Monsanto
Viewpoint: Why a jury verdict against Monsanto doesn’t change anything regarding the safety of Roundup herbicide
The common weed killer Roundup (glyphosate) is back in the news after a US court ruled it contributed to a man’s terminal cancer (non-Hodgkin ...
Legal challenges expected after EPA re-authorizes controversial weed-killing herbicide dicamba
Farmers can use the pesticide dicamba to clear fields of stubborn weeds for two more growing seasons after the EPA ...
Plaintiff accepts reduced damages in first glyphosate-cancer trial, Bayer to appeal verdict
A Northern California groundskeeper said [October 31] that he will accept a judge’s reduced verdict of $78 million against Monsanto ...
Viewpoint: Challenging the hypocrisy of GMO critic Carey Gillam
Carey Gillam is a former journalist for Reuters, and is currently the research director for US Right to Know (US ...
Announcing appeal of reaffirmed Roundup-cancer verdict, Bayer develops defense strategy of Monsanto’s flagship product
Bayer AG’s $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto .... made the German drug and chemicals company the world’s biggest supplier of crop seeds and ...
Viewpoint: Chemophobia epidemic—Fanning fears about trace chemicals obscures real risks and ‘damages public health’
When is a chemical dangerous? This is not a question we consciously ask ourselves much, but in fact, we interrogate ...
Judge upholds landmark glyphosate-cancer verdict, cuts punitive damages 84% to $39 million
A California judge has rejected Monsanto’s appeal to overturn a landmark jury verdict which found that its popular herbicide causes cancer. The ...
There are literally no more studies we can do to show glyphosate is safe, expert says
Several days ago I wrote a column about the wrong-headed claim that glyphosate is a carcinogen and the huge number of tort ...
Debunking marijuana myths: Monsanto has not created ‘GMO super weed’
Despite what some chronic users may claim, the cannabis plant is not mystical. Like any living species, its cells house ...
Viewpoint: Should we be concerned that three biotech companies may control 70 percent of agrochemical industry?
In the past two years alone, three major corporate mergers have begun to reshape what was an already concentrated international ...
How to change the minds of GMO skeptics
Critical thinking is something I’ve prided myself on and something I discuss frequently when giving public speeches. Unfortunately, this can sometimes ...
Viewpoint: How anti-GMO activist-journalist Carey Gillam primes the glyphosate litigation pump
The Guardian published an article by Sam Levin and Carey Gillam [on October 7] about the “new era of cancer lawsuits ...
Viewpoint: Link between bee death and glyphosate still a ‘far-fetched’ story
Glyphosate is a herbicide, in other words, it is toxic to plants. Its target enzyme is not found in insects ...
Ex-Reuters reporter Carey Gillam: Anti-Monsanto crusader or obsessed anti-GMO activist?
[Carey Gillam] the longtime reporter, who now works for a consumer advocacy group, is pegged by her detractors as an activist at ...
Roundup ban? Glyphosate-free farming would mean higher food prices
Food production without the use of glyphosate (commonly sold as Roundup) to control weeds, will mean increased food prices. ...
Biotech industry will engage public to ease fear of CRISPR gene editing
A new gene-editing technology known as CRISPR could soon be used to alter the crops producing the food we eat ...
Who should we thank for all those wonderful fruits and vegetables? ‘Not Mother Nature’
Half of the vegetables grown in the United States are from California. “California is famous for three things: “Hollywood, Silicon ...
Monsanto ‘didn’t fully disclose’ involvement in 2016 glyphosate review, publisher says
Bayer AG’s defense of Roundup weed killer may take a hit after an academic journal [Critical Reviews in Toxicology] said ...
Can I drink glyphosate? Answers to common questions about the controversial weed killer
In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in the conversation about the safety of glyphosate, a common weed killer, ...
Will glyphosate-cancer lawsuits block development of safer pesticides?
Dewayne Johnson sued Monsanto because he claimed the Round-Up he sprayed as part of his job as a schoolyard groundskeeper ...
Bayer asks judge to toss ‘flimsy’ $289 million glyphosate-cancer verdict
Bayer on [September 18th] said it wants a California state court judge to overturn the jury’s verdict, order a new ...
Despite continued public debate, weed killer glyphosate is safe, EPA says
An EPA official said [September 10th] the agency’s work shows that glyphosate — the herbicide found in Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup ...
Roundup in breast milk? Disturbing new details in the plot to discredit nutritionist Shelley McGuire
In July 2015, Michelle (Shelley) McGuire, a nutrition professor and lactation expert then at Washington State University (WSU), was targeted ...
Court blocks Monsanto subpoena of glyphosate documents from activist group Avaaz
On September 6th, a New York judge blocked Monsanto's attempt to subpoena documents from the political activist group Avaaz. The biotech firm requested ...
Embracing biotech crops and why Nigeria’s GMO fight is far from over
In July, Nigeria took a significant step down the biotech road by approving its first commercially available GMO crop, offering ...
Roundup on trial: Everything you need to know about the glyphosate herbicide controversy
[A] California jury awarded two hundred and eighty nine million dollars .... to a former groundskeeper for a California school ...
Brazilian judge overturns glyphosate ban, citing ‘serious impacts’ to nation’s economy
A Brazilian court on [September 3rd] overturned an injunction banning products containing the popular weed-killer glyphosate, knocking down a previous ...
