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The endless hazards of commercial baby foods: lead and pesticides

Food Politics

PESTICIDES I read in The Guardian: Nearly 40% of conventional baby food contains toxic pesticides, US study finds. The research, conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) non-profit, looked at 73 products and found at least one pesticide in 22 of them. Not nice to think about.

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Weekend reading: FAO’s Statistical Yearbook 2024

Food Politics

Heres the announcement: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched its 2024 Statistical Yearbook , offering an in-depth overview of the most significant trends shaping global agrifood systems. Pesticides increased by 70% between 2000 and 2022, with the Americas accounting for half global pesticide use.

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The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture sets its federal policy focus for 2025

NASDA

They include the farm bill , food systems , pesticide regulations , PFAS and state cooperative agreement funding. Farm Bill The upcoming farm bill must be dedicated to supporting American agriculture and essential food and nutrition assistance programs. Food Systems NASDA will advocate for policies and programs that fortify U.S.

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Undercover Networks: How the Agrochemical Industry Silences Critics

Food Tank

A global team of journalists recently revealed that agrochemical industry leaders are working to downplay the risks associated with pesticides and discredit and silence critics of these chemicals. It just is so wrong and seems so threatening,” Gillam tells Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Op-ed: The Food System Cannot Become Another Fossil-Fuel Industry Escape Hatch

Civil Eats

Theyve got their eyes on one: the food system.” Theyve got their eyes on one: the food system. The food system is responsible for an estimated one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions driving this crisis. One key reason: the industrial food chain and its ultra-processed foods are deeply dependent on fossil fuels.

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NASDA Foundation Awarded $3 Million EPA Grant for Pesticide Inspector Training Program

NASDA

Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program. 2, will significantly expand the nationwide educational training provided to pesticide inspectors and enforcement staff over the next five years. This funding, effective Aug.

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), Pesticide use has increased more than 150%. calories consumed come from ultra-processed foods.

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