The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is quietly starting to test certain foods for residues of a weed killing chemical linked to cancer, has found the residues in a variety of oat products, including plain and flavored oat cereals for babies. Data compiled by an FDA chemist and presented to other chemists at a … FDA Tests Confirm Oatmeal, Baby Foods Contain Residues of Monsanto Weed Killer
By Carey Gillam Bayer better be paying attention to this. The German company’s intended $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto Co. comes amid growing concern over the future of the company’s top-selling weed killer, a chemical called glyphosate that Monsanto introduced to the world 40 years ago as the active ingredient in its Roundup herbicide. Monsanto … Upcoming EPA Meetings on Safety of Monsanto Weed Killer Drawing Scrutiny
Donate here to keep our investigation cooking and sign up for the Right to Know Review By Stacy Malkan Silenced genes, edited genes, algae engineered to produce compounds that taste like food: new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) made with these experimental techniques are making their way to your dinner plate. It’s the next wave of … GMO 2.0 Foods Coming Your Way: Will They Be Labeled?
By Carey Gillam The Food and Drug Administration, under public pressure to start testing samples of U.S. food for the presence of a pesticide that has been linked to cancer, has some early findings that are not so sweet. In examining honey samples from various locations in the United States, the FDA has found fresh … FDA Finds Monsanto’s Weed Killer In U.S. Honey
Gary first started working on food issues in 1998. In 2000, he helped to build the first national coalition against the marketing and sale of soda and junk food in schools. In 2003, he organized a Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for states and schools, endorsed by organizations across the political spectrum. In 2004, he organized … Gary Ruskin, Co-Founder and Co-Director
Carey Gillam is author of the award-winning book, “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science ” (Island Press, 2017) and a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years of experience in the news industry. Gillam’s book received the prestigious Rachel Carson Book Award from the Society … Carey Gillam, Research Director
In America, one of the fundamental principles of our democracy is that our government works for us. We are supposed to have a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” as President Abraham Lincoln famously said. To help ensure that principle is upheld we recognize that public access to information about government … Broken FOIA Far from Healing as U.S. Agencies Cheat Public
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