Brazil's cancer institute has condemned
GM crops for placing the country in the top ranking globally for
pesticide consumption. The report calls for stronger regulation of
pesticides and for the development of agroecological alternatives to the
dominant pesticide-dependent GMO agricultural model.
The Brazilian public prosecutor has written
to the country's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asking
the agency to perform an urgent toxicological re-evaluation of
glyphosate with the expectation of a domestic ban. The prosecutor is
also looking into whether authorisations for glyphosate-tolerant GMOs
should be revoked.
Following on from the conclusion of the World Health
Organisation's cancer arm that glyphosate herbicide is a probable
carcinogen, Argentina's union of doctors and health professionals,
FESPROSA, has issued a statement throwing the support of its 30,000 members behind the decision and demanding a ban.
Independent scientists in Argentina have voiced support for the World Health Organisation's decision that glyphosate herbicides are probably carcinogenic.
An epidemiological study
by the University of Cordoba in the Argentine town of Monte Maiz found
that cancer incidence is five times higher than average, according to an
article in the newspaper Pagina12. Roundup is the most commonly sprayed
chemical in the area. The researchers called for a shift away from GM
crops to organic production.
In Cordoba province, Argentina, a proposed bill would implement stricter requirements on spraying of glyphosate and other pesticides.
The first public testing programme for glyphosate in urine and water has been launched by the NGO Feed the World. GMWatch is supporting the programme and we receive USD 5 for each test ordered through our dedicated link.
Unless you live in a pesticide-free city, there's a good
chance that next time you sit on a park bench, walk along a pavement or
lean on a lamp-post, you'll come into contact with glyphosate
herbicides. An article in The Guardian gives an excellent overview of the documented evidence against the chemical.
Three Chinese citizens are taking China's Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a toxicology report supporting the approval of Roundup 27 years ago.
There's strong evidence
that the herbicide causes birth defects and probably causes cancer;
there's also reason to believe it causes or exacerbates numerous chronic
illnesses, writes Dr Jeff Ritterman.
The US EPA was worried about tumour growth in experimental animals in industry studies on glyphosate back in 1981.
A new lawsuit alleges
Monsanto is guilty of false advertising by claiming that glyphosate is
harmless to humans and animals because it targets an enzyme only found
in plants.
A new study exposes
a massive increase in bee-toxic neonicotinoid seed treatments in
parallel with GM crops' spread. The research shows that studies that
claim decreases in pesticide use from GM crops are misleading; instead
one group of chemical insecticides has been replaced with another.
All the ingredients used by the Chipotle chain of restaurants will be GMO-free from now on.
The rocker takes on GMO-producing chemical company Monsanto on his latest LP and tour.
GM Bt maize MON810 has been found in a study to respond to stress in unexpected ways, challenging current risk assessment methods.
The European Commission has published
a proposal to amend rules on EU imports of GMOs. The proposed reform is
claimed to make EU GMO decisions more democratic but in fact it would
allow the Commission to authorise the import of GMOs even where a
majority of national governments, the European Parliament and the public
oppose them.
The European Commission has allowed
imports of 19 GMOs, including 17 GM crops and 2 GM flowers. Greenpeace
said the decision confirms that Commission President Juncker "has no
intention of bringing the EU closer to its citizens. Instead, he's
moving closer to the US and Monsanto."
Please take action
to ensure that your next MP knows that you don't want to see GM crops
growing in the UK and understands at least a little about why.
Food & Water Watch has filed
legal petitions asking the US FDA to evaluate AquaBounty's GMO salmon
as a "food additive" instead of an animal drug and to declare GMO salmon
unsafe to eat.
National Geographic has published an interview
with attorney Steven Druker, author of the new book, Altered Genes,
Twisted Truth, which exposes the fraud and misrepresentation behind the
push to genetically modify our food.
For Midwest farmers, the burgeoning interest in non-GMO foods has increased how much they get paid to grow crops in fields once populated with GM corn and soybeans.
The judge who will decide a case
in which residents want to halt local GMO and pesticide experimentation
can read everything Monsanto offers in its defence, but the lawyers
against Monsanto don't have full access to a secret Monsanto document.
Off-target effects have been found
by Chinese researchers attempting to genetically modify human embryos.
Meanwhile researchers and critics say the ethical issues around human
germline genetic engineering must be debated publicly.
A scientific review says there is no evidence that omega-3 oils benefit heart health – yet omega-3 enriched GMOs are promoted with the claim that they will do so.
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