Time to end GM herbicide-tolerant crops, says new report
by GMWATCH, September 28, 2022
Time for the end of GM/GE herbicide tolerant crops?
A report by GeneWatch UK.
Growing failure of Roundup Ready crops provides opportunity to phase them out and adopt new methods and technologies
The cultivation of GM herbicide-tolerant crops may be regarded as a temporary aberration, rather than the revolution originally proclaimed by the proponents of these crops, a new GeneWatch UK report shows.
The report, titled "Time for the end of GM/GE herbicide tolerant crops?", looks at the economic, environmental and social impacts of growing Roundup Ready crops and newer herbicide-tolerant crops, reviewing more than 25 years of experience with this technology.
Here are some of the issues the report covers:
Roundup Ready crops do not have higher yields
Blanket spraying of Roundup Ready crops with weed killer leads to resistant weeds
Patents and monopolies add further costs and prevent seed saving
Demand for non-GM seeds and ingredients is increasing
Impact of Roundup Ready crops on farmers' choice, land rights and indebtedness
Roundup Ready crops have negative environmental impacts
Roundup Ready crops pose unknown risks to human health
Roundup Ready crops do not help to feed the world or tackle climate change
Industry responses to glyphosate-resistant weeds are not sustainable
Numerous lawsuits
Better alternatives
The report says that the growing failure of Roundup Ready crops, due to the spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds, provides an opportunity to phase out the use of such crops and adopt new methods and technologies. It states that the priority should be to reduce and replace the use of herbicides, not to replace Roundup Ready crops with other herbicide-tolerant crops, whether or not these are GM crops or produced by different methods.
Smoke Blots Out the Sun as Aggressive Fire Consumes World's Largest Food Market
By Michael Austin, September 25, 2022
On Sunday, the smoke from a fire that broke out in Paris literally blotted out the sun.
According to the Associated Press, the fire took place at a warehouse in a produce market wherein many such warehouses are packed full of different kinds of food.
Over 12,000 people work in the market.
Pictures and videos of the fire on social media show the massive column of smoke it has produced.
Study is first to show glyphosate and Roundup disrupt human gut bacteria
GMWATCH, September 9, 2022
Findings suggest probiotics could help reverse damage to people's gut bacteria caused by Roundup exposure. Report by Claire Robinson
Both glyphosate and Roundup disturbed the gut microbiome in a study conducted in a simulated human digestive tract, but some of the changes were reversed with a probiotic formulation. This is the first study to prove that glyphosate and Roundup disrupt the human gut microbiome.
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Growing failure of Roundup Ready crops provides opportunity to phase them out and adopt new methods and technologies
Findings suggest probiotics could help reverse damage to people's gut bacteria caused by Roundup exposure. Report by Claire Robinson
