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thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Sep 23, 2008
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said tackling non-biological contaminants required awareness and interventions across the food-chain with a focus on the management of food safety and …
Also tagged: organic food, national, state governments, ddt, food safety, ansari, food contamination, safety standards, agricultural practices, safe food, use of pesticides, human consumption, statutory body, storage distribution, biological contaminants, environment food, global concern, human existence, lindane, national seminar
about-portlandor.com » Portland, OR - Aug 26, 2008
I was trying to find out what percentage of Oregon farmland is organic, and I stumbled across the recent report from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. It’s law in Oregon to report commercial use of pesticides, and …
Also tagged: general, agriculture, roundup, organic, oregon, farms, pan, epa, toxicity, scorecard, indoor air pollution, monsanto, glyphosate, all of oregon, nature and the environment, fumigant, cancer agent, copper naphthenate, metam sodium
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - Jun 9, 2008
A pest control operator has been found to be spraying an extremely harmful pesticide at a primary school in Groblersdal, in Limpopo, despite a local agreement to be careful about using dangerous chemicals.
Also tagged: cancer, international, law, activism, health feed, pesticides, children s health, circulatory system disorder, organophosphate, cleansing products, accidental exposure, edcs, endocrine disruption, allergy hypersensitivity, disinfectants, chlorines
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - Jun 7, 2008
Long-term exposure to pesticides may raise a person’s risk of developing diabetes, suggests a new study.
Also tagged: diabetes, obesity, health feed, pesticides, other chlorines, edcs, municipal water
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - Jun 5, 2008
Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, U.S. researchers say.
Also tagged: diabetes, obesity, domestic, pesticides, municipal water
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - May 22, 2008
Consumers lost a key source of information about what's sprayed on their food on Wednesday, the last day the government published a long-standing national survey that tracks the amount of pesticides used on crops.
Also tagged: activism, domestic, health feed, us contamination and people, pesticides, children s health, edcs, herbicide, fines, amphibians, reptiles, fruits, triazine
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - May 20, 2008
The European Union's top health official appealed to EU governments on Monday to adopt stringent new rules to ban the use of all potentially cancer-causing pesticides.
Also tagged: cancer, international, law, health feed, pesticides, soil sediment, drinking water, river, surface water, edcs, endocrine disruption, legislative, green chemistry drivers
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - May 19, 2008
New research in India suggests exposure to pesticides could have damaged the DNA of people in farming communities, leading to higher rates of cancer.
Also tagged: cancer, international, alcohol, health feed, pesticides
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - May 16, 2008
Gov. Chris Gregoire's controversial appointment of a scientist affiliated with Dow Chemical to a state panel that tracks pesticide exposures ended Thursday.
Also tagged: domestic, health feed, us contamination and people, pesticides, circulatory system disorder, distorting science, scientific integrity
environmentalhealthnews.org » Environmental Health News - May 16, 2008
Chemicals found in pet shampoos may be linked to a raised risk of autism, a study of how environmental factors influence the developmental disorder has suggested.
Also tagged: autism, pesticides, children s health, pyrethroid, cleansing products, green chemistry drivers