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Mexico Bans Glyphosate

August 31, 2020 by Michael Edwards

Mexico has joined the growing list of 21 countries that have banned or restricted glyphosate. Mexico’s Environment Ministry is known as the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). They announced that glyphosate-based herbicides must be phased out by 2024… [read]

Organic Diets Radically Decrease Glyphosate Levels

August 24, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: August 26, 2020

Glyphosate is one of the most toxic, widely used weed-killers today. Glyphosate has been linked to changes in the gut microbiome, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, kidney disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and hormone disruption. While the International Agency for Research on Cancer… [read]

PLU Stickers: 6 Things You Might Not Know About Those Annoying Stickers on Your Apples

July 20, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: August 4, 2020

We don’t really think about PLU stickers outside of the checkout line at the grocery store and the annoyance of peeling them off fruits and vegetables before we eat them. Even so, PLU stickers have managed to inspire confusion, prevent… [read]

Bayer to Settle Glyphosate Lawsuits for 10 Billion Dollars

June 27, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 29, 2020

Bayer has announced that they will settle approximately 75% of the approximately 125,000 lawsuits from plaintiffs who claim to have developed non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma due to Roundup exposure. The German pharmaceutical giant has been plagued with litigation regarding the world’s most… [read]

USDA Recalls Over 40,000 Pounds of Beef due to E.Coli

June 19, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 24, 2020

Forty-three thousand pounds of raw beef produced by Lakeside Refrigerated Services in New Jersey was recalled due to E.coli contamination. The beef was produced on June 1 and sold at Wal-mart. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety… [read]

EPA Allows the Use of Herbicide in Spite of Recent Court Ruling

June 14, 2020 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: June 18, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to allow farmers who purchased dicamba-based products to use them this year, despite a June 3rd ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that canceled the product’s approval. Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia,… [read]

New Study Links Gut Health to Food Allergies

June 4, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: June 5, 2020

New studies testing oral immunotherapy have shown that gut health may play a large role in allergies, and gut microbes may be the solution to food allergies. Oral immunotherapy involves taking small doses of whatever food causes the allergic reaction,… [read]

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