AFF Media Monitoring for 7/26/24

Biotech

How Gene Editing Hopes to Boost Produce Consumption - Christina Herrick - The Packer
Contaminants

Center for Food Safety Petitions EPA to Ban PFAS in Pesticides, Pesticide Containers - Food Safety Magazine
U.S. Health Officials Issue Another Warning Over High Lead Levels in Ground Cinnamon - Scripps News
Farm Labor/Worker Safety

Three Colorado Poultry Workers at Second Egg Facility Test Positive for Bird Blu, Bringing State Total to 10 - Oscar Contreras - Denver7
General Farming

How Buying Local Factors Into Consumer Purchasing Decisions - Tom Karst - The Packer
General Pesticide Use

Federal Court Finds Insufficient Evidence Roundup Weedkiller Causes Cancer. What Does the Science Say? - Ian Musgrave - The Conversation
Scientific Findings Call for Urgent Action in Just Released Issue of Pesticides and You - Beyond Pesticides
Microbial Illness/Food Safety

200,000 Pounds of Liverwurst and Deli Meats Recalled Over Positive Listeria Test, Possible Ling to 33 Hospitalizations and 2 Deaths - Food Safety News
Renowned Food Safety Lawyer Discusses E.coli Outbreak in Flathead County - Sean Wells - KPAX (Montana)
Vegetables and Herbs Sold at Walmart and Aldi Recalled Due to Possible Listeria Contamination - Minyvonne Burke - NBC News
Pesticide Residues

Pesticides as Big a Cancer Risk as Smoking, Study Finds - Saul Elbein - The Hill
Study: Organic Food Results in More Toxic Chemicals in Young Europeans - Hank Campbell - Science 2.0
Water

Red Tape Is Getting in the Way of Storing More Water Underground. The State Must Lead - Thomas Holyoke, Laura Ramos - Fresno Bee - Opinion
Tension Mounts in Europe Over Water Use and Storage for Agriculture - Anna Martino, Hugo Struna, Maria Simon Arboleas - Euractiv
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