Those who dare suggest that pesticides might be implicated in Brazil's microcephaly outbreak are being furiously attacked as irrational, nonsense-spouting 'conspiracy theorists', writes Claire Robinson. But the attackers have an uncanny ability to get their own facts in a twist. And among them are writers linked to industries with huge economic interests in the matter.
… Zika, microcephaly, and pesticides: half-truths, hysteria, and vested … Those who dare suggest that pesticides might be implicated in Brazil's … Tamar Haspel. Haspel tweeted : "No, GMOs and pesticides aren't the Zika culprits. Could we …
Hawaii has got everything, writes Christopher Pala, and not just for holidaymakers. It's also the perfect place for biotech companies to develop GMO corn varieties and spray them with toxic agrochemicals. People are getting sprayed too - and doctors report high rates of birth defects. But grassroots efforts to restrict the use of pesticides have twice been over-ruled by state courts.
… Hawaii: anger rises over health impacts of pesticides used on GMO crops Christopher Pala … But grassroots efforts to restrict the use of pesticides have twice been over-ruled by state … yards away. "That's where they spray the pesticides, even when the wind is blowing …
Each year the US Department of Agriculture manages to test for over 400 pesticides in food, writes Carey Gillam. But glyphosate, the world's biggest-selling herbicide, is not among them, even as evidence of its dangers mounts. It's time for USDA and EPA to stop their buck-passing - and give consumers their right to know.
… of Agriculture manages to test for over 400 pesticides in food, writes Carey Gillam. But … human carcinogen . USDA tests for over 400 pesticides - but not glyphosate Consumers … pesticide residue data for hundreds of pesticides. The testing looks for residues on …
There's absolutely no evidence for BBC Panorama's claim of 90% success for Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, writes Claire Robinson. But that has not stopped the BBC Trust from dismissing all complaints against its monstrously dishonest report. Nor has it diminished the jubilation of GMO cheerleaders.
… and thus to reduce the use of harmful pesticides" . The Trust adds that even if … brinjal again." Did Bt brinjal require less pesticides? The BBC Trust takes on faith … Bt brinjal crop reduces the use of "harmful pesticides" . Lynas goes even further. He …
Some of the world's most powerful figures tout the benefits of GMOs, writes Stacy Malkan, but what's the real story? Facts on the ground expose the PR spin, half truths and outright propaganda that has come to dominate a public conversation that is not so much about engineering genes, but engineering truth for the benefit of multinational corporations.
… 2016 News GMOs Corporations Media Science Pesticides Toxics USA right-2-know-cut.jpg … contaminated with high volumes of toxic pesticides, in large part because Hawaii is … school near intensively sprayed test sites. Pesticides often drift so it's no wonder that …
India's food system, essentially clean just a generation ago, has been comprehensively contaminated with sugar, bad fats, synthetic additives, GMOs and pesticides under the country's neoliberal 'great leap forwards', writes Colin Todhunter. The result? a surge in obesity, diabetes and cancer incidence, but no let-up in the under-nutrition of those too poor to join in the over-consumption.
… Comment Food Farming India Trade GMOs Health Pesticides Toxics mcdonalds-india-cut.jpg … bad fats, synthetic additives, GMOs and pesticides under the country's neoliberal … particularly in the developing nations." Pesticides, the environment, food and health …
A coalition of farmer and public interest groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency for unlawfully approving the use of Monsanto's highly toxic herbicide dicamba on its dicamba-resistant GMO soybeans and cotton, without consulting wildlife and fisheries agencies.
… for Food Safety | 25th January 2017 News GMOs Pesticides Corporations Regulation Law USA … Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, senior scientist with Pesticides Action Network. "Monsanto's …
The US Environmental Protection Agency has just withdrawn its authorization for a toxic mix of two herbicides, glyphosate and 2,4-D, to be used on GM crops. The move came in response to a lawsuit claiming the initial registration was unlawful.
… on behalf of Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Biological Diversity, … farm has been lost because there are so many pesticides in the environment. Many acres of …
The Council of Monte Maiz, a small town in Argentina surrounded by intensive GMO soya farms, has enacted a law that forbids the spraying and storage of pesticides and other agrochemicals after severe health impacts were detected.
… Argentine GM soya town bans pesticides Claire Robinson GMWatch | 14th July … Argentina argentine-town-puts-the-brake-on-pesticides-cut.jpg Photo: TV interview with … law that forbids the spraying and storage of pesticides and other agrochemicals after …
The US EPA has approved new GMO corn and soybean varieties resistant to both glyphosate and 2,4-D, writes Jim Goodman - and the highly toxic herbicide mix itself. In this latest escalation of the chemical war against nature there is one clear winner - Dow AgroSciences. But everyone else loses - farmers, consumers and our increasingly endangered wildlife.
… New seeds, old pesticides - 2,4-D and 'next generation' GMOs … challenging the permit, on behalf of Beyond Pesticides, Center for Biological Diversity, …
Bayer's $66 billion takeover of Monsanto represents another big click on the ratchet of corporate power over farming and food, writes Colin Todhunter. With the 'big six' of global agribusiness now set to turn into the 'even bigger three', farmers and consumers are facing more GMOs and pesticides, less choice, and deeper price gouging. Agroecology has never looked more attractive.
… September 2016 News Corporations GMOs Farming Pesticides Food Agroecology fertile-cut.jpg … and consumers are facing more GMOs and pesticides, less choice, and deeper price … of the global supply of commercial seeds and pesticides. Bayer's crop chemicals business is …
The US looks set to approve GM crops that resist the 'Agent Orange' pesticide 2,4-D as well as glyphosate, writes Helena Paul. If it does, the toxic chemical - created in WW2 to destroy enemy food supplies - will soon end up in animal feeds, and the food we eat.
… agriculture, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides (both herbicides and insecticides) … 2,4-D by Testbiotech, Genewatch UK and Pesticides Action Network (PAN) Europe, …
India's farmers are the targets of structural violence aimed at uprooting indigenous agriculture and replacing it with an intensive corporate model based on GMOs and agrochemicals, writes Colin Todhunter. But as Monsanto's GM cotton succumbs to insect infestations despite repeated pesticide applications, agroecological farming is an increasingly attractive option for cultivators.
… in two of their fields. Babu Lal purchased pesticides to help grow the seeds in the hope … 10,000 rupees in lieu of the fertilisers and pesticides provided to him. Several other … there was no need to use huge amounts of pesticides. But, according to Monsanto's …
A voter initiative in Maui, Hawaii requires a suspension of GMO crops pending a safety review to be paid for by Monsanto and other corporations - although corporations spent almost $8 million trying to defeat the measure. Monsanto is now preparing a legal challenge.
… uses Hawaii as 'outdoor lab' for GMOs and pesticides Hawaii is used as an outdoor … engineered crops and their related pesticides. In 2013 alone there were 1,124 … crops are engineered to resist herbicides and pesticides. Testing these crops means repeated …
The forced retraction of a study that identified serious harm to rats fed on GMO maize and Monsanto's 'Roundup' reveals a deep and systemic corruption of science and regulation, writes Gilles-Eric Séralini. Urgent and far reaching reforms must now take place.
… be performed for edible GMOs and formulated pesticides. This fact is at the origin of most … risk assessment methodologies for chemicals, pesticides, and GM foods. Wayne Parrott also … revelations (not restricted to GMOs and pesticides) led to the resignations of leading …
A new scientific study has found that laboratory rats used in health and toxicity studies are routinely given feeds contaminated with herbicides, pesticides and GMOs, writes Pat Thomas, potentially invalidating the results of crucial safety tests on GMOs, agrochemicals, medical drugs and other substances, on which health and environmental regulators base critical decisions.
… used in safety studies eat feeds laced with pesticides, herbicides and GMOs Pat Thomas | … given feeds contaminated with herbicides, pesticides and GMOs, writes Pat Thomas, … the samples contained significant amounts of pesticides and other contaminants. Traces of …
Monsanto has a simple purpose, writes Pete Dolack: to control the world's food supply, monopolizing seeds and agrochemicals to extract profit from every bite of food we eat. Caring nothing for the disease, poverty and destruction that it causes, it has suborned politicians, governments and regulators to its will. But millions are determined to stop it.
… to promote clean food. Food that's free of pesticides, which our grandparents just called … say local farmers still use Monsanto's pesticides and herbicides, which end up … GMO products." The struggle against dangerous pesticides received a boost earlier in the …
To accommodate high levels of Roundup residues in GM soya, limits were raised 200-fold - with no scientific justification and ignoring growing evidence of toxicity. What Monsanto calls 'extreme levels' are now the norm - but only in GM crops.
… and other compounds as well as relevant pesticides, including glyphosate and its … When regulatory agencies assess pesticides for safety they invariably test … formulations (Annett et al. 2014). 8 out of 9 pesticides more toxic than active ingredients …
Sharply increased levels of crop spraying in Argentina's most intensively farmed areas have resulted in a public health disaster, writes Lawrence Woodward, with large increases in cancer incidence. And it's all the result of the widespread use of GMO crops engineered for herbicide resistance.
… as never before in areas with massive use of pesticides." Dr. Fernando Manas of the … publications, that people exposed to pesticides suffer genetic damage and are more … to curb the excessive and extreme use of pesticides which is blighting the health of …
Thirty-five distinguished scientists urge the US-EPA not to register new mixtures of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, intended for use on herbicide-tolerant GMO crops. Approval of the herbicide mixtures would endanger both human and environmental health.
… are confounded by exposure to multiple pesticides, there is a large and compelling … eventually requiring the use of different pesticides. Decades of research have … A, Benvenuti A; WILL, Vineis P. Cancer and pesticides: an overview and some results of …
Vandana Shiva exposes the link between the use of genetically modified cotton seeds and the tragic suicide of 284,694 farmers in India over 17 years.
… also showed a higher expenditure on chemical pesticides for Bt cotton than for other … had been eroded by the increasing use of pesticides needed to combat non-target pests. …
The widely used herbicide glyphosate has been judged 'safe', write Pete Farrer & Marianne Falck. But by the time it's used, it's in a 'formulation' with toxic surfactants, which escape EU regulation despite their known dangers. Germany alone has forbidden the use of the most dangerous surfactant - but is keeping its evidence secret.
… length investigative documentary Hungry for Pesticides , currently in production. Pete is … led him to investigate the entire topic of pesticides, herbicides and their health … ] Pers comm. (BVL) [ xiii ] https://secure.pesticides.gov.uk/pestreg/prodsearch.asp [ xiv …
There's no such thing as 'healthy food' if it's not produced by sustainable farming systems on living soils, Patrick Holden told the recent 'Food: The Forgotten Medicine' conference. But after 70 years of industrial farming, there's a huge job to be done to restore our depleted soils and the impoverished genetic diversity of our seeds and crops.
… 2016 Comment Food Farming Health GMOs Pesticides jerusalem-arts-cut.jpg There's no … has been to suppress them with fungicides, pesticides and herbicides. (You might consider … research to go on, is whether in addition, pesticides are impacting on public health by …
Scotland's decision to maintain its GM-free status is in the best interests of the country, its people and its farmers, 30 scientists write to Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead. It is abundantly justified by the scientific evidence and will support the sustainable, agroecological farming systems of the future.
… they had a mere 50 years ago. The amount of pesticides that are applied to GM crops is … chemicals, additional and more highly toxic pesticides are being added. Yields of GM crops …