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. The incident in Bihar was the consequence of a reuse…
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,…
In this video animation, EFSA put in words, even if not really in images, the dispute between Science (a woman) and Society (a man). Mutual misunderstandings are well explained : Zero risk, independance of experts,… It’s worth it…
FAO, United Nations Organisation for Food and Agriculture, publishes a number of basic and sound documents on its Internet site about farming and Integrated Pest Management of crops : directives, guidelines, tools, etc. Read http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/themes-principaux/theme/pests/fr/ Some of them are of special interest : – Pages on Integrated Pest Management : definitions, role for risk reduction, links. –…
The fear of pesticides residues is an usual misconception at a global level. In USA, EWG, a scaremongering NGO campaigns a “dirty dozen list”. They try to make consumers to avoid 12 fruits or vegetables, which are supposed to be “dirty” and dangerous to eat. Alliance for Food and farming, an US fruit and vegetables growers, conventionnal and organic,…
On 13 and 14 june 2012, three europeans projects (agriXchange, ICT-AGRI ERA-NET et SmartAgriFood) organize « Smart AgriMatics 2012 », a conference on ICT and agri-food chain. Precision farming, smart tools on sprayers, robotic, E-services, Databases, etc. : It should be valuable for advisers and growers, including in horticulture Registration La protection des plantes demain …
In these videos, EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) gives clear and sound explanations on the science which is at the basis of food safety in Europe See in particular : – Chemical contaminants in food chain – Safety of chemicals in food – What are pesticides and how they get into our food ? – Independent science And…
In this news, the Australian government writes about a publication by Pr Stewart, APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medecines Authority) science fellow, on cancer and how to prevent it. Read the summary in Lancet Oncology. Extract : Most cancers are attributable to lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol intake, sun exposure, and obesity. Assessments of the carcinogenicity…