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Day: October 4, 2013

Day: October 4, 2013

Ensure food safety at 9 day vegetarian festival

admin October 4, 2013 0 Comments
Come Saturday 5th October 2013, the Buddhist and Hindu communities will start the observance of going strictly vegetarian for 9 days.   Around this time, apart from vegetarian restaurants, we can see many temporary stalls being set up throughout the country selling vegetarian food.  Some of these stalls are situated in open areas where food is exposed to road dust and flies. CAP calls...
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Non-native Strains of Genetically Modified (GM) Insects Risk Spread of Pesticide Resistance

admin October 4, 2013 0 Comments
Today environmental and civil society groups on five continents warned that plans to release non-native strains of genetically modified (GM) flies in olive fields in Spain and fruit orchards in Brazil pose major risks to crops and the environment, as pesticide resistance or other harmful traits could spread into wild pest populations. The UK-based company Oxitec plans to release GM olive flies in...
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