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Monsanto Found GUILTY In Roundup Cancer Case
On August 10, Monsanto was found guilty on all counts in the first of many cases connecting Roundup's main ingredient, glyphosate, to cancer. The...
UK must accept US food standards in the trade deal, including GMOs
UK must accept US food standards in trade deal, says farm chief The UK must accept US food standards as part of any future trade deal with...
Weedkiller found in wide range of breakfast foods aimed at children
Originally published in the Guardian by Oliver Milman Significant levels of the weedkilling chemical glyphosate have been found in an array of...
The EPA is meant to protect us. The Monsanto trials suggest it isn’t doing that
Originally published in the Guardian Ever since Monsanto introduced its line of Roundup weedkillers to the world in 1974, the products have been...
US judge slashes $80 million award in Monsanto cancer case
Originally published on Fox4. Months after federal jurors dealt a huge blow to Monsanto, saying its Roundup weedkiller contributed to a man’s...
Poison on the Platter (30 min)
Poison on the Platter - A documentary filmMahesh Bhatt says: Promotion of Genetically Modified Food is an Act of Bio-terrorism!! Renowned filmmaker...
Roundup’s Risks Could Go Well Beyond Cancer
IRT’s Take: This article in Bloomberg does a nice job of summarizing the many suspected health dangers of glyphosate (although largely ignores the...
Monsanto hit with staggering $2 billion verdict in Roundup cancer suit
Originally published on the SF Chronicle by Bob Egelko An Oakland jury awarded a staggering $2 billion-plus in damages Monday to a Bay Area couple...
New Benbrook data blow away claims of pesticide reduction due to GM crops
Data presented at a conference by Dr Charles Benbrook analyse pesticide use on GM and non-GM equivalent crops over the first 16 years of use, from...
GM Mustard Threatens India
Rigged research and corrupt science now threaten the Indian population and ecosystem with a potentially dangerous genetically modified crop used in...
Correlation Of Rising Incidence Of Diseases And Chronic Health Conditions With GMOs And Glyphosate
Click here to download the complete set of correlated graphs Although correlation does not prove causation, a huge increase in the incidence and...
I’ve been a farmworker all my life. Here’s why you should buy organic food
Originally published in the Sacrramento Bee Like millions of farmworkers who have labored in America’s fields and orchards, I know what it’s like to...
FDA allows genetically engineered ‘Frankenfish’ salmon to be imported to US
Originally published on CNN Americans are one step closer to seeing genetically modified salmon at their grocery stores. The Food and Drug...
An Apple Shows Just How Broken Our Food System Is
Originally published in Huffington Post by Otto Scharmer Buying and eating apples seems a pretty healthy thing to do. But a new study has found that...
Glyphosate Found In 19 of 20 Beer and Wine Samples
Originally published in USA TODAY A new report by the public-interest advocacy group U.S. PIRG reveals that tests of five wines and 15 beers,...