Posts Tagged ‘pesticide’

Breakfast Cereals Scrutinized For Pesticide That May Harm Reproduction

Breakfast Cereals Scrutinized For Pesticide That May Harm Reproduction Authored by Sina McCullough via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Imagine starting your day with a bowl of cereal that could be silently affecting your family’s health. Recent studies show that chlormequat, a pesticide linked to reproductive issues, has been found in popular breakfast cereals like […]

A Pesticide You Probably Never Heard of Could Be Affecting Your Fertility

Introducing chlormequat, a potentially toxic chemical “linked to reproductive issues,” which is found in several wheat and oat products, like Cheerios and Quaker Oats. The worst part: it turns out that 4 out of 5 of you, or 80% of Americans, have been exposed to this substance. A recent peer-reviewed study published in the JESEE […]

Chlormequat: What you need to know about this problematic pesticide

25 mai 2023 @intelligentwellbeing Gotta love it Repost from @missfit.momma2.0 #farming #farminglife #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #regenerativeranching #regenerativegardening #farmingtiktok #farmingtok ♬ original sound – Intelligent Wellbeing Chlormequat is a chemical that can disrupt fetal growth and harm the reproductive system. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to allow first-time uses of the toxic pesticide on U.S. crops. […]

Study finds popular pesticide could be behind rise in erectile dysfunction among young men

(NaturalNews) Pesticides are damaging human health and the environment in numerous ways, and now one commonly used insecticide has been singled out for its role in… Source

EU votes to cut pesticide use in half by 2030

“This vote brings us one step closer to significantly reducing chemical pesticide use by 2030.” Source

US Gov’s Toxic Pesticide Program Seems Deliberate & As US Farms Attacked The US Funds Ukraine Farms

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/25/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth […]

Obligatory Pesticide Spraying In NYC, GM Mosquitoes & Flying Vaccinators – Are They All Connected?

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/22/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth […]

Want to Know the Risks of That Pesticide on Your Food or Yard? EPA Finally Makes Databases Public.

Want to Know the Risks of That Pesticide on Your Food or Yard? EPA Finally Makes Databases Public. For the first time in the agency’s history, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted searchable databases of pesticide harm. By    Investigate Midwest   Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe to The Defender’s Top News of […]

Study Shows Pesticide Companies Hid Developmental Neurotoxicity Data From EU Regulators

A recently published study reveals that pesticide companies have failed to disclose data related to brain toxicity. What does this mean for toxicity data in other fields of research? Recently, the U.S. Geological Survey acknowledged that at least 45% of the nation’s tap water is estimated to have one or more types of the chemicals […]

The Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen: The Most & Least Pesticide-Contaminated Fruits and Vegetables

From foodrevolution.org Summary Organic fruits and vegetables cost more than conventional ones — sometimes a lot more. But if you want to avoid pesticide exposure, is it always necessary to choose organic? Or are some conventional fruits and veggies less contaminated? In this article, we go in depth into the Environmental Working Group’s US-based report […]

America’s food supply loaded with petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer residues linked to children’s health problems

(NaturalNews) (Natural News) The advocacy group Beyond Pesticides issued a special report in its journal “Pesticides and You” this week called “Transformative Change: Informed by Science, Policy, and Action” that highlights the “shocking scientific findings that compel us to act in our communities, states, and as a nation and world community.”The … [Read More…] Source

GMOs linked to increased pesticide use and loss of biodiversity

(Natural News) According to the biotech industry, genetically modified (GM) foods would help reduce pesticide use and increase the nutritional content of various food products. They also promised that GM crops could help farmers by boosting their profits and feed the world by increasing crop yields. But data has proven that GM crops have done… […]

Pesticide industry ‘helped write’ disinformation playbook used by Big Oil and Big Tobacco, report reveals

New analysis sheds light on key tactics Monsanto used to distort science and spin the narrative in defense of its herbicide product. Source

Deadly pesticide still legal in US can harm bee populations for generations, study finds

A new study shows just how dangerous pesticides can be for bees. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America this month, found that bee populations can take a hit for generations if a bee is exposed just once to a common pesticide during its […]

Dead Bees, Sick Residents From Pesticide Pollution In Nebraska

Above Photo: NDEE. The AltEn plant in the village of Mead has made ethanol from corn coated with pesticides for years. The results have been a disaster for residents and nearby farms. “I have been coughing since 2018. It does not go away,” says Jody Weible over the phone from her home in Mead, Nebraska. […]

A pesticide linked to brain damage in children could finally be banned

Image Credit: Deposit Photos This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. A federal appeals court has ruled that unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can prove that the pesticide chlorpyrifos is safe, it must be banned. The chemical, which has been widely used on agricultural […]

Study Links Pesticide Exposure To Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors

By Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch A new study adds to the evidence that pesticides harm children’s health. The study, published in Environmental Research last week, found that children were more likely to develop central nervous system (CNS) tumors if their mothers had lived within 2.5 miles of land where pesticides were being sprayed when they were […]

Study: Organic Diet “Significantly Reduces” Urinary Pesticide Levels In Children & Adults

The Facts: Data from the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) shows, as of today, 929 deaths, 316 permanent disabilities and more than 15,000 adverse reactions reported after of the COVID-19 vaccine. Reflect On: Should private institutions/companies have the right to mandate this vaccine for people and employees? When it comes to vaccines, should […]

Muslim in Uganda Forces Christian Wife to Drink Pesticide

(Morning Star News) – A 38-year-old mother of three in eastern Uganda had secretly put her faith in Christ for three months before her Muslim husband found two Bibles in her suitcase. On that day, Nov. 21, in Bugiri District’s Matovu village, Zubeda Nabirye’s husband asked her why she had the two Bibles, one in […]

Shopper Warning As Approval Given For Pesticide Corn

December 14, 2020 Press Release – GE Free NZ Shoppers must start taking extra care when selecting the type of food they are eating, especially now that GE Corn with multi-pesticide resistance has been given approval by food safety regulators. The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Ministerial … Shoppers must start taking extra care […]

Investigation: How pesticide companies are marketing themselves as a solution to climate change

“Like a pandemic, climate change is an inevitable threat that we must address before it is too late,” reads a June 2020 statement. “As the economy and agriculture begin to build back with the gradual easing of the COVID-19 restrictions, we need to support a recovery for farmers that puts the fight against climate change and biodiversity […]

Widely used pesticide re-approved by EPA said to harm more than 1,000 endangered plants and species

Image Credit: Gary Fellers, USGS In a first-ever nationwide assessment, the Environmental Protection Agency found the pesticide atrazine harms more than 1,000 endangered plans and animals. The analysis, which was required by the Endangered Species Act, came just two months after the EPA re-approved the endocrine-disrupting pesticide for an additional 15 years. Atrazine, which is […]

Strawberry Crops Are the Most Pesticide-Ridden (Full List Here)

Eating fruits and vegetables is vital for overall health, but what if every juicy bite contains a cocktail of toxic pesticides? The Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzed samples of conventionally grown produce tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and found that nearly 70 percent were contaminated with pesticide residues. The USDA detected a […]

Watching The Hawks – Pesticide for Breakfast & Loneliness Epidemic

Watching The Hawks – Pesticide for Breakfast & Loneliness Epidemic Watching The Hawksyoutube.com Internal FDA emails reveal the alarming presence of pesticides in our everyday breakfast foods. Insurance giant Cigna reports a generational epidemic of loneliness. Author Charlie Robinson discusses the mainstream medias complicity in the Big Banks financial fraud and abuse. Shaquem Griffin makes […]

EPA Faces Lawsuit For Withholding Records Related To Pesticide Rule Change

April 18, 2018 By Derrick Broze The Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit for failing to release records related to its decision to remove two rules aimed at protecting farm workers and children from harmful pesticides. On Tuesday, Farmworker Justice and Earthjustice sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for refusing […]

Working with nature to reduce pesticide use: Farmers around the world are rediscovering the increased yields offered by biodiversity

(Natural News) The face of agriculture has changed dramatically over the past century. Instead of working with what nature has provided, encouraging biodiversity and companion planting to ward off pests, farmers have been encouraged to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, with disastrous results. Despite being promised greater crop protection and increased yields, […]

EPA, Monsanto face lawsuit over pesticide drift that damaged millions of acres and threatened endangered species

(Natural News) If a farmer wants to grow organic crops, he or she can simply elect not to use pesticides and everything should be fine, right? Unfortunately, the situation is not as straightforward as it seems as pesticide drift is thwarting well-meaning farmers’ efforts and rendering their crops entirely unusable. It’s also […]

Monsanto Is Paying Farmers To Use Its Controversial Pesticide

Aaron Kesel, GuestWaking Times Corporate pesticide maker Monsanto, which has faced several recent lawsuits against its products, is paying farmers to use its controversial weedkiller XtendiMax with VaporGrip, an herbicide based on a chemical known as dicamba, Yahoo News reported. The incentive to use XtendiMax aims to refund farmers over half the sticker price of the product […]

EPA Refuses to Ban Neurotoxic Pesticide Found in 87 Percent of Newborns

November 29th, 2017 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Exposure to pesticides, herbicides and insecticides has dramatically increased since the introduction of genetically engineered (GE) crops. Urine output of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, shot up by more than 1,200 percent between 1993 and 2016.1 Unfortunately, glyphosate is not the only chemical of […]

Monsanto postpones "NemaStrike" launch after new pesticide causes skin rashes among farmers

(Natural News) The launch of a Monsanto product that the company touted as boasting “blockbuster technology” has been postponed indefinitely after farmers report developing skin rashes after using it. The chemical in question, NemaStrike, was developed to put on crop seeds to protect soybeans, cotton and corn from yield-reducing worms. Monsanto says it underwent three […]

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