– India school deaths highlight need to phase out toxic pesticides (FAO, UN agency)
– A guide to Citizen Science
– QS and DFHV report on pesticides residues in fruit & vegetables
– New site supports French National Action Plan
– Private (Id + Password): Sprouts (links)
– Private (Id + Password): Counterfeit pesticides : a specialized Internet site
– To smile: Super sprowtz rap (video clip)
– To smile : iceberg, iceberg a head!
India school deaths highlight need to phase out toxic pesticides (FAO, UN agency)
The tragic incident in Bihar, India, where 23 school children died after eating a school meal contaminated with monocrotophos, is an important reminder to speed up the withdrawal of highly hazardous pesticides from markets in developing countries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. The incident in Bihar underscores that secure storage…
A guide to Citizen Science
A guide to citizen science has recently been published in the UK, as it is acknowledged that it is increasingly being used to collect data on invasive alien species. This publication is based on conclusions from a comprehensive report reviewing more than 200 citizen science projects from the UK and around the world. In this…
QS and DFHV report on pesticides residues in fruit & vegetables
QS (Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH), a German food chain certification system, regularly monitors residues levels in fruit & vegetables. QS (in collaboration with DFHV, German fruit trade association) has just published his report (pdf1.5MO) (in English) about the monitoring from 2006 to 2012. The main points : Very few, and less and less non-conformities. The report focuses on plums,…
New site supports French National Action Plan
The French Ministry of Agriculture has launched a website dedicated to bringing together references and knowledge on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in order to help educate farmers, advisers and trainers. Read “New site supports French NAP” by ENDURE, the European Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection Strategies Read about France’s National Action Plan, Ecophyto…
Private (Id + Password): Sprouts (links)
Bruno Peiffer (from “liste Hygiène” which is a Yahoo group) has listed these links about outbreaks due to sprouts consumption (especially EHEC outbreak in Germany in 2011) and how to control these outbreaks. A lot of these links are in English. New references since october 2011 JOUE 12/03/13 Règlement d’exécution (UE) no 208/2013 de la Commission du 11 mars…
Private (Id + Password): Counterfeit pesticides : a specialized Internet site
Increasing quantities of fake pesticides are being produced, marketed and sold by criminals around the world. The main-streaming of technology and legislative loopholes facilitate the trade of counterfeit and illegal products. This is serious organized crime. ECPA (European Plant Protection Products Manufacturers) animates this specialized Internet site on this matter. Watch the video (in English) :…
To smile: Super sprowtz rap (video clip)
A video clip rap to make 6-12 years old kids eat more fruits and vegs http://www.parentearth.com/6-years-12-years/super-sprowtz-rap/
