An interview with Nick Mole, Policy Officer with the Pesticide Action Network (PAN),  the only UK charity focused solely on tackling the problems caused by pesticides and promoting safe and sustainable alternatives in agriculture, urban areas, homes and gardens. PAN works tirelessly to apply pressure on governments, regulators, policymakers, industry and retailers to reduce the impacts of harmful pesticides to both human health and the environment. Their work includes campaigning for change in policy and practices at home and overseas, coordinating projects which help smallholder farming communities escape ill-health and poverty caused by pesticides, and contributing our wealth of scientific and technical expertise to the work of other organisations that share their aims. 

Charlie Moores spoke with Nick shortly after the release of PAN's latest ‘dirty dozen’ research – an analysis of data the government gathers as it monitors pesticide residue levels in or on food consumed in the UK. It was hard to know where to begin with this interview because it’s genuinely shocking stuff, but Charlie began by asking Nick to start with a quick overview of the government research PAN's analysis was based on…which, despite the already truly disturbing results and if he was understanding things correctly, the government appeared to be cherry-picking to make things seem better – or less bad - than they actually are…

• Pesticide Action Network Website
• Pesticide Action Network Twitter feed and Instagram
• Pesticide Action Network The Dirty Dozen
•  Pesticide Action Network The Cocktail Effect