Category Archives: Food Safety

Government Posturing on Pesticides a Busted Flush

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Gareth John

Damian Carrington writes a good piece in the Guardian describing how the EFSA have concluded that the much trumpeted ‘evidence’ that UK government ministers constantly quote supporting neonics is, in fact, worthless.  He says: The trump card waved by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecosystem, EFSA, Environment, EU, Food Safety, Insecticides, Pesticides, Precautionary Principle | 1 Comment

The World in a Jar

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Gareth John

Consider a jar of honey on your breakfast table, ready to spread on your toast. Bees make honey from nectar.  Nectar is sugary plant sap.  The bees take the nectar back to the hive and concentrate it into honey.  So … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecosystem, Environment, Food Safety, Insecticides, Natural Beekeeping, Pesticides | 17 Comments