A recent analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) an environmental nonprofit organization based in Washington D.C., found that 13% (1 426 out of 10 695) of Maine's state-approved pesticides contain per [...]
Widely used insecticides and pesticides in California, US, have been found to contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a study by the Center for Biological Diversity and P [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just published its new scientific report on pesticide residue levels found in food commonly consumed in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway. The [...]
Due to Flavescence dorée, a vine disease that is killing plants in Northern Italy, some regions have asked to use -as an extraordinary measure- chlorpyrifos, a pesticide banned by the European Union in 2 [...]
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and the Bulgarian National Police General Directorate, together with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), which coordinated the gathering and analysis of intelligence, have se [...]
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has just published its “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists for the year 2023, which presents the fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowe [...]
A group of US-based non-profit advocacy organizations (Plaintiffs Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Pesticide Action Network North America, Rural Coalition, Center for Environmental Health, Organización en [...]
Legambiente (an Italian non-profit association), in collaboration with Alce Nero (a cooperative that produces organic food), has recently published its annual report on the presence of pesticides in food, showi [...]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has recently published its 31st annual report on pesticide residues in food, referred to as the Pesticide Data Program (PDP). The re [...]
The German magazine Öko-Test, a well-known magazine that carries out comparative tests, conducted a new analysis on packaged honey sold in German supermarkets, finding pesticides poisonous to bees, as well [...]
