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In an important precedent, seven agricultural producers and two municipal officials have gone on trial in Argentina over the misuse of agrochemicals. They're charged with endangering health and causing pollution by spraying pesticides close to populated areas. elciudadanoweb.com/historico-ya...
Histórico: ya juzgan en Rosario a productores y ex funcionarios por contaminar y atentar contra la salud con el uso de agrotóxicos
El debate se desarrolla desde este miércoles en los Tribunales Federales. Hay nueve acusados por este caso ocurrido en Pergamino. Ambientalistas estuvieron presentes y celebraron que la Justicia se ha...
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February 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
In an important precedent, seven agricultural producers and two municipal officials have gone on trial in Argentina over the misuse of agrochemicals. They're charged with endangering health and causing pollution by spraying pesticides close to populated areas. elciudadanoweb.com/historico-ya...
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The highest court in America could deprive thousands of Roundup consumers suffering from cancer of their day in court.
SCOTUS will take up a case that asks whether federal law protects pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits claiming that their products cause cancer.
SCOTUS will take up a case that asks whether federal law protects pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits claiming that their products cause cancer.
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The highest court in America could deprive thousands of Roundup consumers suffering from cancer of their day in court.
SCOTUS will take up a case that asks whether federal law protects pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits claiming that their products cause cancer.
SCOTUS will take up a case that asks whether federal law protects pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits claiming that their products cause cancer.
Anti-#GMO activists to hold protests in Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city. “We’re going to fight GMOs in the streets, in court, and in every other way until GMOs are burnt in this country,” declared farmer and farmers’ advocacy leader Mary Kathomi. k24.digital/news/anti-gm...
Anti-GMO activists to hold protests in Kisumu
Anti-GMO activists have intensified their campaign in Kisumu, vowing to fight the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
k24.digital
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Anti-#GMO activists to hold protests in Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city. “We’re going to fight GMOs in the streets, in court, and in every other way until GMOs are burnt in this country,” declared farmer and farmers’ advocacy leader Mary Kathomi. k24.digital/news/anti-gm...
US Supreme Court sets April hearing for Roundup preemption case. Multiple courts, including two appellate courts, have rejected Bayer’s argument for legal immunity from cancer lawsuits, but the Trump administration is siding with Bayer. #glyphosate www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/supr...
Supreme Court sets April hearing for Roundup preemption case
The US Supreme Court has set an April hearing in a closely watched case brought by Bayer that seeks to make the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ultimate arbiter of warning labels on pesticid...
www.thenewlede.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
US Supreme Court sets April hearing for Roundup preemption case. Multiple courts, including two appellate courts, have rejected Bayer’s argument for legal immunity from cancer lawsuits, but the Trump administration is siding with Bayer. #glyphosate www.thenewlede.org/2026/02/supr...
Carey Gillam talks about Bayer, cancer, and the ousting of the chief scientist overseeing a sweeping multi-pronged study of the safety of #glyphosate, following vicious attacks by the chemical industry—and how this is an all too familiar pattern. www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/car...
Carey Gillam on Bayer Glyphosate and Cancer - Corporate Crime Reporter
Last week, Carey Gillam published a story titled – Top scientist booted from research institute, Concerns about chemical industry influence in ouster. In it, Gillam reports that Daniele Mandrioli, the...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Carey Gillam talks about Bayer, cancer, and the ousting of the chief scientist overseeing a sweeping multi-pronged study of the safety of #glyphosate, following vicious attacks by the chemical industry—and how this is an all too familiar pattern. www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/car...
Pest resistance increasing in #GMO Bt cotton: Agriculture Minister. Pink bollworm has developed resistance and is becoming a major pest in all cotton growing areas. Sucking pests are also surging, he said. Farmers now spend more on pesticides.
Pest resistance increasing in Bt-cotton: Minister
Pink bollworm has developed resistance against Bt protein and is becoming a major pest in all cotton-growing areas, says Ramnath Thakur, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
www.thehindubusinessline.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Pest resistance increasing in #GMO Bt cotton: Agriculture Minister. Pink bollworm has developed resistance and is becoming a major pest in all cotton growing areas. Sucking pests are also surging, he said. Farmers now spend more on pesticides.
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Update: #GMO/Genome-editing in Japan by the Consumers Union of Japan
1) Campaign to get 12 supermarket chains to not sell genome-edited tomatoes
2) Food labelling campaign
www.nishoren.org/en/
1) Campaign to get 12 supermarket chains to not sell genome-edited tomatoes
2) Food labelling campaign
www.nishoren.org/en/
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Update: #GMO/Genome-editing in Japan by the Consumers Union of Japan
1) Campaign to get 12 supermarket chains to not sell genome-edited tomatoes
2) Food labelling campaign
www.nishoren.org/en/
1) Campaign to get 12 supermarket chains to not sell genome-edited tomatoes
2) Food labelling campaign
www.nishoren.org/en/
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Agribusiness corporations use free trade agreements to restrict farmers' rights to save and exchange seed, so that the companies can make a profit. What has been Latin America's recent experience? grain.org/e/7353
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Agribusiness corporations use free trade agreements to restrict farmers' rights to save and exchange seed, so that the companies can make a profit. What has been Latin America's recent experience? grain.org/e/7353
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Here's our latest GMO Review, which takes in the bad news on new GMOs, and the good news on GMO bans and restrictions, as well as victories for seed sovereignty🌱🎉 Also, the shocking human costs of a major #GMO failure, and our latest LOBBYWATCH🕵️reports. gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
Review 595: GMOs in General, Part I
Welcome to Part I of our GMOs in General Review. We lead with disturbing NEW GMOs UPDATES, followed by GMO BANS AND RESTRICTIONS, SEED SOVEREIGNTY, the shocking human costs of a major GMO FAILURE, and...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Here's our latest GMO Review, which takes in the bad news on new GMOs, and the good news on GMO bans and restrictions, as well as victories for seed sovereignty🌱🎉 Also, the shocking human costs of a major #GMO failure, and our latest LOBBYWATCH🕵️reports. gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
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The recording of our webinar on the risks of the convergence of #newgeneticenginnering #NGTs and #Artificialintelligence #AI is online:
www.testbiotech.org/en/events/ja...
www.testbiotech.org/en/events/ja...
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
The recording of our webinar on the risks of the convergence of #newgeneticenginnering #NGTs and #Artificialintelligence #AI is online:
www.testbiotech.org/en/events/ja...
www.testbiotech.org/en/events/ja...
Modified food, modified rights? Why #GMO labelling must stay with new GMOs. European consumer organisations are pushing back, calling for full transparency and insisting ALL GMOs must continue to be labelled. www.brusselstimes.com/1793393/modi...
Modified food, modified rights? Why genetically modify organisms labelling must stay
www.brusselstimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Modified food, modified rights? Why #GMO labelling must stay with new GMOs. European consumer organisations are pushing back, calling for full transparency and insisting ALL GMOs must continue to be labelled. www.brusselstimes.com/1793393/modi...
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The genetics of many diseases thought to have simple causes—a mutation in a single gene—might be a lot more complex than previously thought. "We're in an era of discovering a lot more about the complexity of our genomes," says Professor of Human Genetics Anna Murray. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
These genes were thought to lead to blindness 100% of the time. They don't.
New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.
www.livescience.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The genetics of many diseases thought to have simple causes—a mutation in a single gene—might be a lot more complex than previously thought. "We're in an era of discovering a lot more about the complexity of our genomes," says Professor of Human Genetics Anna Murray. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Anti‑GMO farming campaign gathers 133,000 signatures in Switzerland. It calls for no loss of controls over GMOs, and the protection of GMO-free agriculture, even after Switzerland's current #GMO moratorium expires in 2030. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
Anti‑GMO farming campaign gathers 133,000 signatures in Switzerland
An alliance behind an initiative to protect Swiss food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has gathered more than 133,000 signatures, it announced on Monday.
www.swissinfo.ch
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Anti‑GMO farming campaign gathers 133,000 signatures in Switzerland. It calls for no loss of controls over GMOs, and the protection of GMO-free agriculture, even after Switzerland's current #GMO moratorium expires in 2030. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
Ukraine bans #GMO crops as wartime farmers race to meet EU standards by 2028. Ukraine is siding with Europe—and betting that non-#GMO certification will give it an edge in markets where traceability matters. Ukrainian farmers broadly support the shift. euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/u...
Ukraine bans GMOs to unlock billions in EU farm market access
Ukraine banned GMOs and is overhauling pesticides, subsidies, and food safety to meet EU standards before a make-or-break 2028 quota review.
euromaidanpress.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Ukraine bans #GMO crops as wartime farmers race to meet EU standards by 2028. Ukraine is siding with Europe—and betting that non-#GMO certification will give it an edge in markets where traceability matters. Ukrainian farmers broadly support the shift. euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/u...
Ramazzini Institute researchers protest: “Our independence is at risk”. A major Italian trade union is up in arms following the dismissal of the Ramazzini’s scientific director. They fear industry backlash to Global #Glyphosate Study triggered the firing. gmwatch.org/en/106-news/...
Ramazzini Institute researchers protest: “Our independence is at risk”
They fear the pesticide industry’s response to the Global Glyphosate Study triggered the firing of the Institute’s scientific director
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February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Ramazzini Institute researchers protest: “Our independence is at risk”. A major Italian trade union is up in arms following the dismissal of the Ramazzini’s scientific director. They fear industry backlash to Global #Glyphosate Study triggered the firing. gmwatch.org/en/106-news/...
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... The compound is annually spread on around 4.5m acres of fields in which corn, soybeans and genetically engineered cotton are grown. #GMO #GMOs
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics. Corteva will discontinue Enlist Duo—a mixture of Agent Orange and #glyphosate for use on #GMO crops, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics
Corteva will discontinue a mixture of Agent Orange and glyphosate, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics. Corteva will discontinue Enlist Duo—a mixture of Agent Orange and #glyphosate for use on #GMO crops, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics
Corteva will discontinue a mixture of Agent Orange and glyphosate, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
US chemical giant to stop producing herbicide called ‘toxic cocktail’ by critics. Corteva will discontinue Enlist Duo—a mixture of Agent Orange and #glyphosate for use on #GMO crops, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Public trust in science and technology is a serious, growing problem, especially now. Instead of trying to solve it with better communication, we should adopt a more inclusive approach to innovation that takes low-tech, incremental, and system-wide solutions seriously. My new piece @science.org 👇🏽🧵
Repairing trust in science requires a more inclusive understanding of innovation
These are extraordinarily challenging times for university researchers across the United States. After decades of government largess based on the idea that a large and well-financed research ecosystem...
www.science.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Public trust in science and technology is a serious, growing problem, especially now. Instead of trying to solve it with better communication, we should adopt a more inclusive approach to innovation that takes low-tech, incremental, and system-wide solutions seriously. My new piece @science.org 👇🏽🧵
Here's our latest GMO Review, which takes in the bad news on new GMOs, and the good news on GMO bans and restrictions, as well as victories for seed sovereignty🌱🎉 Also, the shocking human costs of a major #GMO failure, and our latest LOBBYWATCH🕵️reports. gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
Review 595: GMOs in General, Part I
Welcome to Part I of our GMOs in General Review. We lead with disturbing NEW GMOs UPDATES, followed by GMO BANS AND RESTRICTIONS, SEED SOVEREIGNTY, the shocking human costs of a major GMO FAILURE, and...
gmwatch.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Here's our latest GMO Review, which takes in the bad news on new GMOs, and the good news on GMO bans and restrictions, as well as victories for seed sovereignty🌱🎉 Also, the shocking human costs of a major #GMO failure, and our latest LOBBYWATCH🕵️reports. gmwatch.org/en/main-menu...
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"Unnecessary, unwanted and unsafe"—Our Exec Director Leonie on BBC Today programme this week highlighting the risks of GM purple tomatoes... and the inability of developers
@johninnescentre.bsky.social to make any health claims.
www.gmfreeze.org/2026/02/05/g...
@johninnescentre.bsky.social to make any health claims.
www.gmfreeze.org/2026/02/05/g...
February 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
"Unnecessary, unwanted and unsafe"—Our Exec Director Leonie on BBC Today programme this week highlighting the risks of GM purple tomatoes... and the inability of developers
@johninnescentre.bsky.social to make any health claims.
www.gmfreeze.org/2026/02/05/g...
@johninnescentre.bsky.social to make any health claims.
www.gmfreeze.org/2026/02/05/g...
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Judge Salas is concerned that the release of the world's first approved #GMO wheat could lead to irreversible contamination of non-GMO wheat. Also concerned about its impact in combo with its associated agrochem, glufosinate—a herbicide more toxic than #glyphosate and banned in the European Union.
January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Judge Salas is concerned that the release of the world's first approved #GMO wheat could lead to irreversible contamination of non-GMO wheat. Also concerned about its impact in combo with its associated agrochem, glufosinate—a herbicide more toxic than #glyphosate and banned in the European Union.
Italy's ban on cultivating #GMO corn legitimate says EU court. Court endorses procedure that enables Member States to prohibit GMOs. www.ansa.it/english/news...
Italy's ban on cultivating GMO corn legitimate says EU court - Business - Ansa.it
Italy's ban on the cultivation of genetically modified corn is legitimate, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a ruling on Thursday. (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Italy's ban on cultivating #GMO corn legitimate says EU court. Court endorses procedure that enables Member States to prohibit GMOs. www.ansa.it/english/news...
Two companies control most #GMO seed #patents: Bayer
and Corteva. They own just under 80% of them and also control large swaths of pesticide markets. Result: less innovation in the industry, and fewer choices and higher seed prices for farmers, says the USDA investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/16/g...
and Corteva. They own just under 80% of them and also control large swaths of pesticide markets. Result: less innovation in the industry, and fewer choices and higher seed prices for farmers, says the USDA investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/16/g...
GRAPHIC: Bayer, Corteva control vast majority of GMO seed patents - Investigate Midwest
Corn and soybeans are two of America’s most lucrative cash crops. Corn is used in soft drinks and processed snacks, but most corn is used to produce ethanol, a heavily subsidized industry. Soybeans tu...
investigatemidwest.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Two companies control most #GMO seed #patents: Bayer
and Corteva. They own just under 80% of them and also control large swaths of pesticide markets. Result: less innovation in the industry, and fewer choices and higher seed prices for farmers, says the USDA investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/16/g...
and Corteva. They own just under 80% of them and also control large swaths of pesticide markets. Result: less innovation in the industry, and fewer choices and higher seed prices for farmers, says the USDA investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/16/g...
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Court in Buenos Aires province issues temporary ban on HB4 GMO wheat, prioritizing the protection of the natural world. The judge says in his ruling that the #GMO wheat company Bioceres could cause "serious and irreversible harm" to human health and the environment.
Prohíben el trigo transgénico en la provincia de Buenos Aires
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January 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Court in Buenos Aires province issues temporary ban on HB4 GMO wheat, prioritizing the protection of the natural world. The judge says in his ruling that the #GMO wheat company Bioceres could cause "serious and irreversible harm" to human health and the environment.
‘Crime Against Environment and Health’: Israel Slammed for Dropping Toxic #Glyphosate on Lebanon, Syria. “This incident cannot be viewed in isolation from the scorched-earth policy pursued by the Israeli army,” said watchdog Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
'Crime Against Environment and Health': Israel Slammed for Dropping Toxic Glyphosate on Lebanon, Syria | Common Dreams
Israeli government accused of environmental crime for spraying glyphosate in Lebanon and Syria. High levels found in soil could harm agriculture and fertility. UN condemns actions.
www.commondreams.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
‘Crime Against Environment and Health’: Israel Slammed for Dropping Toxic #Glyphosate on Lebanon, Syria. “This incident cannot be viewed in isolation from the scorched-earth policy pursued by the Israeli army,” said watchdog Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...