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victory over pesticide: A high court in the UK ruled that the government has failed to comply with its obligations under an EU directive to protect rural communities from exposure to toxic chemicals during spraying over crops. The ruling came after seven years of campaign by Georgina Downs, founder of the UK Pesticides Campaign. Downs suffered flu-like symptoms, sore throat, blistering and

In the high court of judicature at Bombay criminal writ petition of 2008 on pesticide residues monitoring study analyzing self collected environmental and biota samples from Padre village in Kasargod district of Kerala for endosulfan residues.

Aanand Pandey / New Delhi December 9, 2008, 0:33 IST

When your reputation is under attack, do not look for someone to blame, do not weasel out by citing technicalities, and do not sidestep responsibility. The to-do list forms this article. While you read it, send for Amitabh Bachchan

Field experiment was conducted to study the persistence of pretilachlor in soil and its residues in post harvest straw and grain.

A bill to regulate the import, manufacture, export, sale, transport, distribution, quality and use of pesticides with a view to.

Will eating fresh produce increase your exposure to harmful pesticides? This fact sheet provides an overview of pesticide use on food crops in the United States and the latest USDA findings on pesticide residues. It summarizes some basic food preparation practices that can reduce your exposure to pesticide residues on fresh fruits and vegetables.

Food safety is a growing concern across the world. There is an increasing need to provide greater assurance about the safety and quality of food to consumers. Food standards are expected to acquire greater importance, given increasing concerns on food safety on the one hand, and growing consumer demand for products which are healthy on the other.

Americans are consuming more imported fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen and canned produce, and fruit juice than ever before. An examination of U.S.

Within the Codex Alimentarius, transparency is and has been an important consideration with regard to how and why actions and decisions are made in providing stakeholders with sufficient information and clarity on matters of interest and decision-making.

This is the second quarterly report for 2008. This quarter

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