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'Poison in your coffee' report sounds alarm over widespread pesticide use

Coffee production around the world depends heavily on pesticides, leaving millions of farm workers exposed to harmful chemicals while pesticide residues are also found in exported coffee beans, a report published on Monday warned.

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Coffee contains banned pesticides in the European Union, according to an international report that analyses crops from some of the world’s leading producing countries. Research documents substances considered highly dangerous, with potential effects on human health and ecosystems. Data reveal a little-known reality behind one of the most consumed beverages on the planet. Farm workers exposed without adequate protection, water pollution and loss …

A report has just alerted us to the dangerous chemical compounds that include coffee that is drunk in the European Union, coming from many countries with much more relaxed regulations in this area. Specifically, 59% of the pesticides used in coffee production are banned in the European Union (EU), according to field research carried out in Brazil, Vietnam, Kenya, Colombia and other large producers and carried out by Coffee Watch, Inkota, Deutsch…

Link https://www.rfi.fr/fr/environnement/20260622-du-poison-dans-votre-caf%C3%A9-un-r… Date Monday, June 22, 2026 Medium RFI Region France

“Venom in Your Coffee”: An Alert Report on the Massive Use of Pesticides in Global Production By Simon Rozé Coffee is often associated with images of nature, the land and, increasingly, with promises of sustainability. However, behind this globalised production chain lies a less well-known reality: that of the massive use of pesticides in numerous producing countries. This is the conclusion to [...] Radio Francia Internacional El Mundo CR

Brussels.- 59% of the pesticides used in coffee production are banned in the European Union (EU), according to field research in Brazil, Vietnam, Kenya, Colombia and other major producers produced by Coffee Watch, Inkota, Deutsche Umwelthilfe and the UK office of the Pesticide Action Network. The ‘Poison in Your Coffee’ report, which according to its authors synthesizes scientific literature, government data and field research, has also revealed…

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efeverde.com broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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