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CFS in HK Found Non-Permissible Levels of Pesticide Residues in a Mango Sample
Jul 21, 2015The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong has found non-permissible levels of pesticide residues in a mango sample and a sweet pepper sample. As part of the investigation, CFS found ...
Tags: food safety, vegetable, CFS, food pesticide, sweet pepper
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Hong Kong Found Non-Permissible Levels of Pesticide Residues in White Cabbage
Jun 17, 2015The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hong Kong has found non-permissible levels of pesticide residues in a Chinese white cabbage sample. As part of the investigation, CFS found that ...
Tags: Pesticide Residues, White Cabbage
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Some Indian Organic Farms Use Chemical Pesticides to Protect Their Crops
Dec 19, 2014A significant portion of organic products (33%), mostly vegetables, supplied in India’s capital Delhi over the last two years contain pesticides, Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) revealed. The federation said that some Indian ...
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A Relevant Number May Have Passed Unnoticed This Year for a Lot of U.S. Farmers
Sep 28, 2014For a lot of U.S. farmers, a relevant number may have passed unnoticed this year. The USDA reveals that China imported a volume of 84,000 tons of sorghum in 2011/2012. Just two years later, during the 2013/2014, the Asian giant imported 3.4 ...
Tags: Sorghum, US growers
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Researchers Develop Systems for Unprocessed and Processed Food Using Infrared Technology
Feb 25, 2014Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) are developing quality control systems for unprocessed and processed food items using infrared technology. Funded by an Australian Research Council grant, the project is aimed ...
Tags: Infrared Technology, Food Quality
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More and More Consumers and Corporations Are Touting The Benefits of "Local" Foods
Nov 11, 2013More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
Tags: local food, organic food, farming
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Scs Announced Expanded Laboratory Capabilities and Competitive Pricing
Oct 22, 2013SCS Global Services (SCS), a pioneer and industry leader in third-party auditing and certification of food quality and food safety claims, announced expanded laboratory capabilities and competitive pricing under its new testing arm, SCS ...
Tags: SCS Global Services, food quality
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There Are 5 Foods That You Should Never Eat
Aug 23, 2013Combine performance helps alfalfa seed profitability Fresno County raisin grower expects good quality crop Death on the farm a grim reality of agriculture While recently checking out the latest news on the CNN.com website, a video link ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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The SLPL Has Changed Its Name to Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services Pvt. Ltd
Aug 21, 2013Bureau Veritas' Consumer Product Services division (BVCPS) acquired Sargam Laboratory Private Limited (SLPL) in Chennai, India in 2011. The Sargam Laboratory has now been completely integrated with Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
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The Introduction of Baby Care Products
Mar 8, 2013Starting Out Right From the time we start preparing a room for a new baby, we are making choices about the child's environment. Many people get ready for a new child by painting, papering, and carpeting a baby's room with conventional ...
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Advices on Purchasing Baby Products
Mar 8, 2013Menu Warning: Things Can Change Beware of Greenwashing Everything Natural isn't Safe, and Vice Versa Learn to Read the Labels Routes of Exposure Pollution in People Nanoparticles - Something New to Watch Out For Essential ...
Tags: Baby Products, Pollution, Nanoparticles
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Bruker Was a Key Sponsor of The Inaugural Omics Australasia 2012 Symposium
Jan 15, 2013Bruker was a key sponsor of the inaugural OMICS Australasia 2012 Symposium, hosted by Murdoch University and supported by the Western Australian Department of Commerce and other industry sponsors. The symposium was held in Fremantle, Perth, ...
Tags: Bruker, sponsor, OMICS Australasia, 2012 Symposium
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TUV India Has Entered Into High-End Testing Services by Constructing a Food Testing Labor
Dec 6, 2012Tuv India,a subsidiary of German technical provider Tuv Nord,has entered into high-end testing services by constructing a food testing laboratory in Pune,India,with an investment of€5m. The new laboratory will be involved in the ...
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Registrations for Endosulfan Products Will Cease on 12 October 2012
Oct 1, 2012Registrations for endosulfan products will cease on 12 October 2012, but supply of any product that contains endosulfan is permitted until that date. SAFEMEAT has advised that the Endosulfan program should operate again for 2011-12. ...
Tags: endosulfan products, SAFEMEAT, Registrations for endosulfan products
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Energy and Food Independence,May Be at Odds with Each Other
Jul 10, 2012Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
