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Bee Vectoring Technologies receives approval
Bee Vectoring Technologies announces approval of its first active ingredient to be used on commercial crops.
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Pesticides
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The microbiome and the effect of antimicrobials in food production
Dr Helina Marshall discusses the far-reaching significance of the microbiome and highlights the impact of antimicrobials in food production.
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Farmers and conservationists challenge pesticide approval
Four organisations representing farmers and conservationists have challenged EPA's approval of the pesticide, XtendiMax.
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Demands for crop protection boosts pesticide inert ingredients market
With thousands of ingredients getting used for manufacturing crop protection solutions, the pesticides inert ingredients market is growing.
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From farm to fork: The journey through food safety
Food is being traded in huge amounts every day, with imports, exports and internal sales forming a complex and dynamic movement. When it comes to food safety every single item must be tracked and risk-managed along its journey from farm to fork.
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UK family shopping costs to rise if plant protection products removed from farms
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The average UK family shopping bill is set to soar by £786 if plant protection products are removed from farms.
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Corn steep liquor market expected to surpass $3.5 billion
The corn steep liquor market is expected to grow due to the high demand for organic foodstuff.
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Application Note: Analyzing 360 pesticides in less than 10 minutes
Contamination of food products with pesticides has been a concern for years due to the risk of acute or delayed health and environmental effects. The world-wide usage of pesticides is increasing, as is exposure to them, and there are also more imports of raw foodstuffs from unknown sources.
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Application Note: Extraction of Pesticides from Spices Utilizing a Rapid and Automated Alternative to QuEChERS
The QuEChERS method has been shown to be practical for pesticide clean up and extraction on a number of different sample types and is increasingly being used on more difficult matrices. Unfortunately, this process is a manual, multi-step process that can be time consuming and yield variable results.
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Reduced on-farm biodiversity may have negative food safety impact
Dung beetles and soil bacteria on farms could help suppress E. coli and other harmful pathogens, according to research.
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Epigenetics: how ‘dark matter of biology’ could help in the fight against plant diseases
Sheffield University researchers have discovered how plants pass on resistance to pests and pathogens, which could help farmers in the future.
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Application Notes – December 2018
Our December 2018 Application Note summary keeps on top of the latest developments in the food industry.
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Determination of 208 pesticide residues and their metabolites in foods using Oasis PRiME HLB and Xevo TQ-GC
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) has been a common analytical method for pesticide measurement due to its high efficiency of separation, along with its qualitative and quantitative performance.
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A robust and sensitive method for the direct analysis of polar pesticides in food and environmental samples without derivatisation
This application note discusses how some polar compounds are not amenable to the extraction procedure. It discusses how chromatographic methods or poor ionisers require additional single-residue methods which involve time-consuming preparation and separation, and often involve derivatisation to improve detection.
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Neonicotinoid exposure impairs social behaviour of bees
Researchers have found that neonicotinoid exposure impairs social behaviour of bees, and could impact agricultural crop production...
