Glyphosate
Judge GMOs by improved traits not breeding process
Many people have strong opinions about genetically modified plants, also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs. But sometimes there’s ...
Advocacy group sells glyphosate test for water, urine or breast milk
An advocacy group seeking a ban on the world's most widely used herbicide said Wednesday it is launching a U.S ...
Coffee: Guilty pleasure or life saving elixir?
Coffee is ubiquitous, grown in more than 70 countries. But it's also a drug, with caffeine as the primary psychoactive ...
Despite safety record, glyphosate fears may prompt EPA to test for residue
U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world's most widely used herbicide, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
Bill Nye explains switch from ‘Anti-GMO Guy’ back to ‘Science Guy’
Bill Nye caused a bit of drama over his stance on GMOs with the publication of his recent book, Undeniable: ...
What’s behind knee jerk concerns about glyphosate, GMOs?
The world’s most commonly sprayed herbicide—glyphosate—is currently trapped in a familiar media cycle. The cycle goes something like this: 1) ...
Chinese citizens sue government over its Roundup approval process 27 years ago
Three Chinese citizens are taking China's Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a toxicology report ...
Weighing risks of glyphosate should lead to mindful use not elimination
Late last month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an arm of the World Health Organization, issued a report ...
Anti-GMO groups obsess about superweeds, the non-existent glyphosate-created pest
"Superweeds" is a term bandied about by Consumer Reports, the Union of Concerned Scientists and other anti-GMO groups as a ...
Chemophobia: Testing foods for glyphosate rises with fears over health risk
U.S. consumer groups, scientists and food companies are testing substances ranging from breakfast cereal to breast milk for residues of ...
More voices of farm moms needed in GMO conversation
U.S. farmers make up approximately 1.5 percent of the population. They are the most credible source of information about production details, the ...
Kevin Folta sets example on how to have civil conversation on GMOs
Dr. Kevin Folta, professor and chairman of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida, recently came to lecture ...
Scientific American: Why trumped up glyphosate controversy obscures benefits of GM technology
It’s been awhile since I’ve written on GMOs, but it may be time to start again. Recently, a huge amount ...
Smear campaign against glyphosate: ‘Consumers have a right to know when they’re being peddled a lie’
The anti-biotech activist Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farms CEO and recent White House nominee to a trade advisory committee, seems to ...
EPA to place restrictions on glyphosate due to weeds developing resistance
U.S. regulators will put new restrictions on the world's most widely used herbicide to help address the rapid expansion of ...
Organic-funded anti-GMO group calls for investigation of whether USDA covered up dangers
A "watchdog" organization is calling on the U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees and the inspector general at the USDA ...
ActionAid in Africa ensnared by its own ugly GMO cancer scare tactics
Although the UK based NGO is scrambling to distance itself from its fear efforts in Uganda, GLP's African contributing writer ...
Deep dive analysis of glyphosate exposure-cancer link research
A little over a week ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced that glyphosate would be added ...
Globally recognized epidemiologist pans WHO for misinterpreting his glyphosate study
A Canadian toxicologist says the World Health Organization made a critical scientific error in its decision to classify glyphosate as ...
Glyphosate takes another hit: Herbicides may lead to antibiotic resistance
This has not been a good week for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup and other herbicides. On Friday, the ...
IARC scientist defends his finding that glyphosate is likely carcinogenic
A World Health Organization group's controversial finding that the world's most popular herbicide "probably is carcinogenic to humans" was based ...
IARC got it wrong: Link between glyphosate and cancer ‘nonexistent’
The IARC, one of the intergovernmental agencies within the World Health Organization, is widely respected for their research into the causes ...
Anti-GMO activists leverage glyphosate cancer reclassification to resurrect discredited claims
The WHO reclassification of glyphosate that's paired with herbicide resistant GM crops has led to a swirl of claims that ...
Scientists say IARC fumbled glyphosate carcinogenic determination
Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, joined the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s list of things that “probably” cause cancer on Friday, March 20th ...
So Roundup “probably” causes cancer. This means what, exactly?
The World Health Organization just classified glyphosate — the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup — as a probable carcinogen. Don’t forget ...
Nature: IARC glyphosate cancer classification linked to animal studies, no evidence of human threat
The cancer-research arm of the World Health Organization last week announced that glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, is ...
‘Stop farmers from being a science experiment; Get glyphosate off the market’
The issues surrounding G.M.O.s — genetically modified organisms — have never been simple. They became more complicated last week when ...
