Raisins appear to be even more heavily contaminated with pesticides than in previous years. Many traces of illegal drugs have even been found. Despite the health risks to consumers, the NVWA has taken no action. This is evident from new research from the food watchdog Foodwatch, which annually requests the control figures from the Dutch … Read more

Spinach, red cabbage, kale, under a gray, wide sky. In Lutkemeerpolder, between Amsterdam and Schiphol, the last vegetables of the year are harvested. When turnips and radishes come up in the spring, the air is probably halved, and the people at Pluk horticultural company are looking at the massive walls of a distribution center. Cables … Read more

In many places, the mud flats are teeming with long-sprayed mud prawns. These small crustaceans gather their food from tubes at the bottom. They are most active at higher water temperatures and high levels of food, such as algae. However, recent research shows that this combination can also be fatal for them. Mud shrimp (Latin … Read more