Farmworkers exposed to agricultural pesticides need additional information on how to protect themselves, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Since 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had a Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for
Continue Reading GAO recommends EPA track use of pesticide information for farmworkers
The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the use of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos for some purposes. Hawaii, New York and California ban the use of the pesticide.
One of the most widely-used pesticides in agriculture, chlorpyrifos
Continue Reading Trump administration ending with Chlorpyrifos still OK for ag uses
Seven in 10 Americans are concerned about the presence of chemical products in food, according to a survey.
The poll by Mérieux NutriSciences and bioMérieux found 70 percent of respondents were troubled about this topic
Continue Reading Chemicals in food are a main safety concern for majority of Americans
After Colorado’s Amendment 64 passed, making the recreational use of marijuana legal beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the state went for almost two years without even some basic regulation of pesticides. It was a time
Continue Reading Marijuana growers get pesticide options after Colorado’s Wild West era
An amendment to the Agriculture Bill on food import standards has been approved in the United Kingdom.
Other proposed changes include asking the government to think again on the use of pesticides, climate change targets,
Continue Reading Food standards amendment backed in UK Ag Bill
Everybody knows the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears and that porridge that was too cold and too hot but was finally “just right.” Consumer Reports is looking at coming out “just right” in
Continue Reading Consumer Reports takes consumers by hand on fresh produce and pesticides
The second round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom has ended with food standards, including safety, still high on the agenda.
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) took place from
Continue Reading UK repeats desire to protect food standards in U.S. trade talks
More than 1,000 product warnings, recalls and notices for food, food contact materials, cosmetics and toys were published in Austria between 2010 and 2019.
The main reasons were residues, microorganisms and contamination by foreign material.
Continue Reading Austria records more than 800 food recalls in past decade
The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and
Continue Reading EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy
Almost 4,500 kilograms of food has been confiscated by the Belgian food safety agency. The agency stressed it has continued efforts to protect public health since control measures for coronavirus were put in place in
Continue Reading FASFC: Checks continue despite Coronavirus control measures
The impacts of climate change could potentially increase foodborne disease, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
An FAO publication has identified and attempted to quantify some current and anticipated
Continue Reading FAO: Climate change is changing food safety landscape
