Health campaigners have reacted with disappointment after new scientific analysis concluded that the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) claim that glyphosate is not genotoxic cannot be justified on the basis of manufacturers’ studies.
Ecologists in Spain are demanding a 50% reduction of the use of pesticides - especially those more toxic and unauthorized - after data revealed a ‘worrisome’ level of exposure of pesticide residues found in food in the country.
A Canadian ag-tech start-up that utilises the humble but industrious bumblebee to offer fruit and vegetable growers an alternative to spraying their crops with pesticides has its sights on the European market.
Chr. Hansen has divulged its own sustainable practices, covering water reduction, renewable energy, and use of plastics, having secured first place in Corporate Knights’ 2019 ranking.
Buy Danish or organic fruit and vegetables to reduce intake of pesticide residues, says Denmark’s National Food Institute - although must residues do not exceed safe limits.
Three quarters of the honey produced around the world contain bee-killing pesticides, a study finds, as concentrations recorded remain below the maximum permitted levels for human consumption.
To understand the food safety and quality landscape we sent a Q+A to several companies in industry to discuss highlights of 2016 and to predict what this year could bring.
Europeans are consuming dozens of pesticides on a daily basis, say the Pesticide Action Network (PAN), which today marked 12 years of "inaction and failure" in the EU’s attempts to reduce pesticide levels in food.
97% of food samples tested in the EU are free of pesticide residues or contain traces that are within legal limits, according to 2014 data published this week by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Pesticide residue tests conducted for French consumer group Que Choisir found 85 different chemicals on fruit samples, while all those that were pesticide-free were organic, bar one.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has broadened the capabilities of a specialist food safety lab to increase flexibility and response times to customers in more application areas.
People who eat organic foods have about half the pesticide exposure of those who eat conventional foods, according to a new study – but all are well within established safe limits.
Consumers are buying more organic food because of a mistrust in pesticides but the irony is there are more contaminants in Food Contact Materials which they are unaware of.
A report from lobby group Pesticide Action Network (PAN UK) claims nearly two thirds of UK bread tested between 2000 and 2013 contained pesticide residues, but DEFRA says there is no threat to human health.
An EU wide report on pesticides in food has found that more than 53% of the samples tested had no measurable trace of pesticide residues, while 1.1% of those tested were found to be above the legal limits for pesticide levels.
An international food safety network has boosted the capacity to detect pesticide residues in Guatemala, Central America, "tenfold" and improved its testing for aflatoxins, poisons produced by fungi.
Organic produce offers no benefits over conventional farming methods when it comes to nutrition and health, according to the findings of a new wide ranging review of the evidence.
The Food Standards Agency in the UK is standing by its study comparing evidence of nutrient content in organic versus conventional foods, claiming “irresponsible interpretation” has led to misleading claims about higher nutrient levels in some organic...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that a study on pesticide residues in food found 96 per cent of samples complied with legal maximum levels for the chemicals.
Pesticide testing in the UK has found that two per cent of foods
sampled contained residues above the maximum permitted levels, with
organic products from Spain and France topping the mark.
Little has been done over the past decade to reduce the risk of
children's exposure to pesticides through the foods they consume,
according to an Organic Center symposium held yesterday.
While acceptance of genetically modified ingredients remains
divided across the globe, recent field trials in China suggest GM
rice could reduce health problems and increase yields in the
burgeoning Chinese market.
Evidence that regular testing for pesticides in foodstuffs is
valuable to both the consumer and industry comes after a
government-backed initiative finds lettuce and farmed fish products
among the most contaminated products in the...
Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) is to launch a new pesticide
detection service for the food industry. The new service is being
offered in partnership with an approved third party laboratory.
Not for nothing does the acronym of Friends of the Earth spell
'foe' - the environmental organisation has been the most vociferous
critic of UK supermarkets for years. Its latest broadside concerns
pesticide levels in fruit...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is planning to commission new
research comparing the nutrient value and pesticide residue content
of key organic and non-organically produced fruit and vegetables.
Three Japanese firms have recalled batches of frozen spinach
imported from China after they were found to contain
higher-than-permitted levels of the pesticides fenvalerate and
chlorpyrifos
Not long after a New Zealand report damning the health claims
associated with organic foods, a new study which compared pesticide
residue data on fresh produce grown organically and conventionally
has found significant difference...
The controversial debate surrounding supposed added health benefits
attributed to organic food looks set to continue this week as the
results of a comprehensive review of international studies were
released in New Zealand.
