Glyphosate
New study challenges Moms Across America claim glyphosate present in mothers’ breastmilk
Washington State University scientists have found that glyphosate, the main ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, does not accumulate in mother's ...
After cancer assessment of farm chemicals, farmers still comfortable with using herbicides
Farmers count on chemical herbicides to keep their fields weed-free. In the last few months though, scientists brought together by ...
European experts say glyphosate cancer warning not grounded in science
It is described as the world’s safest pesticide, used so pervasively that it shows up in human breast milk and ...
The fall of Gary Hirshberg: From reformer to reactionary anti-science propagandist?
Gary Hirshberg is in the midst of rewriting his legacy from admired 'social responsibility' leader to crank apologist for disinformation ...
Andrew Kimbrell vs Nina Fedoroff: Should GMO foods be labeled?
One of the biggest arguments in the food world these days involves products that have been genetically modified. Consumer advocates ...
Audio: Why Bill Nye changed his mind on GMOs
Guest host Bill Nye says he’s changed his mind about GMOs. Find out why when he and co-host Chuck Nice ...
GM labeling proponents target glyphosate use in farming
Proponents of mandatory labeling of food products targeted U.S. agriculture's increasing use of glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide ...
Farmers caught in political debate whether herbicide glyphosate, used with GMOs, causes cancer
When Ron Krahn heard that a branch of the World Health Organization announced that glyphosate — the popular herbicide he ...
Despite anti-GMO claims, herbicide use is not rising
USDA-NASS recently published the most recent corn herbicide use data (from 2014). I’ve been looking through the data, because, well, free ...
Talking Biotech: Anti-GMOers misrepresent glyphosate study; Carrots’ evolutionary roots and future
Activists twisted my glyphosate research: Fiona Young; Carrot future: Shelby Ellison and Philipp Simon ...
Global scientists assess homeopathy-funded Séralini study claiming all GMO tests ‘contaminated’
Scientists from North American and Europe weigh on on the latest Séralini study, published after a two week delay after ...
IARC evaluation of herbicides glyphosate and 2,4-D ‘flawed’ and ‘redundant’
In March I wrote about the travesty of the International Agency on Research in Cancer’s four-day review of glyphosate (the ...
CropLife says IARC “hazard” herbicides classifications confuse regulators and consumers, distort science
In March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), ...
Can a skeptical public be persuaded to embrace GMO foods? Yes, if we want sustainable agriculture
When it comes to the basics of life such as food and energy, eco-romanticism abounds. It has become a mark ...
Wrong to discredit herbicide-resistant GMOs with C-word
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for use in 15 states a new product called Enlist Duo, which is ...
Newsmax unmasked: How scare stories are manufactured by right wing anti-GMO activists
Anti-GMO propaganda production usually emerges from leftist environmental and activist groups. But they have no peer in the pseudo-science emanating ...
Scientist deconstructs Séralini’s PLOS GMO study: ‘Failed attempt at redemption’
Séralini's latest paper is a thinly veiled attempt to address the consensus scientific criticism of his previous work, retracted by ...
Activists claim WHO glyphosate reassessment “nail in coffin’ to glyphosate and GMOs
Could it be that the World Health Organisation's classification of glyphosate as a 'probable carcinogen' (Glyphosate 'Probably Carcinogenic to Humans' ...
France bans glyphosate sales at garden centers
France has announced a ban on over the counter sales of a brand of weedkiller from garden centres after the ...
Should we phase out bee-killing pesticides in our food system?
We love our bees. They make honey and pollinate our flowers and crops. But bees are dying at an alarming ...
The sustainability case for “industrial agriculture”
Attacks on GMOs is often a proxy for criticisms of globalization, corporate agriculture, synthetic chemicals. But these debates often lose ...
‘Quack science’ NaturalNews website blames glyphosate for Beau Biden’s cancer death
Yes, glioblastomas (and other forms of brain cancer) are nasty tumors. They’re one of the kinds of tumors that, admittedly, ...
Glyphosate has led to phasing out of toxic herbicides
One of the common criticisms of commercially available Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds is the idea that they have led to an ...
The Case for GMOs and Sustainability
From conventional breeding to mutagenesis, none of our foods that we eat today is the product of Nature’s way. But ...
WHO body looks for links between 2,4-D herbicide and cancer
The World Health Organization is set to examine a widely used pesticide and agribusiness is bracing for bad news, less ...
Glyphosate’s environmental and health risks should be addressed by regulators
Monsanto's herbicide glyphosate -- trade name RoundUp -- which is used on most genetically engineered crops (also known as GMOs), ...
Fact-checking pro-organic lobby group GMO ‘facts’, attacks on conventional agriculture
Fact-checking pro-organic lobby group Cornucopia.org's 'facts' yield surprising results ...
