Pesticides And Toxins

Gazette Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulation related to MRL of pesticide

The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed amending its regulations regarding the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for certain pesticides used in connection with food and food products.

Publication Date: 
24/12/2018
Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI)
Tags:
Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticides, Pesticide Residues, Toxins, India
Agriculture

The pink bollworm menace adds to Maharashtra cotton farmers’ distress

Since the last few years, farmers in the Yavatmal region of Maharashtra have been challenged by pests like the pink bollworm on cotton which is assuming menacing proportions, and this year too

Publication Date: 
29/08/2018
Meena Menon
Mongabay
Tags:
Maharashtra, Farmers, Cotton, Yavatmal (D), Pesticides, Crop Pests
Pesticides And Toxins

Trump administration faces lawsuit over pesticides in wildlife refuges

Conservationists on Wednesday notified the Trump administration that they would sue over its reversal of a 2014 decision prohibiting bee-killing pesticides and genetically modified crops on U.S.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2018
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticides, United States Of America (US), Bees, GM Crops, Herbicide
Water Pollution

Across India, high levels of toxins in groundwater

NEW DELHI: Discharge of toxic elements from industries and landfills and diffused sources of pollution like fertilisers and pesticides over the years has resulted in high levels of contamination of

Publication Date: 
31/07/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Groundwater Pollution, Pesticides, WHO, Central Groundwater Board (CGWB), Water Pollution
Wildlife

Flying into trouble: Harrier birds decline as grasslands disappear

India has some of the largest roosting sites of this migratory species.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Birds, Migratory Species, ATREE, Grasslands, Kurnool (D), Andhra Pradesh, Wildlife, Pesticides
Pesticides And Toxins

Paraquat induced acute kidney injury and lung fibrosis: a case report from Bangladesh

Since Bangladesh government issued a ban on the use of highly toxic WHO Class I pesticides, annual consumption of herbicides like Paraquat have been sharply increasing in the markets. Paraquat poisoning is an emerging public health threat and its high mortality rate is responsible for a significant number of deaths. Diagnostic limitations and unavailable sample at presentation have resulted in under-reporting and lack of awareness among the treating physicians, making Paraquat poisoning one of the most neglected toxicological emergencies.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2018
Ishrat Tahsin Isha, Z. H. M. Nazmul Alam, Bidur Kanti Shaha & et al
BMC Research Notes
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Tags:
Pesticides, Health Effects, Bangladesh, Herbicide, Pesticide Use, Pesticide Poisoning
Health

Food regulator finds antibotic resistance in animal food

Doctors say even 3rd generation antibiotics are not working in some patients, making their treatment difficult.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2018
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Food Safety, Regulations, Food Policy, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Pesticides, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Poultry, Antibiotics, Health
Environment

Soil pollution: a hidden reality

Soil pollution poses a worrisome threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, but far too little is known about the scale and severity of that threat, warns a new FAO report released at the start of a global symposium.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2018
FAO
Tags:
Land Pollution, Agriculture, Food Safety, Health Effects, India, Global, Industry, Mining, Waste Disposal, Sewage, Heavy Metals, Pesticides, Organic Pollutants, Ecosystem Services
Agriculture

Govt to develop 3,000 clusters for organic farming

Ranchi: Lending a fillip to organic farming in the state, the Jharkhand government has decided to identify and develop 3,000 clusters across Jharkhand for promotion of organic farming.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2018
Times Of India (Ranchi)
Tags:
Organic Farming, Jharkhand, Horticulture, Land, Farmers, Pesticides, Agriculture
Climate Change

Climate change biggest challenge for farmers: Desarada

Nashik: Noted agriculture economist and former member of State Planning Commission H M Desarada claimed that farmers should understand the impact of climate change on agriculture activities and mus

Publication Date: 
27/04/2018
Times Of India (Nashik)
Tags:
Climate Change, Farmers, Agricultural Systems, Tribals, Pesticides, Livestock, Climate Impacts

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