Published: May 26, 2017

There will be no commercially grown GMO potatoes on Prince Edward Island this year, according to Simplot Plant Sciences, the company that developed the Innate potato.

Published: May 25, 2017

Ready cut fruit, crunchy vegetable sticks and ready-to-eat salads are current the trend. Fresh-cut products ensure quick and delicious enjoyment - whether at the office, as an on-the-go snack or at home.

Published: May 24, 2017

Consumer Reports says a new study finds that some dietary supplements are causing liver damage.

Published: May 23, 2017

Australia is on track to adopt some of the most sophisticated plant pest surveillance technologies in the world after Horticulture Innovation Australia secured a Federal Government grant and co-investor funding to deliver a $21million plant biosecurity pu

Published: May 22, 2017

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, behind only heart disease, and rising mortality rates make it a significant public health threat.

Published: May 22, 2017

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released information about a study that showed the risk of domoic acid shellfish poisoning is increasing because of warmer West Coast ocean conditions.

Published: May 19, 2017

A perfect storm of unfavourable climatic conditions during fruit set and fruit development was responsible for the disastrous splitting of Navel oranges evident this season in the Eastern and Western Cape, says Hannes Bester of Citrus Research Internation

Published: May 19, 2017

As people include more fresh produce into their diets each year contamination of fresh produce is emerging as a major food safety challenge, Lincoln toxicology Prof Ravi Gooneratne says.

Published: May 18, 2017

According to Ken Wall, Chairman of the Asparagus Farmers of Ontario, it is highly doubtful that the asparagus referred to in this article is of Canadian origin.

Published: May 17, 2017

With little fanfare, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control unanimously approved on Friday morning the registration of three new types of genetically engineered potatoes that have been developed by a major Idaho agribusiness company.

Published: May 12, 2017

High levels of Profenofos and Methyl Parathion were found in many samples of dry ginger and cardamom in Kerala, India.

Published: May 12, 2017

The health department of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) in India on Wednesday carried out raids in the Krishnanagar area of the city, where mangoes were being ripened using the banned chemical calcium carbide, and destroyed 2,800kg of the fruit.

Published: May 10, 2017

Inspectors of the Rosselkhoznadzor of the Novosibirsk region have reported their figures for April.

Published: May 08, 2017

The international Journal of Plant Disease and Protection finally published the research financed by MIPAAF and coordinated by Prof. Giorgio M. Balestra which saw the cooperation between the Department of Agricultural Sciences (DAFNE) of Università della

Published: May 06, 2017

With the abundance of toxic mushrooms sprouting across Victoria, residents are being warned not to pick wild mushrooms this autumn.

Published: May 05, 2017

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority controls pesticide residues in food annually.

Published: May 04, 2017

The Hawaii State Department of Health has been notified that imported frozen raw tuna has tested positive for the hepatitis A virus.

Published: May 03, 2017

The Dayton Daily News has reported that Monterey, has reached separate undisclosed settlements with two of the parties claiming injuries in the Listeria outbreak which shutdown the Ohio Dole Fresh Vegetables salad processing facillity for three months bac

Published: May 03, 2017

Recently, the Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in Wuxi intercepted fruits containing harmful insects including exallomochlus hispidus and neofabraea malicorticis when checking the luggage carried by passengers of inbound international flights.

Published: May 03, 2017

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases report for June 2017, unpasteurized milk products cause 840 times more illness and 45 times more hospitalizations than pasteurized milk products.