Eclipsed by Brexit Controversy, EU Nations Fighting To Ban Glyphosate

As the European Union dominates the news headlines across the world, the Brexit is not the only controversy brewing in Europe. Never known for its democratic values, European nations have nevertheless refused to back an extension of the use of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – a decision that could strike a major Read More…

EPA Using Industry-Funded Research to Determine if Glyphosate Causes Cancer

A since-deleted analysis posted the agency’s website shows it is relying on unpublished reports from groups linked to biochem industry The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used industry-funded research to conclude that the herbicide chemical glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer in humans—contradicting findings by the World Health Organization (WHO)—according to an analysis the Read More…

The Piss Test Heard ‘Round the World: 150 European Parliament Members to Test Urine for Glyphosate

European Union — You can call it a political move, or one of the most clinically solid ways to prove there is far too much of Monsanto’s RoundUp in the world, but this week 150 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will have their urine tested for traces of glyphosate in an effort to decommission one of Read More…

France Latest To Ban Glyphosate Weedkillers

(ANTIMEDIA) France — France is the latest in a growing number of countries to ban glyphosate-based weed killers for their potential risks to human health. This week, ANSES — French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety — sent manufacturers a letter of intent to withdraw its authorization for herbicides containing glyphosate with Read More…

Monsanto’s Glyphosate Found In All Wines Tested In Napa Valley, Even The Organic Ones

Monsanto has been under serious fire in the last few years as their products as well as their practices are continually revealed as not only harmful to humanity, but knowingly so. The Last American Vagabond recently reported on the 14 German beers that were found to contain glyphosate, which the World Health Organization recently labeled as Read More…

Public Rebellion Over European Plan to Extend Use of Glyphosate Weed Killer

A wave of opposition has slammed the brakes on a plan to re-approve the use of Monsanto’s toxic glyphosate in the European Union as a number of member states, buoyed by growing public outcry, launched a shock rebellion against the proposal. European Commission leaders met behind closed doors in Brussels on Monday to hold a Read More…