Cattle diets on organic farms contain significantly less pesticide residue than that of conventional farms, according to a recent Austrian study. On conventional farms, nearly all of cattle feed...
Apr 12, 2021
A study from Environmental Pollution compared pesticide residues in soil from organic and conventional farms across the European Union and found that organic farms had up to 90% fewer residues....
Jun 26, 2019
Non-organic milk tests positive for illegal antibiotics, high levels of growth hormones
and controversial pesticide contaminants
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Jul 11, 2017
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A new study looking at agricultural fields in India shows that pesticides have contaminated local soils. The paper, published in...
Jul 05, 2017
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A study from researchers in Ghana found that levels of pesticides contaminating reservoirs could be high enough that consuming fish from those...
Jun 30, 2017
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A study at Louisiana State University Ag Center shows that even areas set aside for pollinator conservation may be...
Jun 21, 2017
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According to a recent study, cocoa beans may be contaminated with multiple organophosphorus and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides. Researchers...
May 10, 2017
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A new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment shows that multiple pesticides have contaminated the surface waters of lakes...
May 02, 2017
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A new study published in Food Additives & Contaminants has found that a substantial amount of leafy vegetables grown in North Central Chile...
May 18, 2016
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A recent study published in Science of the Total Environment found that pesticide contamination in persimmons and jujubes grown in China was...
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