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USDA report shows more than half of foods tested have pesticide residues

By Coral Beach on December 17, 2019

While more than half of the foods tested had pesticide residues, less than 1 percent of the commodities covered by the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program had levels above legal limits.

The annual report from the…
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EPA permits agricultural use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos until at least 2020

By Dan Flynn on July 23, 2019

The federal Environmental Protect Agency has tossed another petition calling for a ban on the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Two years ago, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied requests fo revoke all tolerances or maximum residue levels…
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Bill for Safe Food Act seeks to consolidate federal oversight

By Coral Beach on June 27, 2019

Citing fragmented food safety oversight, which is split up between 15 federal agencies, two lawmakers want Congress to scrap the current system and the ineffective laws that regulate it.

The Safe Food Act could weave…
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Center for Food Safety wins in case to force EPA to ban 12 neonicotinoids

By Dan Flynn on May 22, 2019

Final notices of cancellation for the registration of 12 neonicotinoid pesticides have been published in the Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The decision to pull the pesticides from the market was part…
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New York steps ahead of Hawaii on agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos

By Dan Flynn on May 3, 2019

The agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos, which escaped being banned nationally a couple of years ago, soon won’t be legally available in New York or Hawaii.

In 2018, Hawaii enacted legislation to ban chlorpyrifos beginning in 2022.
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Glyphosate use may be OK on farms, gardens, but Bayer may pay for it

By Dan Flynn on May 2, 2019

Its critics say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has “doubled down” on the active ingredient in Roundup, the popular weed killer.

But that’s probably an overstatement.

On April 30 the EPA changed Roundup’s label requirements…
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FSIS set to begin dioxin analysis of U.S. meat, poultry

By News Desk on May 4, 2018

Federal agencies are set to begin a year-long testing program on U.S. beef, pork and poultry to measure the levels of a highly toxic group of chemicals called dioxins, which are best known for their…
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Pesticide report shows no residue on half of U.S. food tested

By Coral Beach on November 7, 2017

The annual analysis of pesticide residues in domestic and imported foods, with the results for fiscal year 2015, showed 98 percent of tested foods produced in the United States do not violate federal limits.

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Fish tales: Angler offers tips on safest options for fish lovers

By Rebecca Lily on August 18, 2017

Apart from the fact that fish is rich in protein and low in saturated fat, it is also a good source of omega-3, a fatty acid which is known to reduce the risk of abnormal…
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One out of five samples of food for babies test positive for lead

By Tom Neltner on June 16, 2017

Editor’s note: This column by Tim Neltner was originally published June 15 by the Environmental Defense Fund.

By now, it is well known that lead exposure is a significant human health concern, especially for…
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