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Pesticide-tainted pears spark EU emergency measures

06-Nov-2009 - Pesticide-tainted pears spark EU emergency measures ... shipments were found to contain pesticide residues over 1,400 times above acceptable levels. ... shipments were found to contain pesticide residues over 1,400 times above acceptable levels. ... testing of all Turkish pears after inspections repeatedly found levels of the pesticide amitraz . The ARfD for amitraz is 0.01mg/kg bodyweight. In October alone, seven reports detected pesticide levels ... Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, pesticide, pears, Turkey, food safety, European Commission

Cash injection to help Indian food processors compete abroad

01-Oct-2009 - , preservatives, pesticides residues etc. Setting up and upgrading of quality control procedures including

New cash and regulations for Indian food processing sector

11-Sep-2009 - . The new regulations will forbid companies to accept or use materials that contain parasites, pesticides

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New EU pesticide rules threaten food production

04-Sep-2009 - New EU pesticide rules threaten food production ... New EU legislation to authorise pesticides, based on hazard-based assessment rather than long ... New EU legislation to authorise pesticides, based on hazard-based assessment rather than long

Supply chain efficiencies in a global food industry

02-Sep-2009 - such as energy use, pesticide and land requirements as well as global warming potential. It found

China to launch new food safety standards

31-Aug-2009 - for pesticide and microorganism residues. Chen declared the new structure would integrate existing standards

Food processing workers prioritised in new pesticide risk assessment

12-Aug-2009 - Food processing workers prioritised in new pesticide risk assessment ... by exposure to the most hazardous pesticides, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said. ... by exposure to the most hazardous pesticides, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said. ... on the assessment of the risk posed by pesticides to workers, operators, bystanders and, for the first time , to pesticides as a “particular priority”. New toxicological reference value The guidance has been ... European Food safety Authority, pesticide

EFSA publishes report on pesticide residues in food

10-Jul-2009 - EFSA publishes report on pesticide residues in food ... The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that a study on pesticide residues in food ... The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that a study on pesticide residues in food ... EFSA made the assessment as it published its first Annual Report on Pesticide Residues finding gave an indication of consumer exposure to pesticide residues as a whole, an EFSA spokesman told ... EFSA, pesticide

Food safety rules and costs threaten nano science benefits

16-Jun-2009 - of dollars a year, he said. It could also help to reduce reliance on conventional pesticides

China opens new food test lab

12-May-2009 - for pesticide screenings, melamine and heavy metal testing and microbiological analyses, was opened last month ... for pesticide screenings, melamine and heavy metal testing and microbiological analyses, was opened last month

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Siddiqui defends against anti-organic accusations

05-Nov-2009 - defended himself against accusations that he is a “pro-pesticide lobbyist” in a Senate Finance Committee ... defended himself against accusations that he is a “pro-pesticide lobbyist” in a Senate Finance Committee

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Action groups slam Siddiqui nomination

04-Nov-2009 - ’s choice of a pesticide industry executive to represent US interests in agricultural trade talks. ... ’s choice of a pesticide industry executive to represent US interests in agricultural trade talks. ... that represents many of the largest biotech seed, pesticide and agrochemical companies including Monsanto, Dow the United States can do better than nominating a former pesticide lobbyist to this key position

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New quality claims edging out 'standard' organic and free-range

28-Oct-2009 - pesticides’ and ‘no artificial hormones’, with 61 percent, 60 percent and 58 percent considering them from those relating to what they do not want to see in their food, like mercury, pesticides, hormones

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Mutual recognition a must for ‘traditional’ novel foods

23-Sep-2009 - . In the pesticides and pharmaceutical sectors an approval in one member state holds true for all other members

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French study says organic food is healthier

11-Sep-2009 - such as pesticide use. Unlike the authors of the FSA study, Lairon did look at food safety. He concluded that between 94 and 100 per cent of organic food does not contain any pesticide residues, and organic

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GM seeds threaten food supply, claim researchers

11-Sep-2009 - yet need more inputs such as pesticides and fertilizers and more natural resources such as land

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More pesticide residue allowed on citrus, rules EPA

07-Sep-2009 - More pesticide residue allowed on citrus, rules EPA ... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has increased the tolerated level of pesticide residue ... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has increased the tolerated level of pesticide residue ... . Although food manufacturers are not held responsible for ensuring that pesticide levels are acceptable , they are susceptible to disruption if the EPA withdraws an ingredient found to have excessive pesticide residues ... pesticides, EPA, citrus

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US rule sets pomegranate pesticide levels

03-Sep-2009 - US rule sets pomegranate pesticide levels ... ), increases tolerance levels for residues of the pesticide for a range of crops and fruits, including ... methoxyfenozide, pomegranate, pesticide, residues, Dow

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New drive for plantain and banana research

03-Sep-2009 - and will focus on research to reduce the use of pesticides in banana farming.

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UK organic industry losing out to other ethical issues, says IGD

21-Aug-2009 - , such as fair trade, locally sourced, free range, natural and pesticide-free. “To cut through the confusion

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