Five hundred tonnes of Indian GMO rice have been mistakenly used in many countries to make, among other things, sweets for the Mars company. The affected products that are being sold in the European Union are being recalled. Read more.
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Bayer Files Petition With US Supreme Court Over Roundup Cancer Case
Multinational chemical company Bayer filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Courtthis week, seeking a reversal of a lower court verdict that established Bayer liable for damages from the use of its weed killer Roundup, Beyond Pesticides reported Tuesday. Read more.
Scientist Testifies in Roundup Trial
Posted August 19, 2021
A former U.S. government scientist testifying in the fourth Roundup cancer trial to be held in the United States told a California jury this week that multiple research studies conducted over many years show an “almost certain” connection between Monsanto glyphosate-based herbicides and cancer. Read more.
Hurried Approval Raises Questions
Posted August 6, 2021
The controversial genetically modified Golden rice, has surfaced again with the Philippines Rice Research Institute rushing through the commercial clearance despite popular opposition to GR not only in the Philippines but also in Bangladesh, Indonesia and India. In the Philippines, the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, issued the Biosafety permit for commercial propagation of the genetically engineered golden rice on 21 July 2021. Read more.
Bayer Confirms end of Sale of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for US Lawn and Garden Market
Posted August 6, 2021
Bayer Monsanto stated Thursday that “the company and its partners will replace its glyphosate-based products in the U.S. residential Lawn & Garden market with new formulations that rely on alternative active ingredients beginning in 2023, subject to a timely review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state counterparts…..” Read more.
GMO Purple Tomato Takes Centre Stage in Deregulation Push
Posted July 23, 2021
For those who wondered whatever happened to Cathie Martin’s GM purple “anti-cancer” tomatoes that were hyped to the skies more than a decade ago, they’re back – and taking centre stage in an article published in the New York Times Magazine, titled Learning to love GMOs and with the subhead, “Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater”. Read more.
Stine Says Dicamba Has Damaged U.S. Agriculture More Than Anything in his Lifetime
Posted July 23, 2021
“In my opinion, dicamba has caused more damage to American agriculture than anything I have witnessed in my lifetime. (And I am old :)),” writes the founder of the Stine Seed Company, Adel, Iowa, in an e-mail. “I told Robb Fraley (retired chief technology officer) of Monsanto (bought by Bayer in 2018) this in the late summer of 2017. The vast majority of dicamba damage goes unreported as farmers do not want to upset their neighbors and they have learned that reporting dicamba damage accomplishes absolutely nothing.” Read more.
Arkansas Lawyer fights Dicamba Damage to Crop and Trees, Warms of Arson and Intimidation
Posted July 22, 2021
In May the Arkansas state Plant Board voted to allow farmers to spray the weedkiller dicamba up until June 30 over the top of GM dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton. Farmers had a May 25 cut-off in the past two growing seasons but changes in the board’s membership has led to a relaxing of restrictions. In recent years the Plant Board has instituted some seasonal restrictions over dicamba spraying, going beyond EPA guidelines, in a half-hearted attempt to limit the massive damage caused to crops, trees, and garden plants as the weedkiller drifts off-target. Read more.
Farmed Salmon ‘Likely’ Passed Virus to Wild Pacific Salmon
Posted July 16, 2021
Salmon is often used as an example of a health-conscious food choice, but the health value depends greatly on the source. While wild salmon is nutritious, there are significant problems with farm-raised salmon. One of these is the high rate of infection on salmon farms.1 Data released in May 2021 support the theory that piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) spread from fish farms to wild Pacific salmon in 1989, which may have endangered several salmon species to the point of near extinction. Read more.
Confessions of a Middle Age “Glyphoholic”
Posted July 9, 2021,
I am James Johnson. I am a former chemical farmer trying to kick bad habits. I consider myself a recovering glyphoholic who now just wants to “feed my soil, feed my community, and feed my soul.” Read more.
