Pesticide

A woman attends a protest against genetically-modified foods as she holds a banner which reads: “No GMO!”

Avant toute chose, nous tenons à remercier Philippe Vergnes pour le travail d’investigateur et de lanceur d’alerte qu’il a fourni en publiant son livre « Méditerannée (Mare Nostrum) une mer assassinée » aux éditions Bookelis. Vous trouverez ci dessous un résumé qui vous donnera un léger aperçu de la problématique soulevée dans ce livre et un point sur la gravité de la […]

Avant toute chose, nous tenons à remercier Philippe Vergnes pour le travail d’investigateur et de lanceur d’alerte qu’il a fourni en publiant son livre « Méditerannée (Mare Nostrum) une mer assassinée » aux éditions Bookelis. Vous trouverez ci dessous un résumé qui vous donnera un léger aperçu de la problématique soulevée dans ce livre et un point sur la gravité de la […]

The Zika virus is a real and legitimate fear, so finding a way to cut the mosquito population, which spreads the virus, is important. But in Dorchester County, South Carolina, millions of bees were killed when county officials sprayed pesticides to combat the disease-carrying insects.

The number of Zika cases spread by mosquito bites in Florida has risen to 25, and with the number expected to rise further, airplanes have been flying over Miami spraying naled, a neurotoxic insecticide which kills adult mosquitoes. Some scientists are warning that naled may be more dangerous than the Zika virus itself.

We know that pesticides are harming the animals – from creatures who live in the oceans, to larger animals living on farms, in jungles, on prairies, and even flying above our heads. But even more worrisome, they seem to be a threat to endangered species roaming the earth.

The biotech industry once told the world that Bt insecticidal crops were only harmful to insects and were harmless to pets and people. But a new study of the ecotoxicological risks of widespread commercial Bt spraying found otherwise. Introban®, a Bt-containing product, caused 100% lethality in amphibians.

Monsanto recently lost a bid to take over Swiss pesticide company, Syngenta, one if its largest competitors. Instead, China National Chemical Corporation (Chem China) successfully bought out Syngenta for a whopping $43 billion cash offer.

It’s no wonder that Monsanto is trying to fight “rumors” that its pesticide products are causing serious health damage to unborn children and to people of all ages. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, has been named the most widely used herbicide in history.

by Jonathan Latham, PhD Many current pesticides in the European Union appear to have been approved illegally the Ombudsman of the EU has said. This judgment was reached on Feb 22nd by the EU Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, following an official complaint against the European Commission’s Directorate responsible for public health ...