Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
Jamshedpur, March 8: Call it a Swiss solution to a clean, green state. Cement major ACC Limited has entered into a technical collaboration with Swiss giant Holcim to offer industrial units in the state a common hazardous waste management facility at its Jhinkpani plant in West Singhbhum district. Ulhas V. …
A variety of vegetables available in city markets can pose serious health hazards as they have been found to be high in toxic content. The root cause? Rampant use of banned pesticides. A recent study by the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute has revealed that many vegetables, instead of providing nutrients …
NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, India on Monday announced that it had lifted the ban on import of toys from China provided they conform to international safety norms. India had on January 23 banned the import of Chinese toys for six months on grounds of public health and safety. …
Draft of the food recall procedures proposed by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Provides guidelines for stopping distribution and sale of hazardous food product and removing the potentially unsafe food product from the marketplace. These regulations may be called Food Authority
This information bulletin provides a list of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides registered for use in Australian on almonds. Listed in the table are MRLs for Australia, as established by Food Standards Australia New Zealand and a number of countries to which Australian almonds are exported as at March …
Mixtures of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides are commonly detected in freshwater habitats that support threatened and endangered species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.) . These pesticides inhibit the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and thus have potential to interfere with behaviors that may be essential for salmon survival. Although the effects …
Vegetables (Beta vulgaris L., Abelmoschus esculentus L. and Brassica oleracea L.) from the production and market sites of India were tested for Cu, Cd, Zn and Pb. At market sites, the mean concentration of Cu in cauliflower, and of Zn and Cd in both palak and cauliflower had exceeded the …
Satna: The population of one of nature's strongest scavenger --'vultures' -- is dwindling in Gidhhkoot mountain of Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in an alarming rate. The reason of this steep fall of the rare specie is contaminated meat. According to locals the vultures fed on live stock carcasses, which are …
NEW DELHI: High levels of mercury found in fish could prove detrimental to health, according to a new study carried out by the non-government organisation Toxics Link in association with Disha. The survey was carried out on fish collected from Kolkata and other locations in West Bengal during 2007-08. The …
A method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous analysis of different veterinary drug residues (macrolides, tetracyclines, quinolones, and sulfonamides) in honey. Honey samples were dissolved with Na2EDTA, and veterinary residues were extracted from the supernatant by solid-phase extraction (SPE), using OASIS HLB cartridges. The separation and determination was …
Mercury is one of the most dangerous environmental pollutants, both in its elemental form and in chemical combination. When mercury is released into the environment it gets transformed into methyl mercury through microbial action. The methylation of mercury is a key step in the entrance of mercury into food chains. …
The Pesticides Act 1999 controls the use of pesticides in New South Wales. The Act aims to reduce the risks to human health, the environment, property, industry and trade from the use of pesticides. The Pesticides Regulation 1995 facilitates this by setting out requirements for pesticide record-keeping, training and the …
This report is an output of the project small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains. The project explored ways to create opportunities and identify favourable outcomes for smallscale producers in developing countries to participate in international horticultural supply chains
