Food and Feed Safety Omnibus: European scientists warn that the Commission's proposal increases risks

Scientists from 27 European research institutions warn that the Commission's Food and Safety Omnibus proposal "would increase risks to human health and the environment, reduce incentives for safer pest-control alternatives, and undermine trust in regulatory decision-making", said PAN Europe on 22/06/2026.

According to their analysis, published in Science on 18/06, the scientists urged for a series of measures, "including transparency of regulatory studies and access to pesticide-use data, improved monitoring of pesticide use, residues and impacts, and better integration of independent science into regulatory assessments".

They also call to provide additional resources to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to reduce "the backlog in authorisation procedures".

PAN Europe added that these warnings echo previous scientific criticism that the proposal "would weaken safeguards in EU pesticide legislation, without delivering the promised simplification. Yet rather than addressing these concerns, Council negotiations have been rushed and moved in the opposite direction".

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