- On October 24, the FDA announced that it published its Pesticide Residue Monitoring Report for Fiscal Year 2021. The report summarizes findings from FDA’s testing of human and animal foods
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Feedback Sought on Regulation of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides for Organic Production
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- On September 2, 2022, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which administers the National Organic Program (NOP), issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in which it requested the
FDA Publishes Pesticide Residue Report for FY 2020
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- On August 10, 2022, FDA announced that it had published its Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2020. The report summarizes FDA’s findings from the program’s monitoring of
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Biden Administration Plans to Reexamine Chlorpyrifos
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- President Biden’s list of planned executive actions included an order to reexamine chlorpyrifos, a controversial insecticide that is widely used to reduce insect damage to a variety of crops, including
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FDA Finds Exposure to Pesticides and Glyphosate in Food Samples Below Federal Limits
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- On October 1, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report showing the majority of human and pet foods produced and imported into the U.S. during FY
Monsanto Will Appeal Order to pay $289 Million to a Man Whose Cancer a Jury Found was Caused by Occupational Exposure to Roundup Weed Killer
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• As reported by numerous media outlets, a San Francisco jury (in state court) on August 10, 2018 delivered a verdict against Monsanto of $289 million, including $250 million in…
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Aligning CA Prop 65 and FIFRA Pesticides Labeling Requirements
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The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed to amend the California Proposition 65 Clear and Reasonable Warnings requirements to provide an exception to the safe harbor…
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FDA Study Shows Low Pesticide Levels in Food
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- Ninety-eight percent of domestic and 90% of imported foods tested in FY 2015 were compliant with federal pesticide residue limits, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report
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Roundup Roundup
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FDA reportedly to begin testing for glyphosate residues in foods.
- Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup and is reported to be the most-used agricultural chemical in the world. The
Paving the Way for RNA Spray
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RNA spray is touted as an alternative to GMOs.
- The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops and the use of GM ingredients in foods continue to be sources of worldwide