Pesticides And Toxins

Govt study to determine heavy metals in rice

The government has taken a move to conduct a study to determine the presence of toxic heavy metals including cadmium and arsenic in rice, officials said.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Toxins, Rice, Arsenic, Bangladesh, South Asia, Agriculture, Heavy Metals, Food Contamination
Health

Cabinet okays bills on food safety with harsher punishment

In the wake of suspension of GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) facility by the US government for Bangladesh, the government on Monday formed a high-profile committee to pinpoint loopholes in

Publication Date: 
02/07/2013
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Food Safety, Health, Food Contamination
Health

Heavy metal contamination in green leafy vegetables collected from different market sites of Kathmandu and their associated health risks

The present study was carried out to assess contamination of five heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Pb and Zn) in five different types of green leafy vegetables viz., mustard (Brassica campestris), garden crees (Lepidium sativum), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), and spinach (Spinacea oleracea) collected from different market sites of Kathmandu. Atomic absorption spectrometer was used to determine the concentrations of these metals in a total of 45 test vegetables. Results showed a substantial accumulation of heavy metals in roots and leafy shoots of the vegetables.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Pawan Raj Shakya, Neena Malla Khwaounjoo*
Scientific World
11
11
37-42
Tags:
Vegetables, Heavy Metals, Kathmandu, Health Effects, Nepal, South Asia, Food Contamination
Health

94pc mangoes of capital formalin-treated: report

Formalin is used in 93.75 per cent of mangoes selling in the capital, said a report of Save the Environment Movement on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
12/06/2013
New Age (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Food Contamination, Health, Mango, Apple, Grapes, Orange, Cancer, Asthma, Skin Diseases, Health Effects, Toxins
Health

FAO expresses concern over food safety and pollution in China

Amid reports of contamination of food products in China, UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has expressed concerns over pollution and food safety issues in the world's second largest eco

Publication Date: 
11/06/2013
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
FAO, China, Food Safety, Pollution, Food Contamination, Rice, Chemical Fertilisers, Pesticides, Health
Health

Supplyco to test rice, vegetables for toxic residue

The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) will start testing rice, vegetables, meat and fish for contaminants, including pesticide residue, and make the results public for consumer awa

Publication Date: 
29/05/2013
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Pesticide Residues, Rice, Vegetables, Food Contamination, Pathanamthitta (D)
Health

Two districts to be included in food-borne infections network

As a step towards increasing the capacity to detect, control and prevent food-borne and other infectious diseases, a proposal will be sent to the Centre by the State to include Mysore and Chitradur

Publication Date: 
24/04/2013
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Infectious Diseases, Health, Mysore (D), Chitradurga (D), Food Poisoning, Karnataka, Food Contamination, WHO
Food Policy

Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2013

These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2013. They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2013
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Standards, India, Food Additives, Food Contamination, Soft Drinks, Caffeine
Mining

Linking geological and health sciences to assess childhood lead poisoning from artisanal gold mining in Nigeria

In 2010 Médecins Sans Frontières discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The outbreak has killed ~400 young children and affected thousands more. The objective of the study was to undertake an interdisciplinary geological­ and health­science assessment to clarify lead sources and exposure pathways, identify additional toxicants of concern and populations at risk, and examine potential for similar lead poisoning globally.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2013
Geoffrey S. Plumlee, James T. Durant, Suzette A. Morman & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
1-33
Tags:
Mining, Child Health, Gold, Lead, Nigeria, Health Effects, Land Pollution, Food Contamination, Water Pollution, Industrial Pollution
Food Policy

Pure rasgullas on your plate with stricter food norms

New Delhi: Your neighbourhood sweetmeat shop may soon have to comply with stricter quality standards while preparing its rasgullas, barfis and snacks, with India’s food safety authority planning to

Publication Date: 
15/03/2013
Dipti Jain
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, India, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), FAO, WHO, Pesticide Residues, Food Contamination

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