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U.S. Ban the Use of Chlorpyrifos on Food
In August 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed a final rule annulling all tolerances for chlorpyrifos throughout the United States of America. After February 28th, 2022, the application of chlorpyrifos to -
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Honey Screening: Improving Quality of Imported and Exported Honey
Due to differing laws and regulations across the globe, honey screening is highly important to check for antimicrobial and pesticide residues in honey products crossing country boarders. Regulations and maximum residue levels -
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019 – Honey
Over the last 10 years the number of bee colonies have been in sharp decline. At Randox Food Diagnostics we work tirelessly to develop drug residue screening platforms to promote antibiotic -
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Antibiotics in honey – Consumer demand for honey products
The current market – with its price rises and demand pressures – reflects the ongoing desirability of honey. Analysts say demand from consumers and the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries is increasing. Population growth -
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Antibiotics in honey – treatment to prevent disease in agriculture
Antibiotics such as oxytetracycline are essential for the control of bacterial diseases of agricultural plants. Most applications are by spray treatments in orchards therefore bees collecting nectar from treated plants causes antibiotic -
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Antibiotics in honey – treatment against bee diseases
Honey is a natural product that is widely used for both nutritional, medicinal & cosmetic purposes. Honey like other foods is prone to various types of contamination and adulteration. Honey -
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Happy World Food Safety Day 2019!
Today is the first world food safety day in history. On 20th December 2018 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 73/250 proclaiming a World Food Safety Day. Starting in 2019, -
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Honey or sugar….whats in your food?
A UK based campaign group, ‘Action on Sugar’, recently analysed the sugar content of 223 honey, sugar and syrup products available in most UK supermarkets. The results proved that the honey products -
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issues warnings about alleged adulteration of honey
A warning has been issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) about the adulteration and impurity of honey in name brands on British supermarket shelves. Tests were carried out which were -
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The NHS are rolling out electronic prescribing in the fight against antibiotic resistance
A recent article in the Telegraph newspaper reports that; “Health chiefs have drawn up the plans amid warnings that antibiotic resistance now poses as great a threat as climate change.”
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