A San Francisco Superior Court judge, who had considered overturning the recent $289M verdict against Monsanto for its RoundUp causing Dewayne Johnson to get cancer, upheld the decision but reduced the financial award to $78M.
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A San Francisco Superior Court judge, who had considered overturning the recent $289M verdict against Monsanto for its RoundUp causing Dewayne Johnson to get cancer, upheld the decision but reduced the financial award to $78M.
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The Organic Consumers Association has sued the restaurant chain Pret a Manger because some of its “natural” food products have tested positive for glyphosate.
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Using internal correspondence within Monsanto, a plaintiff in California is contending that Monsanto knew for decades that its weedkiller product was carcinogenic.
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As part of the U.S. National Toxicology Program’s first-ever examination of formulations made with glyphosate, new tests have shown that popular weedkiller products, such as Monsanto’s RoundUp, are more toxic to human cells than their active ingredients.
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As discovered in a Freedom of Information Act request, FDA internal emails show that the agency knew common household foods were contaminated with the toxic weedkiller glyphosate, a chemical which the State of California says is known to cause cancer.
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Under pressure from having glyphosate discovered in its ice cream, Ben & Jerry will introduce an “organic dairy” line in 2018, which it expects to account for 6% of total U.S. sales.
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After failing to show up for hearings into allegations of regulatory interference, Monsanto lobbyists have been banned from entering the European parliament.
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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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For an undisclosed sum, Pukka Herbs has been purchased by Unilver. Pukka Herbs did approximately $30 million in revenues last year.
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Venerable chocolate brand Green & Black’s will not use the organic or fair trade certification for its new bar in the UK. Instead, it will use Cocoa Life.
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With rainfall patterns becoming more unreliable, organic farmers who treat their soil well are the ones who will thrive.
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Soaring temperatures in the Arctic caused ice to melt, and the entrance to the “failsafe” Global Seed Vault was flooded. Fortunately, the seeds are all safe.
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In a report by the Soil Association in the UK, a lack of standards for organic and natural beauty products has left 76% of consumers feeling very misled.
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Scientists from the United Nations have just come out with a very critical report of pesticides, saying that they have “catastrophic impacts on the environment, human health and society as a whole” and that “it is time to create a global process to transition toward safer and healthier food and agricultural production.”
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A great look at Biodynamic and why consumers, farmers and retailers continue to embrace this fantastic trend.
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Retailers in the UK are reporting sales growth of organic food of up to 16%, the highest in more than a decade.
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Sikkim, the state in India that has pledged to go 100% organic, appears to be running into challenges. Yet, when you look at the article/media outlet reporting this, it says that it is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s most powerful GMO propaganda machine.
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