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| Global Women’s
Health Federation FIGO Calls for Phasing Out of
Glyphosate Herbicides |
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FIGO, The International Federation
of Gynecology and Obstetrics, has called Wednesday for a
global phase out of the world’s most used herbicide,
glyphosate, to protect women and children’s health.
FIGO, known as the global voice for women’s health, are
in official relations with the World Health Organization
(WHO) and a consultative status with the United Nations
(UN). […] The post Global Women’s Health Federation FIGO
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| Breaking
News, News, Sustainable Agriculture, cause, harm, human
health • 2019-07-31
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| Bayer CEO Opens
Door to Roundup Settlement as Lawsuits Swell |
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Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer
Werner Baumann said he’d consider a “financially
reasonable” settlement of litigation over the weedkiller
Roundup as the caseload swells and the company’s shares
slump anew. Source: Bloomberg The number of lawsuits
from people in the U.S. who say the herbicide caused
them to develop cancer rose by about 5,000 to 18,400,
[…] The post Bayer CEO Opens Door to Roundup Settlement
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News, News, Sustainable Agriculture •
2019-07-31
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| GMO-Friendly USDA
Ogling Organic |
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USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach
recently made comments before the House Agriculture
Subcommittee suggesting it is time to discuss the
possible allowance of gene editing methods within
organic production. Source: www.cornucopia.org Ibach’s
words are in line with the Trump administration’s
stance. Organic standards currently prohibit the use of
genetic engineering (GE) and genetically modified
organisms (GMOs), but USDA […] The post GMO-Friendly
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| Breaking
News, News, Sustainable Agriculture •
2019-07-29
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| “We Don’t Need No
Regulation” – Biotech Bullies Want to Re-Engineer the
Law |
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Biotech developers in the EU are
lobbying hard to rewrite or remove regulations intended
to protect consumers and the environment. With a little
‘help’ from the White House and – thanks to an apathetic
mainstream media – a lack of public awareness, they
could succeed. Source: Beyond GM, By Pat Thomas Tied up
in a […] The post “We Don’t Need No Regulation” –
Biotech Bullies Want to Re-Engineer the Law appeared
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| Breaking
News, News, Sustainable Agriculture, Boris Johnson,
gmos, REGULATION • 2019-07-25
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