Florida tests show pesticide in popular breads
Florida officials this week unveiled test results showing multiple breads commonly sold in grocery stores contained residues of glyphosate weed killer, a chemical scientists have linked to cancer.
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Outrage at European science center as director ousted after study on glyphosate
A leading European chemical safety institute has fired the director of its cancer research center after the director led an extensive testing program into the safety of the pesticide glyphosate, sparking concerns about chemical industry influence into what has been an independent research institution.
Bayer gets boost as US Supreme Court says it will hear Roundup case
The US Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up the issue of federal preemption over pesticide warning labels, a move sought by Bayer as a means of blocking costly future litigation over the Roundup weed killer products it inherited from its purchase of Monsanto.
A “hard fight”- Pesticide industry protection stripped from appropriations bill
In a setback for the pesticide industry, Democrats have succeeded in removing a rider from a congressional appropriations bill that would have helped protect pesticide makers from being sued and could have hindered state efforts to warn about pesticide risks.
MAHA muscle: The rise of the mom-driven movement shaking up Washington
Kelly Ryerson never intended to become a food and health activist. The northern California married mom spent several years working in finance jobs before directing her focus to raising her two children. That changed in 2011, when debilitating bouts of odd illnesses sent her searching for answers.
EPA dismisses new cancer warning on atrazine, echoing Syngenta criticisms
US regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing atrazine maker Syngenta in its criticism.
Citing “serious ethical concerns,” journal retracts key Monsanto Roundup safety study
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in the year 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer.
Trump administration sides with Bayer in seeking Supreme Court ruling on Roundup fight
Bayer, the beleaguered maker of Roundup herbicide, has garnered the support of the US Department of Justice in its court battle to turn back a tide of litigation brought by people claiming the company failed to warn them of cancer risks associated with the weed killers.
Veritasium – Exposing Why Farmers Can’t Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam shares her research with Veritasium for an in-depth look into the history of Monsanto’s herbicides and related environmental and human health impacts.
Bloom TV Tampa Bay
TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam joined Bloom, the globally syndicated health and wellness show hosted by Gayle Guyardo, to share eye-opening insights about the hidden dangers lurking in the foods Americans eat every day. Read more here.