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Scientists develop new model to predict pesticides’ toxic residue
Researchers have developed a new model which allows the formation of potentially toxic residues to be more accurately predicted.
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Potato blight’s chemical attack mechanism explained
Scientists have unravelled the problem of potato blight, an outbreak of which famously brought about the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s and 50s.
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Issue #6 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: managing the impact of Brexit, food regulation across cultural and geographic borders, In-Depth Focuses on fresh produce, meat & poultry and confectionery, and much more...
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Pesticides may cause bumblebees to lose their buzz, study finds
Pesticides significantly reduce the number of pollen grains a bumblebee is able to collect, a new University of Stirling study has found.
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Britain’s Environment Secretary backs cutting bee-killing pesticides
The UK's Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, has put his weight behind a call to impose restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
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Multiresidue Pesticide Analysis with the Agilent Intuvo 9000 GC and Agilent 7000 Series Mass Spectrometer
This application note shows an evaluation of pesticides in seven different matrices for the Agilent Intuvo 9000 GC and an Agilent 7000 Series Mass Spectrometer.
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Multiresidue analysis of pesticides in avocado with Agilent Bond Elut EMR—Lipid by GC/MS/MS
This study demonstrates the application of this novel product for the analysis of 23 GC-amenable pesticides in avocado by GC/MS/MS.
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Nearly half of British foods contain pesticide residue
A report analysing 3,448 samples of British produce has found traces of pesticides on 48 per cent of them.
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Benefits of EMR – Lipid Cleanup with Enhanced Post Treatment on Pesticides Analysis by GC/MS/MS
This study investigates the modified EMR protocol for the analysis of GC amenable pesticides in avocado by GC/MS/MS.
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Screening of Pesticides and Other Contaminants in Food Matrices Using a Novel High‑resolution GC/Q-TOF with a Low‑energy‑capable EI Source
The increasing demand of screening for contaminants in food requires an efficient and sensitive technique.
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Three quarters of world’s honey contaminated with bee-killing chemical
A two-year study tested honey samples from all over the world for neonics - and found them in abundance...
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New research strengthens animal research at the University of Hohenheim
Studies by the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, have shown that when plant-based phosphorus is processed in the digestive system, substances are produced that have hardly been investigated and could have benefits for animal health.
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How combating weeds with lasers leads to greater agricultural sustainability
A robot automatically identifies weeds in a field and combats them with a short laser pulse. Is this the future of sustainable agriculture.
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Genetically Modified (GMO) Food Market to reach 130 million tons by 2021
According to Research Nester, the global genetically modified organism’s food market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2% by the end of 2021.
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Risk to consumers remains low from pesticide residues in food
11 April 2017 | By New Food
Food consumed in the European Union continues to be largely free of pesticide residues or to contain residues that fall within legal limits, new figures show.
