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Unsealed Court Documents Suggest Monsanto Ghostwrote Research to Coverup Roundup Cancer Risk

Unsealed Court Documents Suggest Monsanto Ghostwrote Research to Coverup Roundup Cancer Risk

By Reynard Loki Monsanto suffered a major setback Tuesday when a federal judge in San Francisco unsealed documents that call into question the agrichemical giant’s research practices and the safety of its best-selling herbicide, Roundup, the world’s most-produced weedkiller. The documents counter industry-funded research that has long asserted Monsanto’s flagship product—used by home gardeners, public […]

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    Judge Blocks Monsanto’s Bid to Stop California From Listing Glyphosate as Carcinogenic

    Judge Blocks Monsanto’s Bid to Stop California From Listing Glyphosate as Carcinogenic

    California could become the first state to require Monsanto to label its glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup, as a possible carcinogen following Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan’s tentative ruling on Friday. Monsanto’s best-selling Roundup herbicide.Flickr The tentative ruling regards the agrochemical giant’s Jan. 2016 lawsuit against California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard […]

    Monsanto and EPA Seek to Keep Talks About Glyphosate Cancer Review a Secret

    Monsanto and EPA Seek to Keep Talks About Glyphosate Cancer Review a Secret

    By Carey Gillam Monsanto and officials within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are fighting legal efforts aimed at exploring Monsanto’s level of influence over regulatory assessments of the key chemical in the company’s Roundup herbicide, new federal court filings show. The revelations are contained in a series of filings made within the last few […]

    Monsanto, California Battle Over Listing Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

    Monsanto, California Battle Over Listing Glyphosate as a Carcinogen

    Next week, Monsanto and California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will face off over the agency’s plan to list the herbicide glyphosate as a carcinogen. The outcome of this legal battle could have major ramifications to California’s long-established regulatory program. It all started back in Sept. 2015 when the OEHHA […]

    Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Fatty Liver Disease

    Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Fatty Liver Disease

    Glyphosate—the controversial active ingredient in Monsanto’s top-selling weedkiller Roundup and other herbicides—can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats at very low, real-world doses, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Nature. Activists have been relabelling bottles of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller in garden centers and DIY shops across the UK.Global Justice Now The groundbreaking research […]

    Is GMO Corn Safe to Eat?

    Is GMO Corn Safe to Eat?

    A unique new study published in December 2016 in the scientific journal Nature has used molecular profiles to reveal major differences in composition between a GMO corn and its non-GMO parent. These findings question industry and regulatory position of “substantial equivalence” and have serious safety implications. Conflicts of Interest Found in Many GMO Studies https://t.co/NQdGBVxLzT […]

    EPA Panel Divided on Whether Glyphosate Causes Cancer

    EPA Panel Divided on Whether Glyphosate Causes Cancer

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) meetings on glyphosate concluded last Friday after scientists spent the better part of four days discussing and analyzing numerous studies on the carcinogenicity of glyphosate, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. Does #Glyphosate #Cause Cancer? @EPA Panel Meets 2 Find Out https://t.co/DpDwVIOPLH @nongmoreport @USRightToKnow @markhymanmd @NonGMOProject — EcoWatch […]

    Missouri’s Largest Peach Farmer Sues Monsanto for Losses From Illegal Herbicide Use

    Missouri’s Largest Peach Farmer Sues Monsanto for Losses From Illegal Herbicide Use

    Missouri’s largest peach grower is suing Monsanto over claims that dicamba drift caused widespread damage to the farm’s peach trees. This is Monsanto’s first lawsuit over the illegal spraying of the herbicide on its genetically modified (GMO) cotton and soy that’s suspected of causing extensive damage to non-target crops across America’s farm belt. Peach tree […]