glyphosate

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

A special testing program showed more than 60 percent of corn and soybeans sampled by the Food and Drug Administration were positive for glyphosate and glufosinate residues in FY 2016,

By Coral Beach

/ 2 Oct 2018

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

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By News Desk

/ 13 Oct 2017

FDA testing finds weed killer residue in honey, instant oatmeal

Testing for glyphosate residue at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration laboratory in Atlanta has found up to 1.67 parts per million (ppm) in certain instant oatmeal cereals

By Cathy Siegner

/ 12 Oct 2016

EFSA Finds Glyphosate ‘Unlikely to Cause Cancer in Humans’

Europe’s gardeners and farmers probably won’t have their Monsanto Roundup weed killer or other similar herbicides taken away from them now that the influential European Food Safety Authority

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Nov 2015

Letter From the Editor: ‘Super’ Weeds and the C-Word

A couple of weeks ago, when I found myself putting a few thousand miles on a new truck in the upper Midwest, I forgot to take enough music along to

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Jun 2015

EPA May Recommend Testing Food Products for Common Herbicide

According to a media report on Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering recommending that the federal government sample food products for glyphosate, the most commonly used

By News Desk

/ 21 Apr 2015

Witnesses Tell House Agriculture Committee GE Foods are Safe, Don’t Need Labels

All six witnesses at Tuesday’s House Committee on Agriculture hearing argued against mandatory biotechnology labeling laws. Most of their testimony praised the efficiency they believe GE crops provide to

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 25 Mar 2015

EPA Approves Herbicide for Use on Dow’s GE Crops

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration of Dow Chemical’s Enlist Duo herbicide, a new blend of 2,4-D and glyphosate. The product is intended for

By News Desk

/ 16 Oct 2014

Groups Oppose Herbicide Approval, Citing Harm to Human Health and the Environment

Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in April that it plans to permit a new weed killer called Enlist Duo onto the market, consumer advocates are attempting

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 24 Jul 2014

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glyphosate

FDA says pesticide/herbicide levels OK in most food; glyphosate within legal limits

FSN Briefly

FDA testing finds weed killer residue in honey, instant oatmeal

EFSA Finds Glyphosate ‘Unlikely to Cause Cancer in Humans’

Letter From the Editor: ‘Super’ Weeds and the C-Word

EPA May Recommend Testing Food Products for Common Herbicide

Witnesses Tell House Agriculture Committee GE Foods are Safe, Don’t Need Labels

EPA Approves Herbicide for Use on Dow’s GE Crops

Groups Oppose Herbicide Approval, Citing Harm to Human Health and the Environment

Your Support Protects Public Health