2016

Proposal fits US demands to weaken EU pesticides regulation

Farmers have not had good yields and still had to apply pesticide even though Bt brinjal was supposed to be “insect-immune”

“EFSA is unaware of the facts, or is seemingly trying to mislead public perception”, say NGOs

Corporations are racing to move food production from the land to the lab without laws or regulations in place that require scientific assessments or transparency. But how will they sell synthetic biology to consumers?

The EU is a festering cesspool. But it’s a crystal spring compared with what the outers want to do – surrender Britain’s sovereignty to the United States

In a letter sent to Monsanto, grain groups railed at the company for selling its Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans to farmers before getting EU approval

A federal judge has ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency is under no obligation to force pesticide makers to disclose supposedly 'inert' ingredients in their products - even where those ingredients are hazardous

Non-GMO way of boosting omega-3 intake doesn’t put strain on fish stocks

That about sums up my feelings. I will not try and compete with your own disgust or claim that I’ve somehow tapped into a greater appreciation of the horror than you have. I’m not for pithy hashtags or filters. I don’t send thoughts and prayers out as I’ve never understood what that even mean. What I do is try and dissect the issues and apply a healthy dose of critical thinking to a horror that’s been coopted by every faction and ideological mob. the usual suspects.

Exposure to livestock may have protective effect