The Thai government is intensifying its fight against pesticides in fruits and vegetables with stricter controls and new measures. Monitoring is being tightened throughout the entire supply chain, from cultivation to import. Inspections, laboratory testing and strict enforcement are intended to increase food safety and protect consumers. In addition, the FDA is calling for conscious purchasing and proper cleaning of fresh produce.
Empirical Evidence
From the comments on all sorts of posts on this blog there seems to be a lot of followers who are blessed with a lot of science level brains and there's nothing wrong with that but it does bring a bit of an inconvenience to people less fortunate. The smarties come up with comments that proclaim the truth for them while there is more between heaven and earth namely empirical evidence.
Pest control in Thailand
The rainy season in Thailand has arrived. Good for the almost parched land and water rationing in some cities. Let's just hope that there will be enough rain. Not in those big unexpected downpours, which flood the streets and make them impassable for traffic.
Panel votes to ban hazardous pesticides
After more than two hours of discussion, a panel of representatives from government, farmers and consumers voted to ban the use of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. This does not mean that a ban is yet in force, because the Hazardous Substances Commission (NHSC) ultimately decides on this.
Soon a decision on the use of three dangerous pesticides
On February 14, the National Hazardous Substances Commission will announce its decision on the use of three hazardous pesticides in agriculture.
The National Reform Committee on Social Issues will investigate the use of toxic pesticides such as paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifosone, which are used in large quantities in Thai agriculture and are banned in, for example, Europe.
In response to a warning from the Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-Pan) about excessive amounts of pesticides in vegetables sold at the market, FDA Secretary General Dr. Wanchai Sattayawuthipong Tuesday that the FDA will continue to inspect and monitor markets.
If you think that vegetables grown on hydroponics (without soil) contain fewer pesticides that are harmful to humans and animals, then you are wrong. Nearly two-thirds of such vegetables from modern agriculture contain too much poison, the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-PAN) has found.
Dangerous pesticides in Thai food
This week the Dutch broadcast of BVN showed a report on how the food chain was affected. Some insects were almost eradicated. One of the causes was the use of pesticides to control the food against pests. However, the smallest worms and beetles form the food for the larger animals.
Anyone who thinks that the food in Thailand is healthy as well as tasty should read Bangkok Post more often. Research shows that 64 percent of vegetables sold in malls and markets are heavily contaminated with toxic pesticides. This is according to a study by the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network.
No ban yet on the use of life-threatening pesticide in Thailand
Environmental activists and consumer organizations are angry that the current government is putting off a pesticide ban proposal. The Department of Agriculture (DoA) makes it easy to say they don't have the expertise to assess health risks. They have forwarded the file to the Ministry of Industry.
Still many traces of poison on fruits and vegetables in Thailand
The Thai Pesticide Alert Network found pesticide residues in more than half of the samples during an investigation of fruit and vegetables at the end of August. Also in the supposedly safe products with the Q brand. Prohibited toxic substances were found in no less than sixteen types of fruit and vegetables.
News from Thailand – July 12, 2012
The foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Cambodia, which has claimed the lives of 64 children, has led to a veritable exodus of Cambodian parents and their young children to Sa Kaeo province in Thailand.
Thai farmers poison themselves
Thai farmers who grow rice use far too much fertilizer and pesticides. Nevertheless, the average yield per rai is considerably lower than in Vietnam. In addition, they run major health risks and pollute soil and water.