According to a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not follow its own guidelines to protect citizens and the environment from the toxic effects of glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide). Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has long held that government agencies must only act […]
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QR Codes in the DARK Act? A New Tactic to Shroud GMO Labeling
States’ rights and the individual’s right to be informed about genetically engineered foods are under serious threat. A bit of good news is that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it is revoking the registration of “Enlist Duo,” a toxic herbicide developed to
Tell EPA to Lower Glyphosate Tolerance Levels – Protect Our Health and the Environment! Action Alert
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new rule raising the allowed residue levels of Monsanto’s herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) on food crops and more. The regulation went into effect May 1, 2013.
Tell the EPA to use the latest independent science rather than depending on industry-funded, outdated studies supplied by Monsanto!
Lawsuit over Monsanto GMO Seed Patents and Farmland Contamination
Appeals Court Binds Monsanto to Promise Not to Sue Organic Farmers
FALLS CHURCH, VA–(June 12, 2013)–A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Monday that a group of organic and otherwise non-GMO farmer and seed company plaintiffs are not entitled to bring a lawsuit to protect themselves from Monsanto’s transgenic seed patents “because Monsanto has made binding assurances that it will not take