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Germany to Ban Glyphosate From End of 2023

Germany to Ban Glyphosate From End of 2023

Use of glyphosate will be banned in Germany from the end of 2023, after a phased effort to reduce its application by farmers. The ban, agreed by the Cabinet on Wednesday, is part of an insect conservation program from Environment Minister Svenja Schulze. It includes a “systematic reduction strategy,” which would initially prohibit use of […]

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    Austria Poised to Become First EU Nation to Fully Ban Glyphosate

    Austria Poised to Become First EU Nation to Fully Ban Glyphosate

    By Jessica Corbett Austria is on track to become the first country in the European Union (EU) to fully ban the world’s most commonly used herbicide after the nation’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would outlaw all uses of glyphosate, which researchers and global health experts have tied to cancer. “The […]

    Nitrates in Tap Water: What Parents Need to Know

    Nitrates in Tap Water: What Parents Need to Know

    By Grace Francese A new Environmental Working Group (EWG) study published in Environmental Research found that nitrate, one of the most common contaminants of drinking water, may cause up to 12,594 cases of cancer per year, but that’s not its only danger: It can pose unique health risks to children. The good news is that […]

    7 Reasons Your Family May Want to Become Vegetarian

    7 Reasons Your Family May Want to Become Vegetarian

    By Ketura Persellin You’ve likely heard that eating meat and poultry isn’t good for your health or the planet. Recent news from Washington may make meat even less palatable: Pork inspections may be taken over by the industry itself, if a Trump administration proposal goes into effect, putting tests for deadly pathogens into the hands […]

    Asbestos Contamination Found in More Claire’s Cosmetics: New FDA Report

    Asbestos Contamination Found in More Claire’s Cosmetics: New FDA Report

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found more asbestos in make-up sold at Claire’s, an accessory store geared towards young teenagers. The store voluntarily recalled its Claire’s JoJo Siwa Makeup Set after FDA testing turned up traces of the cancer-causing material, the agency announced Thursday. Beauty Plus Global also recalled its Beauty Plus Global […]

    How Citizen Scientists Could Help Rescue Public Health From Polluters

    How Citizen Scientists Could Help Rescue Public Health From Polluters

    By Erica Cirino In the early 2000s, residents of a small, Rust Belt city called Tonawanda, New York, began noticing something strange: Over the years, it seemed, an increasing number of people were getting sick — primarily with cancer. Tonawanda’s a highly industrial city with more than 50 polluting facilities situated within a three-mile radius. […]

    Red and White Meats Carry the Same Cholesterol Risks, Study Finds

    Red and White Meats Carry the Same Cholesterol Risks, Study Finds

    Experts have long warned of the health risks associated with red meat — including heart disease, cancer and diabetes — while white meat was seen as a healthier alternative. Now, new research suggests that both chicken and beef can impact blood cholesterol levels in the same way. Instead, researchers at the University of California, San […]

    A Matter of Fact – Professor Refuses to Correct Errors in New Scientific Paper Finding Problems With Glyphosate

    A Matter of Fact – Professor Refuses to Correct Errors in New Scientific Paper Finding Problems With Glyphosate

    By Carey Gillam Update, June 5: On June 5 a spokesperson or Scientific Reports said, “When any issues are raised with Scientific Reports about papers we have published, we investigate them carefully and we will take action where appropriate.” He pointed out that Scientific Reports is an online, open-access journal in the “Nature Research family […]

    Third Jury Rules Roundup Caused Cancer, Orders Bayer to Pay $2 Billion

    Third Jury Rules Roundup Caused Cancer, Orders Bayer to Pay $2 Billion

    A third jury ruled that Monsanto‘s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer Monday, awarding a California couple more than $2 billion in damages. Not only is it the largest award in a Roundup trial to date, it is also the largest U.S. jury award this year and the eighth-largest product-defect award ever, Bloomberg reported. “We really wanted […]