Toxins in Scheldt River – The art of looking away
June 7, 2022
Enormous quantities of a carcinogenic toxin were dumped by the 3M chemical plant near Antwerp and ended up in the Netherlands via the Scheldt. “We
Tim Luimes
Tim Luimes (1995) is freelance onderzoeksjournalist voor The Investigative Desk en Vrij Nederland. Tot voor kort werkte hij als nieuwsjournalist bij onder andere de NOS. Sinds de herfst van 2020 richt hij zich volledig op het onderzoeken van de voedsel- en tabaksindustrie, met een focus op de (internationale) lobby van deze sectoren. In 2019 werd hij met zijn longread over de achterstandswijken van Kopenhagen genomineerd voor de journalistieke prijs De Gouden Freelancer. Eerder werk werd gepubliceerd bij VN, Knack, NOS, Het Parool en Follow The Money.
The art of looking away
March 9, 2022
We did not know that public health was at risk. So say the ministers responsible for the 2017 decision to keep quiet about the PFOS
Stricter rules for the e-cigarette are way down the road
November 22, 2021
The UN conference on stricter tobacco policy has fizzled out. ‘Milestone’: a minuscule fund to help poor countries getting rid of tobacco. International negotiations on
Vaping: The real dollars behind fake consumer organisations
November 3, 2021
An investigation by “Le Monde” and “The Investigative Desk” (Netherlands) reveals the alliance between the tobacco lobby and the networks of American oil tycoons to
Harmful neonic pesticides still widely used despite EU-ban
July 7, 2021
Scientists and activists were euphoric when the EU banned the extremely harmful neonic pesticides in 2018. During the next three years, sixteen EU countries used
Dairy multinational FrieslandCampina finances ‘independent’ science, but only if it leads to increased milk production
May 28, 2021
FrieslandCampina is the largest private funder of dairy science at Wageningen University & Research, the world’s top agricultural university, based in the Netherlands. The dairy
The sheep’s clothing of tobacco giant Philip Morris
April 19, 2021
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World claims to strive for a ‘smoke-free world’. In reality, founder and financier Philip Morris uses the foundation to influence
Are Unilever’s ties with Wageningen University too close?
December 23, 2020
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) takes pride in its excellent relations with the food and agriculture industry. It is particularly close with Unilever. The public-private
Marlboro producer outsmarts its competition (and politicians)
December 7, 2020
Tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris conducts a sophisticated lobby in the Netherlands, using a meticulous international step-by-step plan. Yet it still manages to make a profit,
