel du 20 au 30 mars pour informer sur l’impact des pesticides sur l’environnement et la santé. Téléchargez le nouvel appel à participation et diffusez le plus largement possible.
The pesticide action week is back from March 20th to March 30th
En 2015 c’est la 10ème édition de la semaine pour les alternatives aux pesticides!
Pesticides don’t attack just the pests. New research shows that aquatic ecosystems in EU are under threat due to chemical pollution and 80-96% of the risk is due to the levels of pesticides in the rivers and lakes. Find out more.
After the success of the 9th edition with more than 1 300 actions in 26 different countries, the Pesticide action week is back with its 10th edition from March 20th to March 30th2015.
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La Semaine pour les alternatives aux pesticides est un événement national et international annuel du 20 au 30 mars pour informer sur l’impact des pesticides sur l’environnement et la santé. Durant la Semaine tout le monde est invité à organiser des évènements: particuliers, associations, agriculteurs, collectivités locales, entreprises, écoles… Pas besoin de gros moyens ou de beaucoup d’expérience. Avec un peu d’imagination, de volonté et d’organisation, il est facile de créer une action. Téléchargez le nouvel appel à participation et diffusez le plus largement possible…
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Cet évènement est devenu le rendez-vous incontournable pour celles et ceux qui souhaitent construire un avenir sans pesticides. Cette initiative de l’association Générations Futures et de l’ACAP, collectif de 170 organisations, a été lancée en 2006 et depuis chaque édition connaît un succès croissant.
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