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U.S. Lawsuits Build Against Monsanto Over Alleged Roundup Cancer Link

Reuters by Carey Gillam Source: Jack Originally published Oct. 15, 2015: Personal injury law firms around the United States are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto Co that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical…. Read more »

Are Your Children Roundup-Ready?

Use of the Herbicide Glyphosate Has Skyrocketed Since the 1990s Nearly 90% of U.S. corn is treated with glyphosate. The typical American child’s diet includes dozens of corn-based processed foods. Image source: ThinkStockPhotos.com For thousands of years, children ate the same food their parents ate when they were children. In the United States today, this… Read more »

Supermarkets and Garden Centres Ban Roundup Weedkiller Suspected of Causing Cancer

The Guardian by Tom Levitt Source: William Murphy Retail outlets across Europe are taking glyphosate – the main ingredient of Monsanto’s Roundup – off their shelves, despite government officials declaring it safe to use Monsanto is far from happy. The main ingredient of its highly profitable weedkiller, Roundup, often used in conjunction with GM crops,… Read more »

USDA Allows Introduction of 2,4-D-Tolerant GE Cotton in Response to Roundup Resistance

Beyond Pesticides Source: Mike Beauregard Despite concerns for human and environmental contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adds 2,4-D-tolerant cotton, a genetically engineered (GE) crop, to the list of unregulated GE crops, joining 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans. Last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) division of USDA released its decision… Read more »

France Bans Roundup Sales in Garden Centers

Rodale News by Julia Westbrook Parts of Europe continue to rebuff Monsanto. Source: Takeshi Kawai France took another shot at Monsanto recently by banning the sale of the herbicide Roundup in garden centers. The decision from the French Ecology Minister, Segolene Royal, comes just months after World Health Organization dubbed glyphosate, Roundup’s active ingredient, a… Read more »

Monarch Butterflies Dying — and Roundup Is a Suspect

The Des Moines Register by Mike Klein Credit: Susannah Rogers, USDA Forest Service The monarch butterfly weighs a fourth of a gram, yet migrates thousands of miles every September through Iowa to overwintering grounds in Mexico. The iconic orange-and-black butterfly marks changing seasons. Chasing it is a rite of Iowa early childhood and watching its… Read more »

Glyphosate/Roundup & Human Male Infertility

The Permaculture Research Institute by Dr Mae-Wan Ho A steep decline in human male sperm count concomitant with rise in testicular germ cell cancer, congenital malformations of the male reproductive tract and drop in serum testosterone levels, all pointing towards increasing exposure to glyphosate/Roundup herbicides during the past decades, now corroborated by lab findings. A fully… Read more »

5 Disgusting Facts about Roundup

Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen by Leah Zerbe Credit: Jakub Kolář Pesky weeds popping up in your yard? Here’s what to not reach for—Roundup. While glyphosate, the active ingredient in America’s favorite weedkiller, Roundup, has been marketed as “safe” and even “biodegradable,” the science is pouring in, and, well, the results are gross. 1. You’re eating it—in “excessive”… Read more »