Why this call?
We urge people to contact us who have been exposed to pesticides and have become ill, or suspect that their health complaints are related.
The use of permitted harmful substances remains at the user's risk
Pesticides are used to protect crops from fungi, pests and weeds. They may be used because they are authorized by the government. But what is permitted by law is not automatically harmless. Certainly not to people who are unintentionally exposed to them.
That distinction is important. When a farmer or grower sprays pesticides and the pesticide drifts into a neighbor's yard or home (this is called ‘drift’), that resident can suffer health damage. The long-term effects of that exposure, and certainly of the combination of different pesticides at the same time, are far from known scientifically.
Just because the science is not yet completely certain does not mean that nothing is legally possible. In July 2025 banned the Den Bosch Court of Appeal prohibited a lily grower from using certain pesticides. This shows that civil courts are willing to intervene even when it is not yet completely certain that pesticides cause harm.
Who is responsible?
We are currently investigating whether pesticide users can be held liable for the health damage their use causes to local residents.
Depending on the facts of a case, we investigate who is responsible. This can be the direct user of the resources, but also other parties in the chain.
Every situation is different. The likelihood of a successful case depends on factors such as the nature of the complaints, personal circumstances, length of exposure and distance from the property. That's why we want to hear as many stories as possible to understand how big a problem this really is and which cases are the strongest legally.
Do you recognize this? Report. We review each report individually and let you know what we can do.
