Pesticides - Some leafy greens added to Dirty Dozen, strawberries still at...
This year's Dirty Dozen list from the Environmental Working Group opens with a statement about COVID-19 and food safety, encouraging consumers to continue to eat fresh fruits...
View ArticlePesticides - Ireland sees food and allergen alerts rise in 2020
Ireland recorded a notable increase in food and allergen alerts in 2020 compared to the year before. There were 167 alerts this past year, compared to 107 in 2019. Of these...
View ArticlePesticides - EU rules on risk assessment come into force; reviews continue
New rules on the transparency of Europe's risk assessment process in the food chain have come into force. When a company wants to market a new food additive, pesticide or GMO...
View ArticleTop 10 foods and beverages you probably had NO IDEA contain chemical pesticides
Are you eating pest killer food? Would you eat a plate of food if someone accidentally sprayed the whole dish with bug killer or weed killer? Are you one of those people who...
View ArticlePesticides - Import alert modifications include fish, cheese, produce and more
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as...
View ArticlePesticides - Gestational exposure to environmental toxicants linked to...
A new study by Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Health Sciences researchers - published today in the American Journal of Epidemiology - found correlations between increased...
View ArticlePesticides - Nearly one-third of global agricultural land at high risk of...
Pesticides are heavily used in conventional farms to protect food crops. But according to a recent study, about a third of global farmland today is at high risk of pesticide...
View ArticlePesticides - 13 Medicinal herbs for your survival garden
Growing your own medicine is an effective way to stay healthy during SHTF. When the disaster strikes and everyone is left to their own devices, you get to have peace of mind...
View ArticleMaternal exposure to pesticides may lead to central nervous system tumors...
Research published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research suggests that exposure during pregnancy to a wide variety of pesticides may lead to the development of...
View ArticlePesticides - PepsiCo shares insights into chemical hazards program
There is not a one size fits all solution when it comes to managing chemical hazards, according to PepsiCo. Alex Mendes, vice president of global food safety and microbiology...
View ArticlePesticides - WTO members address 10 new trade concerns
Countries have addressed 10 new trade concerns at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization committee. Topics at the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures...
View ArticlePesticides - Neonicotinoids can cause severe birth defects in white-tailed...
New research from South Dakota State University revealed how exposure to neonicotinoids - toxic pesticides associated with bee deaths - could be causing serious birth defects...
View ArticlePesticides - Paraquat Poison - Another Hazardous Chemical in Your Food
Each year the Environmental Working Group releases a list called “The Dirty Dozen” of produce that is most heavily contaminated with pesticides. 1 The results are from an...
View ArticlePesticides - EFSA presents data on pesticide residues in food
The non-compliance rate for pesticides in foods decreased in 2019, according to a report published by the European Food Safety Authority . The report is based on data from...
View ArticlePesticides - Modern Agriculture Is Militarized
If there were a prime example of all that is wrong with modern-day agriculture, Iowa would be a strong frontrunner. In 2019, the state had 3,963 large concentrated animal...
View ArticlePesticides - FAO: Organic label is not a guarantee of food safety
The term organic is not a guarantee of food safety, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations . Organic is a way to grow food following specific...
View ArticlePesticides - Living near pesticide-treated farms raises risk of childhood...
Pregnant women living within 2.5 miles of agricultural lands treated with pesticides have a greater risk of their children developing central nervous system tumors, according...
View ArticlePesticides - Earth Day: How Eating Organic Benefits People & Planet
Removing GMOs and pesticides from your diet can take a huge toxic burden from your body-and our environment.
View ArticlePesticides - More than half the world's agricultural land is at risk of...
New research revealed that 64 percent of global agricultural land is at risk while 31 percent is at high risk of pesticide pollution due to the widespread use of pesticides...
View ArticlePesticides - Pesticide "ghosts" can haunt organic farms for decades
Most commercial crops grown around the world are treated with pesticides. But some farms are now switching to organic practices to avoid the risks that pesticides pose to human...
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