Pesticides 'in a third of foods'
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Nearly a third of UK food and drink contains pesticide, a government advisory body says.
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Fish could give you cancer, snails meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day goes by without some new food horror story in China. This is helping drive sales in another, though still tiny, food sector in China -- organic produce.
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Chinese agricultural scientists say they've developed a sunscreen for pesticides that allows the chemicals to remain effective for longer periods of time.  The scientists say the sunscreen will become increasingly important as global warming continues.
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Agricultural workers exposed to high levels of pesticides have a raised risk of brain tumours, research suggests.
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Tests that determine whether toxic chemicals accumulate in food may be missing some hazardous materials and need to be updated, a Canadian researcher said Thursday.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (IPS) - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are  seeking that pesticide use be halved within a decade in order to  reduce the amount of hazardous chemicals in the environment.
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A new study confirms a link between common food additives and colorings and increased hyperactive behavior in children.
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Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or allergies to their medicines, official figures show.
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Children who eat in large groups may consume nearly a third more than when they are in small groups, a finding that sheds light on the problem of child obesity, a study says.
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Food colouring Red 2G (E 128), which is  added to some breakfast sausages and burger meat, may cause  cancer, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on  Monday as it reviewed food additives used in the European  Union.
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Since 1962, the use of 60 pesticides, including DDT, has been banned or severely restricted in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.  According to the U. S.
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence shows they accumulate in the food chain, scientists say.
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Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
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WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pesticides and head injury can both bump up risks for Parkinson&#39;s disease, European researchers report.
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Dementia may be three times more common in people lacking a key vitamin, a study suggests.
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Households are throwing away a third of the food they buy each year -- amounting to 6.7 million tons-worth of rubbish -- according to environmental campaigners.
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A large dietary survey shows that a high intake of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of heart disease, but not cancer. We are urged to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to protect