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EPA Relies on Industry Studies to Give Glyphosate New Green Light

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Last updated on: December 27, 2017

Glyphosate is tthe most widely used pesticide in the world, and is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. On the 18th of December the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a controversial analysis that relies heavily on industry studies to conclude… [read]

GM crops will continue to be banned in Britain after Brexit, says Michael Gove

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Last updated on: December 24, 2017

Michael Gove, Britain’s environment secretary, indicates that food made from genetically modified organisms will continue to be banned in the United Kingdom after Britain leaves the European Union. The US is expected to push for more GM-based foods to be… [read]

New Regulations for Homeopathic Supplements, FDA Announces

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The Food and Drug Administration has announced a new risk-based approach to regulating homeopathic medicines with an increased focus on products administered by injection, intended for children or the elderly, and those marketed for serious diseases. Per the Dietary Supplement… [read]

Monsanto’s Roundup Causes Antibiotic Resistance, According to New Study

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Last updated on: December 13, 2017

It turns out that both the active and the inert ingredients in the world’s most common herbicides can produce antibiotic resistance. A team of researchers in New Zealand, building on their 2015 research that identified Roundup, 2,4-D, and dicamba as… [read]

Farms Reduce Livestock Antibiotic Usage For First Time, Report Shows

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Last updated on: December 23, 2019

The yearly Food and Drug Administration report on the sale of “medically important” antibiotics for food-producing animals has been released, and it’s good news. For the first time since the FDA started tracking these sales in 2009, sales of medically… [read]