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Category: Health Reports
Campaign Against Glyphosate Steps Up in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 28 2015 (IPS) – After the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared glyphosate a probable carcinogen, the...
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor Requests Ban on Glyphosate Following WHO Report
The Brazilian public prosecutor has written to the country’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asking the agency to perform an urgent toxicological...
Glyphosate and GM Crops: Health Implications
By Stephanie Seneff What is glyphosate? Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, an herbicide first introduced by Monsanto to...
EWG Calls On Monsanto To Retract Remarks On WHO Weed-Killer Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 Washington, D.C. – In response to the World Health Organization’s decision to classify...
Occupying Paradise: Food Justice & Aloha ‘Aina in Hawai‘i, August 14–22, 2015
REGISTER NOW! Lauded as the “paradise of the Pacific,” Hawai‘i’s beauty enchants foreigners and locals alike. But beyond its beaches,...
Are GMOs safe? No consensus in the science, scientists say in peer-reviewed statement
Following GMO apple approval, consumer watchdog groups highlight need for accurate media coverage on GMO science WASHINGTON, D.C. – On...
US force feeds GM crops to African nations, says new report
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 23 February, 2015 – US agencies, funders such as the Gates Foundation, and agribusiness giant Monsanto...
A literature review on the safety assessment of genetically modified plants
In recent years, there has been a notable concern on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods/plants, an important and...
Anti-GMO, Biotech Factions Clash at Food Summit
Can genetically modified crops grow in harmony with their non-GMO counterparts? The debate between the pro-biotech and non-GMO camps increasingly...