The U.S. Supreme Court is not taking the appeal of Edwin Hardeman v. Monsanto.
The first federal Roundup case tried before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco, Hardeman v. Monsanto, returned a jury
Continue Reading Roundup case fails to make cut at SCOTUS
Beginning next October, the Supreme Court session will have a food and agriculture theme going for it. The high court has already agreed to hear two blockbuster cases involving the Clean Water Act and California’s
Continue Reading A food and agriculture theme emerging for next Supreme Court session
Its critics say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has “doubled down” on the active ingredient in Roundup, the popular weed killer.
But that’s probably an overstatement.
On April 30 the EPA changed Roundup’s label requirements
Continue Reading Glyphosate use may be OK on farms, gardens, but Bayer may pay for it
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 and up to 121 nanograms per gram
Continue Reading FDA testing finds weed killer residue in honey, instant oatmeal
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 (EFSA) has found that the ingredient glyphosate
Continue Reading EFSA Finds Glyphosate ‘Unlikely to Cause Cancer in Humans’
Last month’s study out of France that said genetically modified corn and a related herbicide caused organ damage, tumors, and early death among rats broke too many rules and should be dismissed as “of insufficient
Continue Reading French GM Corn Study Not Scientifically Valid
I am a strong supporter of labeling GMO foods. Consumers have the right to know. That’s enough of a reason to support California’s Prop. 37. There is no need to muddy the waters with difficult-to-interpret
Continue Reading What to Make of the Scary GMO Study?
New research out of France has linked both an herbicide and a genetically modified corn to organ damage, tumors and early death among rats, prompting a call for greater regulation of GM foods among sustainable
Continue Reading Study: Herbicide and GM Corn May Cause Tumors, Early Death
