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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies’ brains.
Germany’s Bayer won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its multi-billion-dollar purchase of Monsanto. The mega-merger is expected to reshape the agrochemicals industry. Read more The deal will create a giant company with control of more than a quarter of the world’s seed and pesticides market. The European Commission said Bayer had addressed its concerns […]
Researchers found the level of contamination from the neonicotinoid group of pesticides highest in North America. CBC | Health News
The German discount chain have recalled their eggs from stores in Germany, causing Dutch farmers to grow concerned about millions of pound of potential lost business. Millions of eggs are being recalled from shops and warehouses in Germany and the Netherlands and being blocked from sale in Belgium, after high levels of a toxic insecticide […]
A coalition of states have jumped aboard a lawsuit against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt for not banning a purportedly dangerous chemical that can affect the development of a child’s brain. Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia filed a motion Wednesday against EPA chief Scott Pruitt, in a suit which […]
Dow Chemical is pressuring Trump Administration regulators to withdraw biological findings that show three insecticides used on America’s fruit and vegetables are toxic for nearly all threatened and endangered animals and plants, according to documents. The revelation comes from letters obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity, which show Dow’s lawyers asking the Trump administration […]
Canada’s food regulator has found traces of a controversial pesticide in nearly one-third of food products — and residue levels above the acceptable limits in about four per cent of grain products. CBC | Health News
