In a surprise and controversial twist, Germany served as a key vote in extending the license for the controversial weedkiller for five more years.
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In a surprise and controversial twist, Germany served as a key vote in extending the license for the controversial weedkiller for five more years.
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In a massive blow to Monsanto and the chemical industry, the EU has rejected a 5-year reauthorization of the widely-used herbicide.
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MegaFood has become the first supplement company in the world to receive Glyphosate Residue-Free certification.
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In a study released by The Clean Label Project, it was found that baby foods, including organic brands such as Plum Organics and Sprout, had dangerously high levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium and acrylamide.
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In a study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, women who consumed more fruits and vegetables, which contained high amounts of pesticide residue, were associated with a lower chance of pregnancy and a higher risk of pregnancy loss.
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In a report recently published in JAMA, it was found that people who tested positive for glyphosate, a chemical which causes cancer, grew by 500% over a 20-year period.
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Very big news! With a 10-year reauthorization for glyphosate having failed, the European Commission (EC) is now set to consider a phase-out or shorter license for the world’s most used herbicide.
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In a recent research study, it was found that 75% of honey samples from around the world were contaminated with the super-toxic neonicotinoid pesticide. This was the case even with honey from Tahiti!
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A judge has ruled that the U.S. EPA must be much more forthcoming in how Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo (2,4-D and glyphosate) may harm protected wildlife.
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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is facing pressure to overturn Obama-era bans on GMOs and neonicotinoid pesticides in National Wildlife Refuges.
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Along with voting against the European Commission’s proposal to extend the license for glyphosate, France is set to phase out the toxic herbicide in its own country over the next five years.
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Monsanto’s dicamba is so problematic that even Trump’s EPA is contemplating taking action.
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Shocking! New documents reveal that the EU made its safety recommendation about glyphosate based on a study that it copied and pasted from Monsanto’s own documents.
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Over 2,200 farmers in 20 states have reported crop damage of three million acres, all caused by Monsanto’s super-toxic herbicide dicamba.
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Scientists at the University of California at Santa Barbara reported that high exposure to pesticides, as a result of living near farms, appears to increase the risk of giving birth to a baby with “abnormalities” by about 9%.
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Newly released FOIA documents show that numerous officials in the Environmental Protection Agency worked to slow a separate federal agency’s safety review of Monsanto’s top-selling herbicide, Roundup.
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People should drop any illusions they have about the Huffington Post being a friend to organic. After allowing ridiculous op-ed pieces such as this one, Huff Po is looking very similar to Forbes.com.
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Organic farms routinely get contaminated from crop dusters spraying toxic chemicals from above. Help may be on the way, but it is years away.
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Scientists at Royal Holloway University of London found that bumble bee queens exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides were 26% less likely to lay eggs, compared to those that were not exposed to the chemicals.
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Despite the fact that some companies may be feeling “certification fatigue,” Glyphosate Residue-Free is taking hold, largely because glyphosate remains such a ubiquitous problem.
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In court documents released last week, it was revealed that Monsanto’s own scientists knew of the potential cancer risks that Roundup posed.
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Dutch organic egg producers are reeling, after learning that a supposedly ‘natural’ insecticide contained a chemical that is harmful to humans. The financial and reputational damage is significant.
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In next year’s Farm Bill, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is seeking to include a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, the chemicals that many people believe are responsible for the decline in the bee population.
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It appears that Monsanto will stop at nothing to influence the media and scientific research, all with the goal of protecting profits for its multi-billion dollar RoundUp herbicide.
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