Campaigners say the European Commission’s (EC) recent Vision for Agriculture and Food policy roadmap failed to deliver on promises to clamp down on imports of crops grown with banned pesticides. They say the omission is detrimental to the health and sustainability of the European food system. Released last week, the EC report outlining its commitments and goals contained weakened language regarding import controls and enforcement of pesticides banned by European agriculture legislation. Many of these pesticides continue to be used to produce crops in other regions that are nevertheless sold in the EU.
