Thursday, March 28, 2024

Taiwan Recalls Quaker Oats Products Imported From U.S. After Detecting Glyphosate

Glyphosate, the most widely used agricultural herbicide in the world, is at the center of major global controversy.

Monsanto Ordered to Pay $46.5 Million in PCB Lawsuit in Rare Win for Plaintiffs

Long Beach says it has “incurred substantial costs” cleaning up the chemicals and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages for public nuisance and costs of suit.

USA Today Fail: Trump Science Column by Corporate Front Group

This type of speculation is not normal; it’s not acceptable.

Vandana Shiva: Small Farmers Are Foundation to Food Security, Not Corporations Like Monsanto

Biodiversity and small farmers are the foundation of food security, not corporations like Monsanto which are destroying biodiversity and pushing farmers to suicide.

Bike-Powered Farming Program Turns Lawns Into Urban Farms

A landowner or renter with owner consent, can donate their chemical-free lawn to Fleet Farming, which will then build a food-producing plot at least 500 square feet in size.

Disposable Americans: The Numbers are Growing

What's astonishing is the disregard that many of the super-rich have for struggling Americans.

FDA Changes Food Nutrition Label Requirements for the First Time in 20 Years

Michelle Obama helped to announce on Friday that the FDA approved a new set of requirements for food nutrition labels for the first time in decades.

‘Frankenfish’ Threatens Food Safety

Despite the continued fight from public health and climate activists, genetically modified salmon has been officially authorized for sale in Canada.

Congress Approves A Major Step Forward For Medical Marijuana

Thursday brought a big breakthrough for medical marijuana supporters.

Pope Francis To Employers Who Don’t Offer Health Care: You Are ‘True Leeches’

He said they "live on the bloodletting of the people they make slaves to work."