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EFSA finds chlorpyrifos does not meet criteria for renewal

By News Desk on August 5, 2019

The pesticide chlorpyrifos could be banned in Europe from next year after the European Food Safety Authority said it does not meet criteria for renewal.

The approval period for the substance expires at the end…
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Dutch egg recall for insecticide contamination spans the globe

By News Desk on August 8, 2017

Dutch egg producers’ practice of mixing the toxic insecticide Fipronil with a cleaning agent and sanitizer known as “Dega 16” for use around chickens has apparently led to the world’s largest recall of shell eggs…
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EPA May Ban Insecticide Over Water Quality Issues, Not Food

By News Desk on November 4, 2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says there are no risks to humans from exposure to the common insecticide chlorpyrifos from food, but the agency has nonetheless asked for public comment on a proposal to…
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Insecticide Blamed for Deaths of 21 Children in India

By News Desk on July 18, 2013

The last meal of rice, beans and potato curry for 21 primary school children in India’s northeastern state of Bihar was likely contaminated with an insecticide, according to government officials trying to explain their deaths.
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Top European Food Safety Agency Names Suspects for Bee Colony Collapse

By Dan Flynn on January 18, 2013

Europe’s top food safety agency may be closer to nailing three old suspects for a mystery that goes back almost a decade: what’s been killing off honeybees? But there is still work to do. For…
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