Industry edited EFSA’s glyphosate evaluation ahead of publication
The pesticide industry had advance access to the European Food Safety Authority’s safety assessment of glyphosate - and even edited the documents at the last minute
2017
EU Parliament against the approval of new GM soybeans
Committee on the Environment demands further investigation into the effects of herbicide applications
EU authorities broke their own rules and brushed aside evidence of cancer to keep glyphosate on the market
A new report by the toxicologist Dr Peter Clausing shows that the EU authorities violated their own rules and disregarded evidence that glyphosate is carcinogenic to reach a conclusion that the chemical does not cause cancer
Missouri, Arkansas halt dicamba sale and use
The agriculture departments in Missouri and Arkansas, ground zero in the ongoing challenges related to alleged dicamba misuse, on Friday each halted the sale and use of the product in their states
USDA allows GM moths to be released in Geneva, NY
Organic group NOFA-NY considers the environmental assessment as “lacking comprehensive health and environmental details”
EU to decide on the import of new GM soybeans
Plants are resistant to a cocktail of herbicides known to be hazardous to human health
Canada: Regulatory acrobatics helps GM fish facility
The leader of the P.E.I. Green party says he is concerned about the “regulatory acrobatics” that led to the approval of a GM salmon facility in Prince Edward Island
Arkansas Legislative Council to review herbicide ban
This week the Arkansas Legislative Council may decide whether to approve a 120-day ban on the sale and use of the herbicide dicamba
Controversy, questions surround California’s listing of glyphosate as cancer cause
Monsanto vows to “aggressively challenge” the decision