Most food pass pesticide residues test, European study shows
A new European study shows that pesticide residue levels in foods have decreased over the past few years.
A new European study shows that pesticide residue levels in foods have decreased over the past few years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have agreed to share data on pesticides and toxic substances.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put forward a proposal to remove 72 chemicals from its list of substances that are approved for use as inert ingredients in pesticides.
There are widely held concerns that neonicotinoid pesticides may have an adverse impact on bees and the EPA is currently reviewing their use.
A new lower-risk pesticide ingredient for controlling plant parasitic nematodes has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Two manufacturers of crop pesticides are facing a class action lawsuit over claims that their products are causing the deaths of bee colonies.
Milwaukee-based pesticide manufacturer Liphatech, Inc., will have to pay a $738,000 fine for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta is contesting in court the European Commission’s decision to ban the use of thiamethoxam, a seed-treatment pesticide.
The use of certain pesticides linked to bee deaths will be banned in the European Union, despite heated debates between member states on the issue, the European Commission (EC) has announced.