Pesticides And Toxins

Characterization of potential Pseudomonas Isolates capable of degrading chlrobenzoates

Twelve sewage and soil isolates belonging to genus Pseudomonas were screened for their ability to degrade and dechlorinate 2-chlorobenzoic acid (2-CBA), 3-chlorobenzoic acid (3-CBA) and 2,4-chlorobenzoic acid (2,4-DCBA). On the basis of growth of the isolates of three chlorobenzoates and their subsequent dechlorination rate, an aerobic Pseudomonas strain PNK-3 was selected for the study.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
Navina Sandhu, Geetika Banta, R. S. Kahlon
Indian Journal of Ecology
38
2
256-260
Tags:
Pesticide Use, Land Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Ludhiana (T), Punjab, Pesticide Residues
Pesticides And Toxins

Court directive to frame guidelines on pesticides

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a six-member committee of experts to frame guidelines to deal with the presence of pesticides' residue in vegetable and fruits across the country by August 17.

A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed the direction while hearing a suo motu petition in the matter on the basis of a media report alleging presence of pesticides' residue in fruits and vegetables in the Capital.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2012
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pesticides, High Court, Food Safety, Pesticide Residues, Vegetables, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Ministry Of Agriculture, Farmers, Health Effects, Pesticides And Toxins
Pesticides And Toxins

The Indian farmer and endosulfan

If endosulfan is evil, why does the Indian farmer use it? Surely, there is a farmer's point of view. The first reports linking endosulfan to health problems and birth defects in Kasaragod, Kerala were published in February 2001 in Down to Earth. The Supreme Court has now banned the use of the pesticide till an expert committee submits its report in around eight weeks.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2011
M. J. Khan
Farmers' Forum
10
10
58-61
Tags:
Endosulfan, Farmers, Pesticide Use, CSE, Health Effects, Pesticide Residues, Karnataka, High Court, Kerala, India
Pesticides And Toxins

Monitoring of pesticide residues at national level (Annual Report 2010-11)

The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture is running a central sector scheme, "Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Level" in food commodities and environmental samples since 2005-06 with the participation of various laboratories representing Ministry of Agriculture, ICAR, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Environment and Forests, CSIR, Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer, Ministry of Commerce and State Agricultural Universities across the country.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Tags:
Pesticide Residues, India, Vegetables, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), Pesticides, Food Contamination
Pesticides And Toxins

HC wants ‘outside’ expert on panel

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Tuesday suggested the government to rope in eminent scientist M S Swaminathan as an “outside” expert for a panel set up to check pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakhder stressed the need for a non government expert to be part of the committee and said that the government may consider seeking expertise of Swaminathan or of someone of that stature. It then posted the matter for hearing on March 27.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2012
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
High Court, M S Swaminathan, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Food Safety, Pesticides And Toxins, Pesticide Residues, Vegetables, Delhi
Pesticides And Toxins

Panel formed to examine pesticide in fruits, vegetables

The Central and Delhi governments on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that they have formed an expert committee to periodically examine the fruits and vegetables available in the open market, to ascertain if they contain pesticide residue. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A S Chandhiok and Meera Bhatia told a bench headed by Justice S K Kaul that the Union Agriculture Ministry had on February 14 convened a meeting with senior officials of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Delhi government’s Health Ministry on the issue.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pesticides And Toxins, Health Effects, Vegetables, Agriculture, Pesticide Residues, Ministry Of Agriculture, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), High Court
Pesticides And Toxins

Panel to deal with pesticides' residue

The Union Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it had constituted a six-member committee of experts to deal with presence of pesticides' residue in vegetable and fruits across the country.

Additional Solicitor-General A.S. Chandhiok made this submission before a Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Rajeev Shakdhar. The Bench was hearing a suo motu petition on the basis of a media report alleging presence of poisonous pesticides' residue in fruits and vegetables.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2012
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Pesticides, High Court, Vegetables, Health Effects, Farmers, Pesticide Residues, Pesticides And Toxins
Food Policy

Policy and processes that enable honey export: a case study from India

India started exporting a small amount of honey in 1991-1992 and has now established itself as an important honey exporter to the world market. The quantity exported has increased substantially, and today India exports honey to 62 countries, including Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This publication documents studies on the policy and processes that enabled India to export honey to the international market. It shows how India has adopted the policies, processes, standards, and guidelines of the Codex Alimentarius and the European Directive on honey.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2012
Harish K Sharma, Uma Partap, Min B Gurung
ICIMOD
Tags:
Honey, Exports, India, Food Standards, Food Policy, CODEX, European Union (EU), Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, Trade, Honey Bees, Pesticide Residues

Drinking Water Standards IS 10500: 2004

The standard prescribes the requirements, test methods and sampling procedure for ascertaining the suitability of water for drinking purpose.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2005
Bureau of Indian Standards
Tags:
Drinking Water Standards, Drinking Water, India, Pesticide Residues
Pesticides

Adequate compensation yet to reach endosulfan victims

Kerala government is in a fix with the National Human Rights Commission issuing notice to the State government for non-payment of adequate compensation to victims of pesticide endosulfan in Kasaragod district.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2011
Roy Mathew
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kasaragod (D), Endosulfan, Compensation, Supreme Court, Health Effects, Endosulfan Case, Trade Unions, Rehabilitation, Idukki, Wayanad, Palakkad (D), Pesticide Residues, Drinking Water, Pesticides

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