New scientific publication confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU “safe” exposure levels – evidence ignored in EU reapproval Long-term exposure to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides causes cancer in laboratory animals at doses deemed “safe” by EU authorities, according to a new landmark publication. Despite early warnings shared with EU authorities in 2023, this critical […]
EU Court Advocate General considers EU re-approval of pesticide cypermethrin unlawful On June 5th, 2025, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU concluded that the European Commission acted unlawfully by re-approving the pesticide cypermethrin with major toxicity data gaps in the reapproval dossier, by relying on non-validated and unrealistic risk mitigation […]
According to IFOAM Organics Europe, the latest draft compromise text on the legislative proposal on so-called “New Genomic Techniques” (NGTs) presented to Member States on 19 February 2025 has severe deficiencies with worrisome consequences for European breeders, farmers, and the food industry. The current draft text would leave European breeders and farmers unprotected from patent […]
The herbicide glyphosate is the most widely used active ingredient in pesticides globally. Residues have been found in people, livestock, food and animal feed, and in the environment, but little is known about glyphosate residue in manure-based fertilizer. This work describes a feed-feces-fertilizer route of glyphosate contamination with negative impacts for horticultural production. This exposure […]
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