Health

Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides

Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides  Published: 20 December 2023 GMWatch.org New paper is “critical step forward in filling knowledge gaps of glyphosate carcinogenicity in humans”. Report: Claire Robinson A new paper from the US National Institutes of Health reports indications of DNA damage among men applying Roundup and other …

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Wheat Intolerance Might Be Due to Glyphosate – New Canadian Study

Sustainable Pulse is reporting additional exposure and desiccating our wheat fields with glyphosate (Round Up) for quicker harvesting causing millions to suffer. Each year Sonoma County winegrowers use over 20 tons on the vineyards (CDPR.gov). Time to stop! Wheat Intolerance Might Be Due to Glyphosate – New Canadian  A scientific review identifies glyphosate as a possible cause …

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State Proposes Precedent-setting Pesticide Notification Rule

Please note you can file an anonymous report on pesticide regulation abuses. Info on front page of this website For immediate release: Thursday December 14, 2023 Contacts: Jane Sellen, 530-575-0332, jane@pesticidereform.org Angel Garcia, 559-748-7065, angel@pesticidereform.org  State Proposes Precedent-setting Pesticide Notification Rule Farmworkers call for more transparency about location of planned pesticide applications Lindsay, CA: How can …

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‘Groundbreaking’ Legal Action Demands EPA Finally Ban Glyphosate

‘Groundbreaking’ Legal Action Demands EPA Finally Ban Glyphosate “EPA lacks a legal human health assessment of glyphosate to support its current use,” said a lawyer for the Center for Food Safety. JULIA CONLEY Dec 13, 2023 Citing research from the U.S. government’s own National Institutes of Health, a coalition of environmental and farmworkers groups said …

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‘Jarring Wake-Up Call’: Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts

‘Jarring Wake-Up Call’: Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts “Effective federal public policies over the previous few years were spectacularly successful in stemming U.S. hunger, but as many of those policies have been reversed, hunger has again soared,” said one expert. BRETT WILKINS Nov 22, 2023 Highlighting the end of a yearslong trend …

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Mom’s Across America: US Fast Food Testing Reveals Glyphosate and Other Toxic Chemicals in All Samples

Sonoma County has over 20 tons of concentrated glyphosate sprayed every year in the vineyards.  Source: CDPR.ca.gov  Moms Across America (MAA), a U.S. non-profit, has published an extensive testing program on fast food brands and found out all 20 had pesticide residues. 42 samples of 21 brands were tested for glyphosate, 236 agrochemicals, 4 heavy …

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