Falcon Trading Black Beans and Soup Mixes are being recalled because they contain pesticide residue. No illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of these items. The recalling firm is Falcon Trading Company of Royal Oaks, California. The products are supposed to be organic. These items are sold … Read more
Trinidad Black Beans are being recalled because they have elevated levels of a pesticide MBC (carbendazim) thiophanate-methyl. Becasue this recall notice was posted on the FDA’s Enforcement Reports Page, and not the regular recall page, there is no information about whether or not any illness or adverse reactions have been reported to the company to … Read more
Asli Sesame Seeds Brown are being recalled because a product sample exceeded the tolerance for the pesticide Fenvalerate. There is no mention about whether or not any illnesses have been reported in connection with the consumption of this product because this recall notice was posted on the FDA’s Enforcement Reports Page, not the regular recall … Read more
Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support Dietary Supplement is being recalled because the product contains pesticide residues above the FDA action level. Because this recall notice was posted on the FDA’s Enforcement Reports page instead of the recall page, there is no information about whether or not any adverse reactions have been reported to the company … Read more
Consumer Reports tracks pesticides on produce and has released the results of their research. They say that since the 1960s, some chemicals used on American crops have unacceptable health risks. Some pesticides are banned in the United States, but the government has been slow to act on banning others. And when a chemical is removed … Read more
Environmental Working Group (EWG) has published their 2023 guide to the Dirty Dozen list, which is a list of fruits and vegetables that are likely to have the most pesticide residue. The biggest news is that blueberries are back on the list, with traces of several toxic pesticides. Americans are eating three times as many blueberries … Read more
Earth Farms Brussels Sprouts are being recalled for possible Chlorpyrifos contamination that was found by the state of California. Because this recall was posted on the FDA’s Enforcement page, and not on the FDA’s recall page, there is no information provided about whether or not any adverse reactions have been reported to the company to … Read more
The FDA has released its pesticide monitoring report for fiscal year 2020 with the news that 96.8% of domestically produced food, and 88.4% of imported food met federal tolerances set by the EPA. From October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, the FDA tested for about 75o different pesticides and selected industrial compounds on 2,078 … Read more
The Environmental Working Group has published their Dirty Dozen Produce List and their Clean Fifteen list for 2022, with the top 12 fruits and vegetables that are most likely to be contaminated with pesticides and the top 15 that are least likely to be contaminated. The report states that more than 705 of non-organic fresh … Read more
The EPA is ending the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food, in a final rule that was released August 18, 2021. The decision is a reaction to a court ruling in April 2021 that directed the agency to ban the use of the organophosphate insecticide on food or set new residue levels that are … Read more