More than 31,000 animals were used in glyphosate 'safety' tests. Are we safe now?
Pesticide safety and flawed animal testing Emily McIvor | 28th February 2019 News Pesticides Monsanto PETA Food And Farming Animal Testing Thought Leaders animal-1554745_960_720.jpg More than 31,000 …
Australia's climate change commissioner and author of new book Here on Earth talks to Matilda Lee about Gaia's true principles, the power of the internet and why legally binding climate treaties are pointless
… the globalised common intelligence of humanity, is a massively powerful information … minister Michael Meacher on the place of humanity in the universe, intelligent design, … Are We The Virus? - James Lovelock Does humanity need to be cut out of the ecosystem? …
With industry spinning that glyphosate is harmful to health, if at all, only with co-formulants like tallowamine, the World Health Organisation's cancer agency IARC has just released a Q&A document (below) stating that 'pure' glyphosate poses similar cancer and genotoxicity risks as its formulations. Banning particular co-formulants, as proposed by some EU countries, does not solve the problem.
WHO / IARC: glyphosate itself is the cancer and genotoxicity problem IARC | 11th March 2016 Comment Health Un Pesticides Toxics Regulation EU glyphosate-3d-vdw-cut-2.png With industry spinning that …
News headlines today suggest that a UN report on glyphosate residues has given the controversial herbicide a clean bill of health, writes Georgina Downs. But that's seriously misleading: the panel concludes that exposure to the chemical in food is unlikely to cause cancer. But that does not apply to those exposed to it occupationally or who live near sprayed fields.
No, the UN has not given glyphosate a 'clean bill of health' Georgina Downs | 17th May 2016 News Pesticides Health Toxics Un Regulation Media one.jpg News headlines today suggest that a UN report on …
Pesticides remain the 'elephant in the room' for Michael Gove, the environment secretary, and DEFRA. But until the issue is properly addressed the environmental crisis and fears for human health will only continue, argues GEORGINA DOWNS
Is the new UK Agriculture Bill a triumph or a travesty? Georgina Downs | 14th September 2018 Comment Pesticides Agriculture Bill DEFRA Thought Leaders gove_snowy_3271751b.jpg Pesticides remain the …
Human rights violations have been reported at plantations in virtually all major tea producing countries, while tea growing itself has a profound effect on the local environment. William McLennan reports
Environmental damage and human rights abuses blight global tea sector William McLennan | 13th April 2011 News Tea Africa Food And Farming Pesticides billy-final-tea-image.jpg Tea being loaded in …
Apparent 'victories' in the fight against toxic chemicals - like the EU's failure to re-approve glyphosate yesterday - are illusory, writes Jonathan Latham. The real problem is not one of specific 'bad actors', but the entire system that allows new, likely to be toxic compounds to pollute the environment in near-total ignorance of their impacts. It's time to take our campaigning to a whole new level.
The problem is not glyphosate, or DDT, or BPA - we must challenge the entire system! Jonathan Latham | 20th May 2016 News Toxics Pesticides Regulation Corporations Campaigning Science …
The UN Committee on World Food Security in Rome has today launched a new report examining the impact of chemical intensive, industrial food system on human health. GEORGINA DOWNS responds.
Expert panel identifies unacceptable toll of food and farming systems on human health Georgina Downs | 17th October 2017 News Un Pesticides Food Health Cancer 405530.jpg The UN Committee on World …
New research suggests that we are heading for an "ecological Armageddon" that will affect all life on the planet, including humans. COLIN TODHUNTER investigates.
… various forms of structural violence on humanity, including the waging of chemical …
Flea powder probably isn't something you think often about. But with some frighteningly toxic ingredients you should: they can be deadly for you and your pets
Behind the Label: Flea Powder Pat Thomas | 11th January 2011 Ethical Living Flea Powder Pets Behind The Label Health Pesticides Toxins istock_000012688989xsmallcrop.jpg Flea powder probably isn't …
European Union regulations stop exposure to pesticides that are mutagenic, carcinogenic, or that disrupt endocrine systems - but that protection may not last.
EU 'may legalise human harm from pesticides' Hans Muilerman Dr Jonathan Latham | 12th April 2019 News EU Pesticides Science And Systems 13393612819686.jpg European Union regulations stop exposure to …
Five international judges say Monsanto's activities have negatively affected individuals, communities and biodiversity, writes Claire Robinson. The Monsanto Tribunal's damning ruling denounces the company's harmful impacts on food sovereignty, agricultural production, access to nutrition, the natural environment, seed diversity, climate change, pollution and traditional cultural practices.
Tribunal judges: Monsanto isn't feeding the world - it's undermining food security Claire Robinson GMWatch | 24th April 2017 News Corporations Law Farming Food GMOs Health Seeds Pesticides …
This autumn the Monsanto Tribunal will assemble experts from around the world to set out the evidence against the global mega-corporation, which will stand accused of monstrous 'crimes' against people and the environment. The Tribunal's verdict will not be legally binding - this time. But on a future occasion, it may be.
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Cutting-edge molecular profiling analyses reveal that the popular weedkiller Roundup causes serious liver damage to rats at low doses permitted by regulators, reports Claire Robinson. The findings suggest that residues of glyphosate-based herbicides in food could be linked to rises in the incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity, diabetes and 'metabolic syndrome'.
Roundup residues in food cause fatty liver disease Claire Robinson GMWatch | 9th January 2017 News Science Health Pesticides obesity-cut.jpg Cutting-edge molecular profiling analyses reveal that the …
If it wasn't climate change, was the real purpose of the Number 10 meeting of Theresa May's advisors and President Trump's environmental transition supremo Myron Ebell to plan the post-Brexit deregulation of UK farming, including pesticides? That's how it looks, writes Georgina Downs - and we had better begin now to fight for our health, wildlife and environment.
Pesticide deregulation - the real reason for Myron Ebell's Number 10 meeting? Georgina Downs | 3rd February 2017 Comment Health Pesticides Farming Politics UK USA Regulation spray-home-cut.jpg If it …
The insecticide chlorpyrifos is not just highly toxic to developing human foetuses. A new study finds that it also damages the memory and learning ability of Forager bees even at very low doses, threatening the survival of this important pollinator.
Chlorpyrifos 'may threaten survival' of Forager bees The Ecologist | 11th March 2016 News Bees Toxics Pesticides Ecology Farming New Zealand forager-bee-cut.jpg The insecticide chlorpyrifos is not …
Several lawsuits have been settled by Bayer-Monsanto due to cancer claims relating to the pesticide Roundup. Do we need new labelling laws?
Cancer warnings for pesticides? Emily Folk | 13th July 2020 News Pesticides Agriculture Monsanto Bayer Science Systems Science And Systems Pesticide spraying Several lawsuits have been settled by …
Next week, EU governments will vote on whether to re-authorise the weedkiller glyphosate, judged by IARC to be a probable human carcinogen, writes Molly Scott Cato. The disgraceful shenanigans of the Commission and the European Food Safety Agency to date provide a clear example of the EU and member states conspiring with corporations, against citizens.
European Union - stop glyphosate reauthorisation! Molly Scott Cato MEP | 3rd March 2016 Comment EU Law Tocics Pesticides Farming GMOs Regulation farm machinery spraying glyphosate to oilseed rape.jpg …
Letters from an EPA toxicologist to the EPA official in charge of assessing whether glyphosate, the active ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, causes cancer, reveal accusations of 'staff intimidation' and 'political conniving games with the science' to favour pesticide corporations, writes Carey Gillam. Could this be a game-changer for cancer-suffering plaintiffs?
Suppressed EPA toxicologist: 'it is essentially certain that glyphosate causes cancer' Carey Gillam | 14th February 2017 News Law Health Pesticides Corporations Un USA EU crop-dusting-cut.jpg Letters …
Endosulfan is the pesticide of choice for farmers in rural India trying to control insects threatening cashew nut and other crops - but the chemical can have devastating health impacts
Revealed: the child victims of pesticide poisoning in India Peter Caton Beatriz Lopez | 4th January 2012 News Health Pesticides India Food And Farming Endosulfan 360x480.jpg Endosulfan is the …
Jordans cereal bars and Warburtons bread have been found to contain traces of glyphosate - a controversial herbicide that campaigners say poses a risk to human health. Andrew Wasley reports ...
Harmful weedkiller in your bread and cereal bars Andrew Wasley | 31st December 2013 News Pesticides Glyphosate Food Farming News GMOs Food Safety GM Crops warburtons.png Jordans cereal bars and …
The US Environmental Protection Agency was on the defensive last week in its hearings to determine whether glyphosate, the word's number one herbicide, causes cancer, writes Carey Gillam, as it stood accused of giving preferential treatment to industry representatives, excluding evidence of cancer links, and refusing testimony from a world expert epidemiologist.
EPA's systemic bias in hearings over glyphosate and cancer Carey Gillam | 19th December 2016 Activism Health Pesticides Regulation USA Science Un epa-cut.jpg The US Environmental Protection Agency …
A new amendment to the Agriculture Bill would help to protect rural communities from toxic pesticides.
Pesticides amendment 'to protect residents' Georgina Downs | 20th December 2018 News Agriculture Bill Pesticides Toxins Pollution Food And Farming 29443_403999534356_5135698_n.jpg A new amendment to …
The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs
The pesticides scandal: Government inaction is destroying lives Georgina Downs | 22nd October 2010 Comment Pesticides Health Comment Government Agriculture Cancer poison_sign.jpg The new coalition …