pesticide residues

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

A special testing program showed more than 60 percent of corn and soybeans sampled by the Food and Drug Administration were positive for glyphosate and glufosinate residues in FY 2016,

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Oct 2018

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

Only 4 samples fail food safety tests during March in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety (CFS) Monday released the findings of its food safety report for March. The results of about 12,000 food samples tested were satisfactory

By News Desk

/ 1 May 2018

Triple play: EWG posts ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of fresh produce items

Editor’s note: This opinion piece by Sonya Lunder, senior analyst for the Environmental Working Group, is part of a three-piece presentation today by Food Safety News. To read

By Environmental Working Group

/ 10 Apr 2018

Triple play: AFF says rest easy, eat your fruits and vegetables

Editor’s note: This opinion contribution by the Alliance for Food and Farming is part of a three-piece presentation today by Food Safety News. To read views on the

By Alliance for Food and Farming

/ 10 Apr 2018

Triple play: ‘Pro-choice nutritionist’ calls out produce guides

Editor’s note: This opinion contribution by Toby Amidor is part of a three-piece presentation today by Food Safety News. To read views on the same topic from the

By Toby Amidor

/ 10 Apr 2018

EU agency looks at substances in food for newborns

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approach for assessing substances found in food intended for infants younger than 16 has been updated to take into account for newborns’ unique diets.

By News Desk

/ 1 Jun 2017

Beach Beat: The main event EWG vs. AFF — no holds barred

The “Dirty Dozen” is in the news again and as usual I’m imaging a remake of the 1967 motion picture with a cauliflower playing Ernest Borgnine’s character, a

By Coral Beach

/ 12 Mar 2017

Hong Kong’s food safety center reports monthly, yearly data

Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety (CFS), a unit of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has released the findings of its food safety report for December 2016 and

By News Desk

/ 31 Jan 2017

Few pesticide worries in latest California sampling data

Almost four out of 10 samples of both domestically grown and imported fruits and vegetables that were put to the test by California showed no signs of pesticide residue — whatsoever.

By News Desk

/ 23 Dec 2016

Pesticide data report starts new debate cycle on fresh produce

It’s the silver anniversary for the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program, which marks 25 years with results from samples collected in 2015. It’s a comforting report because it

By News Desk

/ 9 Dec 2016

Feds say you’ll be fine as long as you rinse those strawberries

Momma probably already told you to wash the strawberries. But did she say why? It’s that time year when advice from an environmental group goes up against messages from

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Apr 2016

USDA says pesticide levels in produce, other foods not a threat

Just as in the Sherlock Holmes story “Silver Blaze,” there is significance to the non-barking dogs when it comes to a major data dump by a government agency. There’

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jan 2016

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pesticide residues

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

Only 4 samples fail food safety tests during March in Hong Kong

Triple play: EWG posts ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of fresh produce items

Triple play: AFF says rest easy, eat your fruits and vegetables

Triple play: ‘Pro-choice nutritionist’ calls out produce guides

EU agency looks at substances in food for newborns

Beach Beat: The main event EWG vs. AFF — no holds barred

Hong Kong’s food safety center reports monthly, yearly data

Few pesticide worries in latest California sampling data

Pesticide data report starts new debate cycle on fresh produce

Feds say you’ll be fine as long as you rinse those strawberries

USDA says pesticide levels in produce, other foods not a threat

Your Support Protects Public Health