The Nation The ministry's food standard expert Kanokporn Atisuk said though a small amount of methyl bromide and phosphine used in the production process was detected in the samples, the level is safe and well under the WHO standard of no more than 50 milligrams ...
The Salinas Californian In 2010, the latest year for which there is readily available data, just in Monterey County, agribusiness used almost four million pounds of fumigants, including chloropicrin, methyl bromide and 1,3, dichloropropene. That's approximately 10 pounds of ... and more »
Bangkok Post He also accused the government's critics of spreading false information about an alleged 60% increase in the imports of methyl bromide , a chemical used to fumigate rice. Thailand has been cutting down on use of the chemical and this year's imports ... and more »
Bangkok Post FDA secretary-general Boonchai Somboonsuk said yesterday the tests revealed a harmless amount of less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of methyl bromide in 26 samples. The regulation allows no more than 50ppm of methyl bromide in agriculture products. and more »
