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Bumblebee colonies exposed to low levels of the weed killer glyphosate are unable to adequately regulate nest temperature, imperiling the next generation of bumblebees and long-term colony growth and survival. This latest finding, published this month in the journal Science, is a stark reminder that a pesticide...

In a major victory for health and environmental groups, a California court has ruled (see here and here) that a sweeping state pesticide spraying program...

Insects are critical to the future of our planet. They help to keep pest species under control and break down dead material to release nutrients into the...

For over 20 years in news story after news story they’ve been telling us that only GM can save the banana – and yet again, such claims turn out...

Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week, for unlawfully...

In response to a lawsuit filed by the Center for Food Safety and Center for Biological Diversity, chemical giant BASF has agreed to stop the manufacture...

A coalition of non-governmental organisations, farmer groups and research experts from various African countries have called on the Nigerian government...

Developments in Argentina regarding genetically modified (GM) wheat show that however determined governments are to boost GMOs in agriculture, the inherent...

The Federal Court of Appeal in Canada has issued a decision in favour of Safe Food Matters in a court case concerning the re-registration of the world’s...

The United Nations Food Systems Summit held last September was eclipsed by a powerful countermobilization effort led by farmers and scientists, as well...