Tag: pesticides
fruit produced in the world contains up to half as many toxic pesticides as a decade ago – also imported to Finland
According to customs, residues are often found in apples, pears, peaches, strawberries and peppers and celery imported to Finland. The substances mentioned in the report are permitted in the EU,…
Stricter conditions for pesticides
The rules for the use of plant protection products containing the substance prosulfocarb were tightened no later than 2019. The Swedish Chemicals Agency is now introducing even stricter conditions. Prosulfocarb…
Stricter conditions for pesticides
Prosulfocarb is used, among other things, in herbicides on autumn cereals. The agents spread easily with the wind and risk ending up on nearby fruit and vegetable plantations – which…
Cherries, apples, kiwis… European fruits increasingly contaminated by pesticides
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Pesticides: More than half of fruits and vegetables from intensive agriculture are contaminated
News Posted on 03/28/2022 at 6:02 p.m., Reading 2 mins. The results of a survey conducted by the magazine UFC-Que Choisir are edifying. According to their results, more than half…
The danger to life is very high! What is a pesticide, what are the harms of pesticides?
The answer to the question of what is a pesticide is a substance or mixtures of substances used to prevent, control or reduce harmful organisms. However, pesticides, which are used…
Which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticides?
More than half of the fruits and vegetables from conventional (non-organic) agriculture in France are said to be contaminated with pesticide residues dangerous to health, warns the UFC-Que Choisir in…
Too many pesticides in tea bags
News Posted on 02/28/2022 at 2:31 p.m., Reading 1 min. According to a survey of 60 million consumers, tea bags and herbal teas contain far too many pesticide residues. Are…
Pesticides in tea: brands pinned by 60 million consumers
Many green and black tea bags contain pesticide residues, some of which are banned in France or Europe alert 60 million consumers. What other undesirable substances are present in these…
Pesticides found in organic products
The magazine 60 Millions de consommateurs tested 74 products from organic farming. The doses of chemical substances found in 10% of them are “unsatisfactory” or even “very unsatisfactory”. Is the…