Monsanto Papers Lead to New European Parliament Pesticide Committee
The Conference of Presidents, a governing body of the European Parliament, has Thursday endorsed the mandate of a Special Committee to analyse and assess the authorisation procedure for glyphosate and...
View ArticleBurkina Faso Set for Risky GM Mosquitoes Trial with ‘No Benefits’
Genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes are due to be released in Burkina Faso this year by the Target Malaria research consortium. However, Target Malaria, which is funded by the Bill...
View ArticleGlyphosate Residues Discovered in Almond Milk, Bread and Veggie Burgers
New laboratory testing commissioned by Moms Across America has shown the presence of the world’s most used herbicide – glyphosate – in almond milk, vegetarian burgers, bread and Skippy’s “100% Natural”...
View ArticleUSDA is Flying Blind on Genome-Edited Crops
The USDA has announced it won’t be regulating “new GM” products – but its statement is at odds with the scientific facts, according to this report by Claire Robinson from GM Watch. Source: GM Watch, By...
View ArticleYoung Hive-Bound Bees Befuddled by Common Chemicals
Hive-bound young honey bees (Apis mellifera) are being poisoned by insecticide and weed killer gathered by their foraging hive mates, according to new research published in the Journal of Experimental...
View ArticleUCSF Places Secret Agrichemical Industry Documents including Monsanto Papers...
The University of California, San Francisco Industry Documents Library placed online several collections of agrichemical industry documents on Thursday, including some acquired and donated by U.S....
View ArticleThe World Reacts to the Roundup Cancer Trial Guilty Verdict
Following the guilty verdict handed out on Friday to Monsanto in the landmark legal case in San Francisco, which judged that the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the pressure has...
View ArticleBrazil Public Prosecutor Demands Ban on Three Commercialised GM Maize Varieties
Brazil’s federal public prosecutor has filed a public civil action requiring the suspension of commercial release of three GM maize seed varieties: Monsanto’s MON87411 and MON87460; and Syngenta’s...
View ArticleNew Academic Paper Slams EU Pesticide Risk Assessment Practices
A new peer-reviewed paper authored by a group of experts in law, policy, and toxicology, including GMWatch editor Claire Robinson, has identified systemic failings in Europe’s pesticide risk assessment...
View ArticleGlyphosate Alternatives Set to Take Market by Storm as Non-Toxic Weed Control...
Glyphosate-based herbicides are the most popular form of weed control in the world but times are changing and there is a surge in interest amongst both farmers and gardeners in alternatives, which...
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