Sentences with phrase «approved by the pesticides»

Herbicide - resistant plants require the companion herbicide to be approved by the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD).

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The Mettrum discovery was made recently, when a random screening of the company's products by Health Canada turned up the unauthorized use of pyrethrin, a pesticide derived from the chrysanthemum plant that is also not approved for medical cannabis.

Tropical Traditions has a ZERO tolerance level for GMOs, herbicides, and pesticides, and since the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) allows small residue amounts of pesticides and herbicides approved by the EPA for conventional crops to be present in USDA Organic certified products, we knew that we had to develop our own standards to both use in purchasing products directly from producers, as well as to educate our consumers on our own values and standards.

In science news around the world, Brazil begins work on a new year - round Antarctic station to replace a facility destroyed by fire 4 years ago, China plans a big boost to its investment in science as part of its latest 5 - year plan, the Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to nix a conditionally approved pesticide after further study, the American Statistical Association weighs in on the proper use of p - values, and more.

As predicted yesterday in a ScienceInsider preview, the European Parliament voted this morning to approve proposed legislation revising pesticide regulations, despite intense last - minute lobbying by farmers and researchers concerned about crop yields and the development of resistance to remaining pesticides.

If approved by the New Zealand Pesticides Board it could be used by the public.

Despite approved crops being created for markets in the developed world, farmers in developing countries have seen higher incomes, greater productivity and significant reductions in pesticide use, according to a 2014 analysis by Qaim and former Göttingen colleague Wilhelm Klümper.

Any pesticides used in organic have to be approved by the National Organic Standards Board first.

It is listed as a pesticide by the USDA and has not been approved for use in foods slated for human consumption.

The EPA has ordered a hospital services company in New Jersey to stop applying disinfectants in ambulances using a fogging system because the process «is not an approved use for any of the EPA - registered pesticides used by [the

El Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (CATA), a Latino - led migrant farm worker organization, will use the grant to survey workers and train them using the We Work with Pesticides curriculum, which was developed by the Farm Worker Health and Safety Institute and approved by the EPA..

The straws are hand - harvested and hand - cut from pesticide - free winter rye grown in Germany, and are sterilized and «approved by the FDA as a food contact substance.»