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Pesticide formulations as sold and used must be tested in long-term toxicity and carcinogenicity tests, according to a new ruling from the European Court of Justice that is set to challenge the authorisation of pesticide formulations throughout the EU, GM Watch reported. Source: GM Watch Currently in EU...

A new report from Friends of the Earth and Logos Environmental reveals that the use of gene editing in farm animals poses risks to human health, the...

When you think of the alarming public health scandals the world has endured, the curse of tobacco and asbestos quickly comes to mind. But now there seems...

According to a new scientific publication, genetically engineered mosquitoes produced by the biotech company Oxitec (Intrexon) have escaped human control...

Germany will ban the use of the weedkiller glyphosate – the subject of billion-dollar U.S lawsuits over claims it causes cancer – from the...

Cattle are being genetically engineered using gene-editing tools to not grow horns. But according to newly published research by experts at the US Food...

A University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture study published last week in the Journal of Weed Technology found that mixing glyphosate with formulations...

Paraguay must undertake an effective and thorough investigation into fumigations with agrochemicals and the subsequent poisoning of peoples, including...

The Tasmanian Government has extended its ban on the introduction of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) into the island state until 2029. Source: Grain...

A new peer-reviewed study shows an explosion in the toxicity of U.S. agriculture for insects over the past 25 years since neonicotinoid pesticides were...