2017

Cases of pest resistance to GM Bt crops increased by more than fivefold in the past decade

Lack of knowledge hindering further improvements in yield

“It burns the roots of trees, killing them”

Monsanto directly paid at least two of the authors and a Monsanto employee edited and reviewed the article prior to publication, in contradiction to the disclosure statement

Authors from the German authority BfR are guilty of “serious scientific misconduct” in copy-pasting a Monsanto report without giving citations or distinguishing between Monsanto’s and their own assessments

Farmers and textile brands turn to organic

Lawyers on the “Monsanto papers” case accused the EU agencies responsible for food safety and chemicals of “wilfully sawing off certain studies” in their risk assessment of glyphosate

Authors from the German authority BfR are guilty of “serious scientific misconduct” in copy-pasting a Monsanto report without giving citations or distinguishing between Monsanto’s and their own assessments

Farmers have died after spraying insecticides on failed GM Bt cotton, which has fallen victim to pests

Tests in the UK and parts of Europe have found traces of glyphosate in several popular Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavours