Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/14/18 Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/14/18

Cattle Operation May Have Caused E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine, FDA Says

Monday’s announcement is the first indication that the agency suspects water contamination from animal agriculture may have been the outbreak’s original source.

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Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/12/18 Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/12/18

Court Orders EPA To Ban Chlorpyrifos, A Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban nearly all use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in a 2-to-1 ruling

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Urban, Farming, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/10/18 Urban, Farming, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/10/18

AgriTech Startup Pindfresh Is On A Mission To Bring Urban Farming Revolution In India

Food today is laden with chemical fertilizers that cause some major health risks such as cancer. Fertilizers such as ammonium nitrate, cadmium, potassium chloride, organophosphate (OP), pyrethroids, etc. are used to protect vegetables against pest and premature decay.

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Agricultural Technologies, Environment, Food, Food Policy, Food Safety, GMO, Systems IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18 Agricultural Technologies, Environment, Food, Food Policy, Food Safety, GMO, Systems IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18

From Farm to Fork: The Regulatory Status of Non-GMO Plant Innovations Under Current EU Law

Do Non-GMO NBT Products Need a GMO-like Pre-market Risk Assessment and/or Authorisation?

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Food, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18 Food, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18

More Cyclospora Cases Reported In McDonald’s Salad Outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration reports 436 cases of cyclospora have been confirmed by labs in an outbreak linked to McDonald's salads.

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Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18 Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/9/18

North Carolina Jury Awards Neighbors $473.5 Million In Smithfield Hog Waste Suit

Since the first trial’s conclusion in April (which we cover below), two juries have reached the same verdict in subsequent nuisance lawsuits against Murphy-Brown, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods. On August 3, a jury awarded the plaintiffs $473.5 million—the largest to date.

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Food Safety, USDA, GMO IGrow PreOwned 8/6/18 Food Safety, USDA, GMO IGrow PreOwned 8/6/18

USDA Slams EU’s Decision On Regulating Gene-Edited Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling out a recent ruling in the European Union that puts products from new “gene editing” methods such as CRISPR in the same category of all techniques for genetically modified organisms.

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Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/4/18 Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/4/18

UPDATED: McDonald’s Supplier Fresh Express Aids In Investigation

A July 27 chopped romaine-carrot mix recall by Fresh Express, Salinas, Calif., for possible cyclospora parasites led Caito Foods LLC, Indianapolis, to pull 25 deli salads and wrap products from retailers.

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Indoor Vertical Farming, Container Farm, Food Safety, Video IGrow PreOwned 8/4/18 Indoor Vertical Farming, Container Farm, Food Safety, Video IGrow PreOwned 8/4/18

Smart Home Farms To Enhance Food Security In The UAE

The UAE Office for Future Food Security and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) have announced a strategic partnership to enhance food security in the country. The collaboration aims to address future challenges by developing joint initiatives that enhance the country’s capacity and competitiveness in critical sectors related to future food security.

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Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/3/18 Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/3/18

Poisoning Our Kids

In his new book, “Poisoning Our Children: The Parents’ Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides,” André Leu challenges the chemical agriculture industry’s assertion that “when used as directed,” pesticides, herbicides and insecticides are “safe.”

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Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/2/18 Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/2/18

How to Store Fresh Herbs So They Actually Last

We’ve rounded up a few essential tips for storing some of the most popular herbs.

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Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/1/18 Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 8/1/18

Summer Of Recalls: These Foods Could Make You Sick

This summer has seen several foods withdrawn from the supermarket shelves – including some that could be your favorite snacks. Crackers, turkey and Spam are on the list for being recently linked to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses including salmonella in New York.

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Food Safety, Food Insecurity IGrow PreOwned 8/1/18 Food Safety, Food Insecurity IGrow PreOwned 8/1/18

Chipotle Reopens Ohio Restaurant Following Customer Illnesses

Traci Whittaker, a spokeswoman for the health department in Delaware County, said they had received more than 100 calls related to the investigation.

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Organic, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/25/18 Organic, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/25/18

USDA: Organic Labels Must Be Removed From Fumigated Imports

In a joint letter, linked at the bottom of this article, to all Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) licensees, the USDA Fair Trade Practices Program and National Organic Program remind U.S. importers that agricultural products treated with a substance prohibited by the USDA organic regulations, or that undergo ionizing radiation, may not be sold, labeled or represented as organic. 

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Environment, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/22/18 Environment, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/22/18

Can Florida’s Toxic Algae Be Stopped?

Toxic blue-green algae has bloomed again in Lake Okeechobee, Florida’s largest lake, an outbreak so severe that Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in seven counties.

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Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/21/18 Agriculture, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/21/18

Hawaii Becomes First State in the U.S. To Ban Chlorpyrifos

Yesterday, Hawai'i made history as Governor Ige signed SB 3095 into law and Hawai'i became the first state in the U.S. to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, a neurotoxin that causes significant damage to brain development in children.

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Food Insecurity, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/14/18 Food Insecurity, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/14/18

McDonald’s Removes Salads Linked to Intestinal Parasite Outbreak in Midwest

Public health officials in Illinois and Iowa have reported a surge in cases of cyclosporiasis, with at least 15 infections in Iowa and 90 others in Illinois.

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Indoor Farming, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/7/18 Indoor Farming, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/7/18

Indoor Farmers Are “Way Too Complacent” About Food Safety

“If you mess up indoors, everything is magnified,” says Sarah Taber. Taber is an independent food safety consultant specializing in indoor farming. Previously she served as director of food safety for The Aquaponics Association after earning a Doctorate of Plant Medicine. At the association, she saw startups pitch to investors a risk-free way of farming, and that’s where the worrying began, says Taber.

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Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/2/18 Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 7/2/18

Canadians Expect Mandatory GMO Food Labelling

According to dal.ca, an overwhelming 70% of survey respondents strongly agreed that GMO food and ingredients should be labelled on all packages.

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Association, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 6/24/18 Association, Food Safety IGrow PreOwned 6/24/18

Emily Griep Joins United Fresh In Food Safety Role

The United Fresh Produce Association has hired Emily Griep as manager of food safety. She recently received her Ph.D. from Cornell University as a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Needs Fellow in the area of food safety for a global economy, according to a news release.

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