Poisoning caused by pesticides is widely recognized as a major public health problem among smallholder farmers and rural communities, including in the Caribbean. However, a lack of quality data ...

Pesticides are used to prevent pests from attacking grains in order to preserve the crops. This paper aims at evaluating the distribution of the pesticides bispyribac-sodium, carbofuran, clomazone and ...

Android smartphones have long competed with, and in some cases, surpassed, the iPhone, but the same can’t be said for tablets. Android makers have long harbored ambitions to compete with the ...

This followed a briefing to the committee last week by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the South African People’s Tribunal on AgroToxins (SAPToA) on investigations into the use ...

MONTANA – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced pesticide disposal events for the summer of 2025. These events will take place from June 30 to July 2 in Polson, Hamilton, and Butte.

(Beyond Pesticides, March 26, 2025) State legislation to quash lawsuits against chemical manufacturers because of their “failure to warn” about the hazards of their pesticide products is moving ...

Bill co-sponsor Sen. Brent Jackson (R-Autryville) said the provision would protect pesticide companies from frivolous lawsuits, but critics say the measure would place too high a burden on those ...

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Health Canada's Pesticide Compliance Program (PCP) is responsible for promoting, verifying and enforcing compliance with the Pest Control Products Act (PCPA) and its Regulations. The primary objective ...

The pesticides industry has evolved over time, but the current Kenyan legislation has not fully addressed changes such as strict adherence to food safety standards or penalties for suppliers of ...

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. The Falmouth Town Council has passed a controversial pesticide and fertilizer regulatory ordinance for the second time in a vote split 5-2. The action ...