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a chemical that is used to kill animals or insects that damage plants or crops
The family farm has gradually moved away from the use of pesticides.
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Recent Examples of pesticides
In addition to pesticides from their diet, industrial cow’s milk also contains significant traces of hormones (administered to boost their daily milk production from 14 to 40 liters per day).
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The same restriction was also applied earlier to the production of food packaging, pesticides and personal care products.
—Jonathan Sharp, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Paige’s investigation, which drew from tests done independently for The Times and others that came from a private market survey, checked for more than 290 pesticides beyond the ones required by the state.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Responsibility for regulating pesticides in cannabis falls under a startup agency, the Department of Cannabis Control.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Half of vapes tested contained ‘hidden’ pesticides that regulators don’t monitor.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
In addition, heat from combustion causes some pesticides to degrade into harmful gases such as hydrogen cyanide.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Of 16 cannabis products bought from unlicensed sellers or tobacco shops, half contained no quantifiable levels of pesticides.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The same restriction was also applied earlier to the production of food packaging, pesticides and personal care products.
—Jonathan Sharp, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Paige’s investigation, which drew from tests done independently for The Times and others that came from a private market survey, checked for more than 290 pesticides beyond the ones required by the state.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Responsibility for regulating pesticides in cannabis falls under a startup agency, the Department of Cannabis Control.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Half of vapes tested contained ‘hidden’ pesticides that regulators don’t monitor.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
In addition, heat from combustion causes some pesticides to degrade into harmful gases such as hydrogen cyanide.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Of 16 cannabis products bought from unlicensed sellers or tobacco shops, half contained no quantifiable levels of pesticides.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Pesticides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesticides. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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