Brazil’s federal public prosecutor has filed a public civil action requiring the suspension of commercial release of three GM maize seed varieties:...
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Monsanto’s global weedkiller harms honeybees, research finds
The world’s most used weedkiller damages the beneficial bacteria in the guts of honeybees and makes them more prone to...
Glyphosate Industry Fails to Stop US Funding for Global Cancer Agency
In a massive victory for independent science, it was announced Sunday that the U.S. Senate and Congress appropriations committees have...
Vietnam demands Monsanto pays compensation for Agent Orange victims
Toxic defoliant has been linked to birth defects, cancers and other deadly diseases from which millions suffer to this day....
Bayer’s Monsanto faces 8,000 lawsuits on glyphosate
(Reuters) – The number of U.S. lawsuits brought against Bayer’s (BAYGn.DE) newly acquired Monsanto has jumped to about 8,000, as...
Man dying of cancer says $289M Monsanto verdict not “in vain”
A man who won a landmark lawsuit against the agricultural giant, Monsanto, is speaking out for the first time...
Monsanto ruling spurs French Greens to file for Glyphosate ban
France’s Green Party, Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts (EELV), announced Saturday its plan to file a court action against glyphosate in a renewed bid...
GMO Golden Rice Offers No Nutritional Benefits Says FDA
by Allison Wilson, PhD and Jonathan Latham, PhD The biotech industry and its supporters have promoted GMO Golden Rice for...
Loophole Could Exempt Over 10,000 GMO Foods from GMO Labeling Law
Loopholes proposed by the Trump administration could exempt over 10,000 – or one out of six – genetically modified foods...
Monsanto No More: Agri-Chemical Giant’s Name Dropped In Bayer Acquisition
Originally, it was just a name — Olga Monsanto’s name, to be precise. Around the turn of the 20th century,...