Category: Risk-Monger

What the Farmers (Should) Want

European leaders have received a symphony of protests over the last couple weeks as their capitals and offices have literally been shat on by angry farmers. It has made for entertaining (and horrifying) footage and wonderfully vague claims from European leaders on how to address the agricultural issues (which for them amounts to throwing more…

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Righteous Risks: Introduction

Synthetic pesticides are under constant regulatory pressure, but not organic pesticides “Green” renewables and EVs have very little regulatory scrutiny Food additives need to meet tight authorisation controls, but not more toxic natural foods Tobacco cessation products (like e-cigarettes) are being restricted on the basis of poor evidence Certain seed breeding innovations are banned even…

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An Ex-Post on the Failed Glyphosate Campaign

Today the European Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF committee) was again unable to get a qualified majority vote for or against extending the authorisation of glyphosate. With the three largest countries (France, Germany and Italy) all “strategically abstaining”, the European Commission exercised its right to move forward and approve the reauthorisation…

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Technocratic Consequences

Should we be Putting Scientists back on Top? French translation Winston Churchill once reportedly said “Scientists should be on tap, but not on top.” Now I do understand that nobody likes to be kept in a little box, waiting to be opened when needed … to only give a “Yes/No” answer. I also feel that…

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