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Mananya resists delaying toxin ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/11/2019
» Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiset will on Monday ask the Department of Agriculture (DA) to explain why it has asked for a six-month delay on the ban of three toxic farm chemicals.
Stand firm on farm toxin ban
News, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2019
» In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to have a ban on three extremely toxic chemicals, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, revoked, the Agriculture Department has launched an online "hearing" process asking members of the public whether they agree or disagree with the ban. This should not be.
Toxin levels rise in Kok River
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/09/2025
» A Senate committee has warned of worsening arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the Kok River in Chiang Rai from mines in Myanmar's Shan State.
US move 'a retaliation' for toxin ban
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/10/2019
» US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend $1.3 billion (39.2 billion baht) in trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) has raised suspicion it is in retaliation for Thailand's ban on the use of herbicide glyphosate.
Suriya faces lawsuits for toxin ban U-turn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2019
» A network of advocates for a ban on three toxic farm chemicals is threatening to file a lawsuit against Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit over the decision by the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to scrap it.
Toxin found in 15 syrup products for children
Online Reporters, Published on 09/06/2024
» The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the recall of 15 pharmaceutical syrup products for children after they were found to contain the toxic contaminant ethylene glycol.
Deadly Indonesian cough syrup was almost pure toxin: court papers
Published on 13/10/2023
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to the deaths of more than 200 children last year used ingredients with toxin concentrations of up to 99% in 70 batches of medicine, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Be your best version
Life, Noko, Published on 21/03/2023
» Through its "Confidence To Be" platform, Merz Aesthetics sparks conversation around each person's uniqueness.
Hong Kong woman gets potential killer botulism after botched DIY beauty treatment
Published on 11/08/2024
» A Hong Kong woman is in hospital with potential killer disease botulism after a botched do-it-yourself beauty treatment.
Siriraj Hospital boosts aesthetic treatment safety
Life, Noko, Published on 22/11/2022
» Derived from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is prescribed for uncontrollable blinking, chronic migraine, overactive bladder and other medical conditions, as well as aesthetic treatments.