According to a report by the Council of Agriculture (COA), samples collected two years ago from several crops -including celery and strawberries- were found to contain excessive levels of insecticide residue,
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the aid division of the Korean Embassy, will provide a $ 6 million grant to enhance the export competitiveness of Sri Lankan agricultural products by improving plant quarantine capacity.
Sources in Saudi Arabia reported that instances of higher than permissible levels of pesticide residues were found on vegetables exported from India (like okra and green chillis).
According to a new study published in Microbiome, the short term consumption of a high animal fat diet increases a person’s susceptibility to a Listeria monocytogenes infection.
The state of Assam has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of Bailley brand packaged drinking water effective from January 18 citing violation of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance announced that their border office in Zabaykalsky Krai inspected a 19-ton shipment of apples that came from China on January 15th, 2019.
Over 66,000 tonnes of pesticides and herbicides are used by farmers in France every year, according to La Spéciale d'Envoyé programme, broadcast this week on television channel France 2.
