Dec 2, 2015 | Featured, Reports
In November, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that glyphosate is “unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans”. Source: http://www.gmwatch.org/news/latest-news/16568 The EFSA decision, based on the Renewal Assessment Report provided by the... 
Nov 3, 2015 | Featured, Reports
A new report finds that more than half of the glyphosate sprayed in California is applied in the state’s eight most impoverished counties. Glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, is classified as a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization and may get a... 
Oct 21, 2015 | Featured, Reports
One hundred percent of the raw cotton and sterile cotton gauze contained glyphosate (a probably carcinogenic herbicide according to the World Health Organization) or its metabolite AMPA, according to a study by the Socio-Environmental Interaction Space (EMISA) of the... 
Sep 13, 2015 | Featured, Reports
The California Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it plans to label glyphosate — the most widely used herbicide and main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup — as a chemical “known to cause cancer.” The World Health Organization’s... 
Jun 27, 2015 | Featured, Reports
The Green Party warned on Friday about the health risks of breast-feeding after traces of a substance found in weed-killer were found in breast milk. Source: www.thelocal.de The Green party made their warning after testing the breast milk of 16 women from a variety of... Jun 22, 2015 | Featured, Reports
Spraying weeds with synthetic chemicals could be a thing of the past in a few years if the Sunshine Coast Council has its way. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2015/06/22/4259440.htm It is phasing out the use of controversial pesticide glyphosate –...