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China recalls tainted milk products

Beijing Product Safety Watchdog Says Will Severely Punish Those Responsible

Shijiazhuang (China): China

Publication Date: 
21/09/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi)
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Milk Products, Hazardous Products, China
Health

Prevention of Food Adulteration (5th Amendment) Rules, 2008

These rules may be called the Prevention of Food Adulteration (5th
Amendment) Rules, 2008. They shall come into force on the expiry of a period of six months from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2008
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Food Adulteration, Food Additives, Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Pesticides And Toxins, Food Safety, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, India
Pesticides And Toxins

EC regulation on maximum residue levels of pesticides

In the EU, from September 2008 onwards, a new regulation comes

Publication Date: 
15/09/2008
European Communities
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Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Regulation, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticide Residues, Food Safety, European Union (EU)
Pesticides And Toxins

Spurious pesticides destroy crops worth Rs 6,000 crore a year

Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 15, 2008, 5:34 IST

Spurious and substandard pesticides worth around Rs 1,200 crore are palmed off to unwary farmers every year. This results in a net loss to the farmers of crops worth about Rs 6,000 crore.

These estimates have been compiled by the Agrochemicals Policy Group (APG), a pesticides industry body that aims to promote the safe use of plant protection chemicals.

Publication Date: 
15/09/2008
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Pesticides, Pesticide Industry, Agrochemicals Promotion Group (APG)
Pesticides And Toxins

 Its official now

Oregon shares first pesticides report after a nine-year political battle, the state of Oregon in the us has released its first accounting of pesticides use. Over 40 million pounds (18 million kgs) of pesticides, fumigants, herbicides and insecticides were used in the state

Publication Date: 
14/09/2008
Down to Earth
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Water Pollution, Land Pollution, Pesticides, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Use, United States Of America (US)
Pesticides And Toxins

Could the diabetes epidemic be down to pollution?

Ask why diabetes is epidemic in the 21st century and most people will point the finger at bad diet, laziness and obesity. According to a small but growing group of scientists, though, the real culprit is a family of toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants, or POPs.

Publication Date: 
13/09/2008
Phyllida Brown
New Scientist
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POPs, Health Effects, Diabetes, Dioxin, Industrial Disasters, Chemical Leakages, Pesticides And Toxins, Toxicity Studies, Italy
Pesticides And Toxins

Another good reason to ban toxic chemicals

Do we need another Silent Spring? The possibility that environmental pollutants are a major cause of diabetes should reinforce moves to outlaw them. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
13/09/2008
New Scientist
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POPs, Health Effects, Diabetes, Pesticides And Toxins, Toxicity Studies
Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticides causing rare insects to become extinct

Udhagamandalam: A programme to enhance awareness among students about the catastrophic consequences of excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers by farmers was organised under the aegis of the Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam on Tuesday.

The Secretary of the Association G. Janardhanan who presided underscored the role of inspects in maintaining the ecological balance.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2008
Hindu (Chennai)
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Chemical Fertilisers, Pesticides, Pesticide Use, Pesticide Poisoning, Tamil Nadu
Pesticides And Toxins

Green challenge to new pesticide residue rules

Green organisations have instigated legal action over the new maximum legal limits on the level of pesticides allowed in food items sold in the European Union.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Pesticide Action Network North America
Tags:
Pesticides, Food Contamination, Pesticides And Toxins, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticide Residues, European Union (EU)
Pesticides And Toxins

Time to act on endosulfan

The organochlorine insecticide endosulfan is currently taking centre stage, alongside its cousin DDT, in global efforts to eliminate some of the worst pesticides. But whilst the use of DDT is now largely confined to vector control in Africa, endosulfan is still used on many crops in many countries

Publication Date: 
01/09/2008
Meriel Watts
Pesticide Action Network
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Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins, Endosulfan, Kerala, Global

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