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Woolworths pulls controversial products from shelves today ahead of ban
Woolworths is expected to cease the sale of a deadly line of pest control products from today, after…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #anticoagulant #apvma #AU #Australia #AustralianPesticidesandVeterinaryMedicinesAuthority #EdithCowanUniversity #pestcontrolproducts #RatsakFastAction #RestrictedChemicalProducts #sgar #tawnyfrogmouths #Woolworths #YahooNewsAustralia
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/837439/ -
Woolworths pulls controversial products from shelves today ahead of ban
Woolworths is expected to cease the sale of a deadly line of pest control products from today, after…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #anticoagulant #apvma #AU #Australia #AustralianPesticidesandVeterinaryMedicinesAuthority #EdithCowanUniversity #pestcontrolproducts #RatsakFastAction #RestrictedChemicalProducts #sgar #tawnyfrogmouths #Woolworths #YahooNewsAustralia
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Syngenta ends paraquat sales in Australia after new restrictions imposed on controversial weed killer
Major chemical manufacturer Syngenta is ending sales of the controversial herbicide paraquat in Australia, after the national regulator…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #apvma #AU #Australia #herbicide #paraquat #Parkinson’sdisease #Regulation #restrictions #Rural #syngenta
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/822062/ -
Syngenta ends paraquat sales in Australia after new restrictions imposed on controversial weed killer
Major chemical manufacturer Syngenta is ending sales of the controversial herbicide paraquat in Australia, after the national regulator…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #apvma #AU #Australia #herbicide #paraquat #Parkinson’sdisease #Regulation #restrictions #Rural #syngenta
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APVMA says ‘500-fold’ increase of pesticide residues on berries poses no risk to human health
When Australian regulators were tasked with assessing the safety of Syngenta’s new pesticide isocycloseram in 2021, they were…
#Australia #Agriculture #apvma #AU #Austrlia #Farm #farmer #isocycloseram #pesticide #pesticides #PFAS #QueenslandCountryHour #syngenta
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“History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury.” — Hilary Mantel, historical novelist
* Paraquat, Parkinson's Disease and Agnotology (The Deliberate Production of Ignorance)
"Nearly 60 years ago, a chemical company found that skin exposure to very high doses of its weedkiller paraquat caused “weakness and incoordination” in rabbits. Large amounts of the herbicide, which is used on corn, cotton, and vineyards, caused some mice and rats in its labs to develop a stiff gait or tremors. A decade later, an autopsy of a farm worker exposed to paraquat showed “degenerative change” in the “cells of the substantia nigra,” a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease." >>
https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29371* "Australia's chemical regulator has approved the restricted use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease...The regulator's review of the herbicide has been underway since 1997...The decision comes weeks after Australia's top neurologists said they had been ignored by the chemical regulator." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-23/apvma-chemical-regulator-decision-paraquat-herbicide-parkinsons/106775018
#pesticides #agnotology #WillfulIgnorance #Paraquat #regulation #APVMA #food #health #IndustrialAgriculture #weedkillers #farmers #science -
“History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury.” — Hilary Mantel, historical novelist
* Paraquat, Parkinson's Disease and Agnotology (The Deliberate Production of Ignorance)
"Nearly 60 years ago, a chemical company found that skin exposure to very high doses of its weedkiller paraquat caused “weakness and incoordination” in rabbits. Large amounts of the herbicide, which is used on corn, cotton, and vineyards, caused some mice and rats in its labs to develop a stiff gait or tremors. A decade later, an autopsy of a farm worker exposed to paraquat showed “degenerative change” in the “cells of the substantia nigra,” a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease." >>
https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29371* "Australia's chemical regulator has approved the restricted use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease...The regulator's review of the herbicide has been underway since 1997...The decision comes weeks after Australia's top neurologists said they had been ignored by the chemical regulator." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-23/apvma-chemical-regulator-decision-paraquat-herbicide-parkinsons/106775018
#pesticides #agnotology #WillfulIgnorance #Paraquat #regulation #APVMA #food #health #IndustrialAgriculture #weedkillers #farmers #science -
“History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury.” — Hilary Mantel, historical novelist
* Paraquat, Parkinson's Disease and Agnotology (The Deliberate Production of Ignorance)
"Nearly 60 years ago, a chemical company found that skin exposure to very high doses of its weedkiller paraquat caused “weakness and incoordination” in rabbits. Large amounts of the herbicide, which is used on corn, cotton, and vineyards, caused some mice and rats in its labs to develop a stiff gait or tremors. A decade later, an autopsy of a farm worker exposed to paraquat showed “degenerative change” in the “cells of the substantia nigra,” a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease." >>
https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29371* "Australia's chemical regulator has approved the restricted use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease...The regulator's review of the herbicide has been underway since 1997...The decision comes weeks after Australia's top neurologists said they had been ignored by the chemical regulator." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-23/apvma-chemical-regulator-decision-paraquat-herbicide-parkinsons/106775018
#pesticides #agnotology #WillfulIgnorance #Paraquat #regulation #APVMA #food #health #IndustrialAgriculture #weedkillers #farmers #science -
“History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury.” — Hilary Mantel, historical novelist
* Paraquat, Parkinson's Disease and Agnotology (The Deliberate Production of Ignorance)
"Nearly 60 years ago, a chemical company found that skin exposure to very high doses of its weedkiller paraquat caused “weakness and incoordination” in rabbits. Large amounts of the herbicide, which is used on corn, cotton, and vineyards, caused some mice and rats in its labs to develop a stiff gait or tremors. A decade later, an autopsy of a farm worker exposed to paraquat showed “degenerative change” in the “cells of the substantia nigra,” a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease." >>
https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29371* "Australia's chemical regulator has approved the restricted use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease...The regulator's review of the herbicide has been underway since 1997...The decision comes weeks after Australia's top neurologists said they had been ignored by the chemical regulator." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-23/apvma-chemical-regulator-decision-paraquat-herbicide-parkinsons/106775018
#pesticides #agnotology #WillfulIgnorance #Paraquat #regulation #APVMA #food #health #IndustrialAgriculture #weedkillers #farmers #science -
“History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury.” — Hilary Mantel, historical novelist
* Paraquat, Parkinson's Disease and Agnotology (The Deliberate Production of Ignorance)
"Nearly 60 years ago, a chemical company found that skin exposure to very high doses of its weedkiller paraquat caused “weakness and incoordination” in rabbits. Large amounts of the herbicide, which is used on corn, cotton, and vineyards, caused some mice and rats in its labs to develop a stiff gait or tremors. A decade later, an autopsy of a farm worker exposed to paraquat showed “degenerative change” in the “cells of the substantia nigra,” a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease." >>
https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mds.29371* "Australia's chemical regulator has approved the restricted use of the controversial herbicide paraquat, which has previously been linked to Parkinson's disease...The regulator's review of the herbicide has been underway since 1997...The decision comes weeks after Australia's top neurologists said they had been ignored by the chemical regulator." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-23/apvma-chemical-regulator-decision-paraquat-herbicide-parkinsons/106775018
#pesticides #agnotology #WillfulIgnorance #Paraquat #regulation #APVMA #food #health #IndustrialAgriculture #weedkillers #farmers #science -
Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."
"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."
'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'
"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water -
Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."
"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."
'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'
"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water -
Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."
"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."
'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'
"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water -
Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."
"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."
'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'
"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water -
Is pesticide spray on food leading to movement disorders?
Precautionary principle - ban paraquat"Paraquat and the related herbicide diquat are fast-acting weedkillers that farming groups say are essential for controlling resistant weeds."
"Multiple epidemiological studies from different groups of scientists have shown that people exposed to paraquat have around a three times greater risk [of developing Parkinson's disease]."
'The chemicals have been under review by the APVMA since 1997 and they are banned in the EU, the UK and China due to their toxicity.'
"There are now multiple epidemiological studies or real-world exposure studies that have suggested that paraquat increases the risk of Parkinson's disease by around threefold...Like Australia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to allow restricted use of the pesticide despite ongoing health concerns." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/neurologists-not-consulted-in-paraquat-weed-killer-review/106758882Visualising the “blanket of agricultural toxins” from space
This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide >>
https://www.europeanpressprize.com/article/this-yellow-glyphosate-map-reveals-where-farmers-in-the-netherlands-spray-the-controversial-herbicide/
#food #pesticides #glyphosate #Roundup #paraquat #weedkillers #SprayDrift #volatilisation #neurotoxicity #MovementDisorders #toxins #harm #farm #workers #residents #councils #LoggingIndustry #science #APVMA #regulation #Australia #SoilDegradation #water -
Parkinson’s disease experts warn watchdog as deadline looms on paraquat decision
Australia’s top neurologists say they have been ignored by the chemical regulator as it considers the future of…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #apvma #AU #Australia #chemicalregulation #neurologists #paraquat #Parkinson’sdisease #weedkiller
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/721708/ -
Parkinson’s disease experts warn watchdog as deadline looms on paraquat decision
Australia’s top neurologists say they have been ignored by the chemical regulator as it considers the future of…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #apvma #AU #Australia #chemicalregulation #neurologists #paraquat #Parkinson’sdisease #weedkiller
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/721708/ -
WA mouse plague pushes regulator to approve stronger bait
Australia’s chemical regulator has approved an emergency permit for double-strength mouse baits for grain paddocks amid mouse plagues…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #apvma #AU #Australia #miceinfestation #mousebait #mouseplague #publichealth #rodenticide #sanews #virus #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/678166/ -
WA mouse plague pushes regulator to approve stronger bait
Australia’s chemical regulator has approved an emergency permit for double-strength mouse baits for grain paddocks amid mouse plagues…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #apvma #AU #Australia #miceinfestation #mousebait #mouseplague #publichealth #rodenticide #sanews #virus #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/678166/ -
https://www.europesays.com/uk/912889/ Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research #apvma #chemical #Control #CSIRO #Environment #farmers #Farming #mice #MouseBait #MouseInfestation #MousePlague #MousePoison #outbreak #pest #PestControl #Plague #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen across Western Australia say a solution is being…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #apvma #Chemical #control #csiro #Farmers #farming #mice #mousebait #mouseinfestation #mouseplague #mousepoison #Outbreak #pest #Pestcontrol #Plague #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/600885/ -
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen across Western Australia say a solution is being…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #apvma #Chemical #control #csiro #Farmers #farming #mice #mousebait #mouseinfestation #mouseplague #mousepoison #Outbreak #pest #Pestcontrol #Plague #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/600885/ -
Conservationists slam ‘pointless’ federal regulator’s long-awaited draft to crack down on rat bait poisoning of wildlife
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has released its draft plan to restrict some rat and…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #apvma #AU #Australia #BirdsOfPrey #mousebait #nativespecies #pestcontrol #ratbait #ratbaitdecision #ratpoison #ratsak #rodenticide #Science #secondarypoisoning #sgar #WANews
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/353729/ -
Conservationists slam ‘pointless’ federal regulator’s long-awaited draft to crack down on rat bait poisoning of wildlife
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has released its draft plan to restrict some rat and…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #APVMA #birdsofprey #mousebait #nativespecies #PestControl #ratbait #ratbaitdecision #ratpoison #ratsak #rodenticide #Science #secondarypoisoning #sgar #UK #UnitedKingdom #wanews
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/320729/ -
"... Poor pesticide spraying practices in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions...Chemical banned by European Union still used in Australia."
When you drive from Nambucca Valley to the Coffs Harbour regions you can see giant white plastic nets enclosing blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plantations. There are toxic chemicals on some berries, the water and the area.
"Banned chemical thiometon detected in berries sold at supermarkets."
"Blueberry farming has boomed in NSW, including in the Nambucca Valley, as minimal red tape is required to set up. Blueberry farms can be started without formal registration or oversight, making it hard for authorities to track pesticide use. Since January 2022, the EPA has prosecuted 21 pesticide-related incidents across a range of crops in local courts across NSW... The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced a review into the use of dimethoate on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674
#food #regulation #toxins #pesticide #water #BerryIndustry #EPA #APVMA #governance #fruits #blueberries #NSW #plantations #MidNorthCoast #nambucca #CoffsHarbour #pollution #sprayDrift #dimethoate #thiometon #neurotoxins -
"... Poor pesticide spraying practices in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions...Chemical banned by European Union still used in Australia."
When you drive from Nambucca Valley to the Coffs Harbour regions you can see giant white plastic nets enclosing blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plantations. There are toxic chemicals on some berries, the water and the area.
"Banned chemical thiometon detected in berries sold at supermarkets."
"Blueberry farming has boomed in NSW, including in the Nambucca Valley, as minimal red tape is required to set up. Blueberry farms can be started without formal registration or oversight, making it hard for authorities to track pesticide use. Since January 2022, the EPA has prosecuted 21 pesticide-related incidents across a range of crops in local courts across NSW... The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced a review into the use of dimethoate on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674
#food #regulation #toxins #pesticide #water #BerryIndustry #EPA #APVMA #governance #fruits #blueberries #NSW #plantations #MidNorthCoast #nambucca #CoffsHarbour #pollution #sprayDrift #dimethoate #thiometon #neurotoxins -
"... Poor pesticide spraying practices in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions...Chemical banned by European Union still used in Australia."
When you drive from Nambucca Valley to the Coffs Harbour regions you can see giant white plastic nets enclosing blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plantations. There are toxic chemicals on some berries, the water and the area.
"Banned chemical thiometon detected in berries sold at supermarkets."
"Blueberry farming has boomed in NSW, including in the Nambucca Valley, as minimal red tape is required to set up. Blueberry farms can be started without formal registration or oversight, making it hard for authorities to track pesticide use. Since January 2022, the EPA has prosecuted 21 pesticide-related incidents across a range of crops in local courts across NSW... The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced a review into the use of dimethoate on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674
#food #regulation #toxins #pesticide #water #BerryIndustry #EPA #APVMA #governance #fruits #blueberries #NSW #plantations #MidNorthCoast #nambucca #CoffsHarbour #pollution #sprayDrift #dimethoate #thiometon #neurotoxins -
"... Poor pesticide spraying practices in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions...Chemical banned by European Union still used in Australia."
When you drive from Nambucca Valley to the Coffs Harbour regions you can see giant white plastic nets enclosing blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plantations. There are toxic chemicals on some berries, the water and the area.
"Banned chemical thiometon detected in berries sold at supermarkets."
"Blueberry farming has boomed in NSW, including in the Nambucca Valley, as minimal red tape is required to set up. Blueberry farms can be started without formal registration or oversight, making it hard for authorities to track pesticide use. Since January 2022, the EPA has prosecuted 21 pesticide-related incidents across a range of crops in local courts across NSW... The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced a review into the use of dimethoate on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674
#food #regulation #toxins #pesticide #water #BerryIndustry #EPA #APVMA #governance #fruits #blueberries #NSW #plantations #MidNorthCoast #nambucca #CoffsHarbour #pollution #sprayDrift #dimethoate #thiometon #neurotoxins -
"... Poor pesticide spraying practices in the Nambucca Valley and Coffs Harbour regions...Chemical banned by European Union still used in Australia."
When you drive from Nambucca Valley to the Coffs Harbour regions you can see giant white plastic nets enclosing blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plantations. There are toxic chemicals on some berries, the water and the area.
"Banned chemical thiometon detected in berries sold at supermarkets."
"Blueberry farming has boomed in NSW, including in the Nambucca Valley, as minimal red tape is required to set up. Blueberry farms can be started without formal registration or oversight, making it hard for authorities to track pesticide use. Since January 2022, the EPA has prosecuted 21 pesticide-related incidents across a range of crops in local courts across NSW... The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) announced a review into the use of dimethoate on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-07/pesticide-review-thiometon-dimethoate-blueberries-raspberries/105701674
#food #regulation #toxins #pesticide #water #BerryIndustry #EPA #APVMA #governance #fruits #blueberries #NSW #plantations #MidNorthCoast #nambucca #CoffsHarbour #pollution #sprayDrift #dimethoate #thiometon #neurotoxins -
Surge in berry consumption prompts potential dimethoate ban
Australians’ surging appetite for berries has forced the national farm chemical watchdog to review the risk of exposure…
#NewsBeep #News #Technology #apvma #AU #Australia #BerriesAustralia #berry #chemical #CSIRO #dimethoate #insecticide #pesticide
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/111644/ -
Banned in 67 countries and linked to Parkinson’s disease, paraquat is facing calls for stricter regulation. Yet, Australia’s cotton industry body is urging authorities to maintain current rules. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been reviewing this controversial weedkiller for 27 years.
#paraquat #parkinsondisease #weedkiller #pesticides #australia #agriculture #cottonindustry #apvma #environment #DriestcontinentonEarth
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Banned in 67 countries and linked to Parkinson’s disease, paraquat is facing calls for stricter regulation. Yet, Australia’s cotton industry body is urging authorities to maintain current rules. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been reviewing this controversial weedkiller for 27 years.
#paraquat #parkinsondisease #weedkiller #pesticides #australia #agriculture #cottonindustry #apvma #environment #DriestcontinentonEarth
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Banned in 67 countries and linked to Parkinson’s disease, paraquat is facing calls for stricter regulation. Yet, Australia’s cotton industry body is urging authorities to maintain current rules. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been reviewing this controversial weedkiller for 27 years.
#paraquat #parkinsondisease #weedkiller #pesticides #australia #agriculture #cottonindustry #apvma #environment #DriestcontinentonEarth
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Banned in 67 countries and linked to Parkinson’s disease, paraquat is facing calls for stricter regulation. Yet, Australia’s cotton industry body is urging authorities to maintain current rules. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been reviewing this controversial weedkiller for 27 years.
#paraquat #parkinsondisease #weedkiller #pesticides #australia #agriculture #cottonindustry #apvma #environment #DriestcontinentonEarth
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Banned in 67 countries and linked to Parkinson’s disease, paraquat is facing calls for stricter regulation. Yet, Australia’s cotton industry body is urging authorities to maintain current rules. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been reviewing this controversial weedkiller for 27 years.
#paraquat #parkinsondisease #weedkiller #pesticides #australia #agriculture #cottonindustry #apvma #environment #DriestcontinentonEarth
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Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries
"Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world."
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countriesThe dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia
List of toxins>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animalsParaquat and Parkinson’s disease in agricultural producers
"The regulator (is) lagging behind. A 2023 report commissioned by the federal government found “serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA” and that it took far too long to finalise reviews of dangerous chemicals, including paraquat."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/parkinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978
#food #safety #consumers #Paraquat #pesticides #herbicide #chemicals #agrochemicals #harm #farmers #BigAg #OHS #Syngenta #litigation #neurotoxicity #Parkinsons #APVMA #toxins #regulation #governance #Australia #lagging #water #wildlife #PublicHealth -
Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries
"Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countriesThe dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia
List of toxins>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animalsParaquat and Parkinson’s disease in agricultural producers
"The regulator (is) lagging behind. A 2023 report commissioned by the federal government found “serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA” and that it took far too long to finalise reviews of dangerous chemicals, including paraquat."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/parkinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978
#food #safety #consumers #Paraquat #pesticides #herbicide #chemicals #agrochemicals #harm #farmers #BigAg #OHS #Syngenta #litigation #neurotoxicity #Parkinsons #APVMA #toxins #regulation #governance #Australia #lagging #water #wildlife #PublicHealth -
Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries
"Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countriesThe dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia
List of toxins>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animalsParaquat and Parkinson’s disease in agricultural producers
"The regulator (is) lagging behind. A 2023 report commissioned by the federal government found “serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA” and that it took far too long to finalise reviews of dangerous chemicals, including paraquat."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/parkinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978
#food #safety #consumers #Paraquat #pesticides #herbicide #chemicals #agrochemicals #harm #farmers #BigAg #OHS #Syngenta #litigation #neurotoxicity #Parkinsons #APVMA #toxins #regulation #governance #Australia #lagging #water #wildlife #PublicHealth -
Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries
"Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countriesThe dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia
List of toxins>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animalsParaquat and Parkinson’s disease in agricultural producers
"The regulator (is) lagging behind. A 2023 report commissioned by the federal government found “serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA” and that it took far too long to finalise reviews of dangerous chemicals, including paraquat."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/parkinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978
#food #safety #consumers #Paraquat #pesticides #herbicide #chemicals #agrochemicals #harm #farmers #BigAg #OHS #Syngenta #litigation #neurotoxicity #Parkinsons #APVMA #toxins #regulation #governance #Australia #lagging #water #wildlife #PublicHealth -
Australian food is grown with dangerous chemicals banned in other countries
"Australia has a global reputation as a source of clean food. In fact, the country has some of the most lax regulation of pesticide use in the western world."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/27/australian-food-is-grown-with-dangerous-chemicals-banned-in-other-countriesThe dirty dozen: 12 pesticides that are banned elsewhere but still used in Australia
List of toxins>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/12-pesticides-banned-elsewhere-but-still-used-legal-in-australia-what-is-paraquat-atrazine-fiprinol-pesticide-chemicals-food-crops-animalsParaquat and Parkinson’s disease in agricultural producers
"The regulator (is) lagging behind. A 2023 report commissioned by the federal government found “serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA” and that it took far too long to finalise reviews of dangerous chemicals, including paraquat."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-31/parkinsons-disease-may-be-linked-to-farm-chemical-paraquat/104188978
#food #safety #consumers #Paraquat #pesticides #herbicide #chemicals #agrochemicals #harm #farmers #BigAg #OHS #Syngenta #litigation #neurotoxicity #Parkinsons #APVMA #toxins #regulation #governance #Australia #lagging #water #wildlife #PublicHealth -
Dead owls are piling up in my freezer
"Australia is one of the last countries to ban or tightly regulate the use of first and second generation anticoagulant rodenticides...Rat and mouse baits containing second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are commonly found in big-brand hardware stores."
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https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/dead-owls-are-piling-up-in-my-freezer-perth-scientists-take-a-stand-20240704-p5jr71.html
#birds #NonTarget #wildlife #owls #APVMA #regulation #toxins #pesticide #anticoagulant #rodenticides #harm #FoodChain -
Dead owls are piling up in my freezer
"Australia is one of the last countries to ban or tightly regulate the use of first and second generation anticoagulant rodenticides...Rat and mouse baits containing second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are commonly found in big-brand hardware stores."
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https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/dead-owls-are-piling-up-in-my-freezer-perth-scientists-take-a-stand-20240704-p5jr71.html
#birds #NonTarget #wildlife #owls #APVMA #regulation #toxins #pesticide #anticoagulant #rodenticides #harm #FoodChain -
Dead owls are piling up in my freezer
"Australia is one of the last countries to ban or tightly regulate the use of first and second generation anticoagulant rodenticides...Rat and mouse baits containing second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are commonly found in big-brand hardware stores."
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https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/dead-owls-are-piling-up-in-my-freezer-perth-scientists-take-a-stand-20240704-p5jr71.html
#birds #NonTarget #wildlife #owls #APVMA #regulation #toxins #pesticide #anticoagulant #rodenticides #harm #FoodChain -
Dead owls are piling up in my freezer
"Australia is one of the last countries to ban or tightly regulate the use of first and second generation anticoagulant rodenticides...Rat and mouse baits containing second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are commonly found in big-brand hardware stores."
>>
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/dead-owls-are-piling-up-in-my-freezer-perth-scientists-take-a-stand-20240704-p5jr71.html
#birds #NonTarget #wildlife #owls #APVMA #regulation #toxins #pesticide #anticoagulant #rodenticides #harm #FoodChain -
Dead owls are piling up in my freezer
"Australia is one of the last countries to ban or tightly regulate the use of first and second generation anticoagulant rodenticides...Rat and mouse baits containing second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides are commonly found in big-brand hardware stores."
>>
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/dead-owls-are-piling-up-in-my-freezer-perth-scientists-take-a-stand-20240704-p5jr71.html
#birds #NonTarget #wildlife #owls #APVMA #regulation #toxins #pesticide #anticoagulant #rodenticides #harm #FoodChain -
Imported pests and broad-spectrum pesticide regulation
"A “wildly toxic” chemical used to combat fire ants and the varroa mite in Australia is banned in Europe and harmful to humans – and it is poisoning waterways and killing native fauna, experts warn."
"Australia is “a basket case” in that the chemical regulator answers to the department of agriculture, rather than to the department of health, as in Japan, the US and Europe, said Landos."
"NSW MP Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice party said: “It is time for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and ban fipronil.”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans
#pests #pesticide #regulation #fipronil #OneHealth #APVMA #neonicotinoids #floodplains #toxins #ecosystem #pollution #wildlife #biosecurity #trade -
Imported pests and broad-spectrum pesticide regulation
"A “wildly toxic” chemical used to combat fire ants and the varroa mite in Australia is banned in Europe and harmful to humans – and it is poisoning waterways and killing native fauna, experts warn."
"Australia is “a basket case” in that the chemical regulator answers to the department of agriculture, rather than to the department of health, as in Japan, the US and Europe, said Landos."
"NSW MP Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice party said: “It is time for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and ban fipronil.”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans
#pests #pesticide #regulation #fipronil #OneHealth #APVMA #neonicotinoids #floodplains #toxins #ecosystem #pollution #wildlife #biosecurity #trade -
Imported pests and broad-spectrum pesticide regulation
"A “wildly toxic” chemical used to combat fire ants and the varroa mite in Australia is banned in Europe and harmful to humans – and it is poisoning waterways and killing native fauna, experts warn."
"Australia is “a basket case” in that the chemical regulator answers to the department of agriculture, rather than to the department of health, as in Japan, the US and Europe, said Landos."
"NSW MP Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice party said: “It is time for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and ban fipronil.”"
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans
#pests #pesticide #regulation #fipronil #OneHealth #APVMA #neonicotinoids #floodplains #toxins #ecosystem #pollution #wildlife #biosecurity #trade -
Imported pests and broad-spectrum pesticide regulation
"A “wildly toxic” chemical used to combat fire ants and the varroa mite in Australia is banned in Europe and harmful to humans – and it is poisoning waterways and killing native fauna, experts warn."
"Australia is “a basket case” in that the chemical regulator answers to the department of agriculture, rather than to the department of health, as in Japan, the US and Europe, said Landos."
"NSW MP Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice party said: “It is time for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and ban fipronil.”"
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans
#pests #pesticide #regulation #fipronil #OneHealth #APVMA #neonicotinoids #floodplains #toxins #ecosystem #pollution #wildlife #biosecurity #trade -
Imported pests and broad-spectrum pesticide regulation
"A “wildly toxic” chemical used to combat fire ants and the varroa mite in Australia is banned in Europe and harmful to humans – and it is poisoning waterways and killing native fauna, experts warn."
"Australia is “a basket case” in that the chemical regulator answers to the department of agriculture, rather than to the department of health, as in Japan, the US and Europe, said Landos."
"NSW MP Emma Hurst of the Animal Justice party said: “It is time for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and ban fipronil.”"
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans
#pests #pesticide #regulation #fipronil #OneHealth #APVMA #neonicotinoids #floodplains #toxins #ecosystem #pollution #wildlife #biosecurity #trade -
Chemical regulator captured by industry interests while Australia is soaked in pesticides?
"Concerningly, the review found serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA, which appears to have played a key role in the organisation not performing its full regulatory responsibilities...The board chair and CEO of Australia's chemical regulator have resigned, as a damning report finds the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) was "captured" by industry interests and subject to regular complaints of misconduct. The APVMA was also found to have "embedded" industry interests into its regulatory priorities and culture"
"Of the 10 ongoing chemical reviews, eight have been in progress for over 15 years or more, with seven ongoing for nearly 20 years”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720
#APVMA #SystemicProblems #governance #WeedKiller #glyphosate #chemicals #pesticide #regulation #failure #health #biodiversity -
Chemical regulator captured by industry interests while Australia is soaked in pesticides?
"Concerningly, the review found serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA, which appears to have played a key role in the organisation not performing its full regulatory responsibilities...The board chair and CEO of Australia's chemical regulator have resigned, as a damning report finds the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) was "captured" by industry interests and subject to regular complaints of misconduct. The APVMA was also found to have "embedded" industry interests into its regulatory priorities and culture"
"Of the 10 ongoing chemical reviews, eight have been in progress for over 15 years or more, with seven ongoing for nearly 20 years”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720
#APVMA #SystemicProblems #governance #WeedKiller #glyphosate #chemicals #pesticide #regulation #failure #health #biodiversity -
Chemical regulator captured by industry interests while Australia is soaked in pesticides?
"Concerningly, the review found serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA, which appears to have played a key role in the organisation not performing its full regulatory responsibilities...The board chair and CEO of Australia's chemical regulator have resigned, as a damning report finds the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) was "captured" by industry interests and subject to regular complaints of misconduct. The APVMA was also found to have "embedded" industry interests into its regulatory priorities and culture"
"Of the 10 ongoing chemical reviews, eight have been in progress for over 15 years or more, with seven ongoing for nearly 20 years”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720
#APVMA #SystemicProblems #governance #WeedKiller #glyphosate #chemicals #pesticide #regulation #failure #health #biodiversity -
Chemical regulator captured by industry interests while Australia is soaked in pesticides?
"Concerningly, the review found serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA, which appears to have played a key role in the organisation not performing its full regulatory responsibilities...The board chair and CEO of Australia's chemical regulator have resigned, as a damning report finds the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) was "captured" by industry interests and subject to regular complaints of misconduct. The APVMA was also found to have "embedded" industry interests into its regulatory priorities and culture"
"Of the 10 ongoing chemical reviews, eight have been in progress for over 15 years or more, with seven ongoing for nearly 20 years”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720
#APVMA #SystemicProblems #governance #WeedKiller #glyphosate #chemicals #pesticide #regulation #failure #health #biodiversity -
Chemical regulator captured by industry interests while Australia is soaked in pesticides?
"Concerningly, the review found serious allegations of chemical industry capture of the APVMA, which appears to have played a key role in the organisation not performing its full regulatory responsibilities...The board chair and CEO of Australia's chemical regulator have resigned, as a damning report finds the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) was "captured" by industry interests and subject to regular complaints of misconduct. The APVMA was also found to have "embedded" industry interests into its regulatory priorities and culture"
"Of the 10 ongoing chemical reviews, eight have been in progress for over 15 years or more, with seven ongoing for nearly 20 years”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/apvma-pesticides-urination-review-delivered/102597720
#APVMA #SystemicProblems #governance #WeedKiller #glyphosate #chemicals #pesticide #regulation #failure #health #biodiversity