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  2. Reducing pesticides in food: Major food manufacturers ... - AOL

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    In the 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce — a list of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides — researchers found 210 different pesticides on the 12 foods.

  3. Pesticide regulation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [4] The EPA looks at what the potential human health and environmental effects might be associated with the use of the pesticide.The company that wishes to register the pesticide must provide data from various test that are done using EPA guidelines. These tests include: acute toxicity test (short-term toxicity test) and chronic toxicity test ...

  4. Pesticide residue - Wikipedia

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    A US organic food advocacy group, the Environmental Working Group, is known for creating a list of fruits and vegetables referred to as the Dirty Dozen; it lists produce with the highest number of distinct pesticide residues or most samples with residue detected in USDA data. This list is generally considered misleading and lacks scientific ...

  5. Food Quality Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), or H.R.1627, was passed unanimously by Congress in 1996 and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 3, 1996. [1] The FQPA standardized the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would manage the use of pesticides and amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.

  6. Study: 21 popular cereals found to have cancer-linked ... - AOL

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    New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...

  7. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    Peppermint: repels aphids, cabbage looper, flea beetles, squash bugs, whiteflies, and the Small White [3] Petunias: repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary

  8. Texas sues chemical giants over forever chemicals marketed as ...

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    (The Center Square) – Texas has filed a lawsuit against several large chemical companies alleging they manufacture toxic forever chemicals used in products marketed as safe for families. Texas ...

  9. List of insecticides - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of insecticides. These are chemical compounds which have been registered as insecticides . The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [ 1 ]