Monsanto News
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Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 percent on Monday, losing about $14 billion in value after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay $289 million in damages to a man who said ingredients used in the weedkiller had caused his cancer.
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By AFP
Paris -
Glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup, is the subject of fierce controversy all across the globe and is classified by the World Health Organization as "probably" being carcinogenic...
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By AFP
San Francisco -
From "Agent Orange" and DDT to genetically modified crops, Monsanto has long been associated with controversial chemicals, but a US court order for it to pay damages because one of its herbicides may cause cancer could open the door to thousands more c...
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By AFP
Bras -
Brazil's government is contesting a court suspension of licenses for products with glyphosate, one of the most common industrial weedkillers and the subject of a high-profile US case against agrochemical colossus Monsanto.
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By AFP
San Francisco -
A California groundskeeper dying of cancer said Monday he would "never" have used Monsanto weed killer Roundup, had he known it could lead to his terminal illness.
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By AFP
San Francisco -
A California groundskeeper dying of cancer is slated to testify Monday before jurors hearing evidence in his lawsuit blaming Monsanto weed killer Roundup for his terminal illness.
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By AFP
Frankfurt Am Main -
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer will seal a $63-billion merger with US-based Monsanto Thursday, creating an agrichemical behemoth with lofty ambitions to feed the world but lambasted by environmentalists.
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By AFP
Frankfurt Am Main -
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer will discard the name Monsanto when it takes over the controversial US seeds and pesticides producer this week, it said Monday.
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By AFP
Brussels -
A battle is heating up over whether the European Union will renew at year-end the licence for glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used weedkillers that some fear causes cancer.
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By AFP
Brussels -
The European Parliament has been asked by its political leaders to deny access to executives and lobbyists for US agro-chemicals giant Monsanto, a parliament spokesman said Friday.
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Sydney -
The theory is that your DNA swab can be used for “counselling” of whatever standard of usefulness. The practice is that you pay companies $80 for your DNA swab to be used for god knows what.
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Sacramento -
California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced on Monday that the active ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer, glyphosate has been added to the state's list of chemicals believed to be linked to cancer.
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave its approval for the use of Monsanto's dicamba-based herbicide XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology for use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans.
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Agricultural biotech company Monsanto has licensed the use of the cutting edge CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technology for food production.
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German drug and farm chemical maker Bayer AG has finally reached a deal with U.S. seed and weed killer company Monsanto that could create a company that will control over a quarter of the world's market for seeds and pesticides.
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New Delhi -
Monsanto has withdrawn its application seeking approval for its next-generation of genetically modified cotton seeds from India. Monsanto's latest move is in response to a long-standing dispute with the Indian government.
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Honolulu -
A federal judge has refused Monsanto's request to dismiss a claim brought by a former coffee farmer who claims the company's weed-killer, Roundup caused her cancer.
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An American study released earlier this year said there is a possibility that the number of monarch butterflies could fall so low their migratory patterns will be disrupted. The study authors said that could lead to the Monarch becoming "quasi-extinct."
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Monsanto has rejected a $62 billion takeover proposal from German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, calling the bid "incomplete and financially inadequate."
However, negotiations still appear to be open.
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By AFP
Frankfurt -
A proposed tie-up between Bayer and Monsanto may still face numerous hurdles but it has already inflamed opinion in Germany where most people oppose genetically modified foods.
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For some time scientists have raised alarm bells over the beautiful Monarch butterfly. Those bells just got a little louder with the release of a study that suggests the Monarch could actually become "quasi-extinct" in the not-too-distant future.
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After years of debate and lobbying, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to begin testing foods for the controversial herbicide glyphosate. What is this chemical and why might it be a problem?
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A spate of stories linking birth defects to Monsanto instead of the Zika virus have been widely debunked, and Monsanto spoke out on the issue Monday in order to clear up "rumors and misinformation."
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The seemingly increased number of cases of microcephaly in newborns in Brazil which coincided with a Zika virus outbreak has stunned the world. The Zika virus has been linked to cases of microcephaly, however there are some doctors who disagree.
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The European Patent Office has revoked a patent on genetically modified melons held by Agro-Giant Monsanto after a January 20, 2016 hearing held in Munich, Germany.
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Monsanto's genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready alfalfa has already cost farmers millions of dollars, and now, a new study by the USDA, the same agency that re-approved it, has found that GE alfalfa has really gone wild, literally.
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A debate is taking place about the use of glyphosate-based weedkillers. This is in relation to the possible carcinogenic effects of this widely used farm product.
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Mexico's unique and varied native maize varieties are under attack from Monsanto, the world's largest seed producer as it vies to plant genetically modified (GMO) corn in the country.
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A new study conducted in Argentina has found that the vast majority of tampons, sanitary pads and sterile cotton products sold in the country are contaminated with glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup, ruled to be a carcinogen by the WHO.
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French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal announced on Sunday the ban on the sale of Monsanto's popular weedkiller, Roundup in garden centers. The United Nations has warned the weedkiller may be carcinogenic.
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France has already banned over-the-counter sales of glyphosate based weed-killers such as Monsanto's Roundup. Common Dreams/Creative Commons
March against Monsanto in Toronto, Canada - May 25, 2013 Robert Campbell
March against Monsanto in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa - May 25, 2013 Earthlife Africa Ethekwini
March against Monsanto on Maui, Hawaii - May 25, 2013 Occupy Monsanto Maui
Screen-grab of French grain-farmer, Paul Francois talking to AFP. AFP
March against Monsanto at City Hall in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa - May 25, 2013 Earthlife Africa Ethekwini
March against Monsanto in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa - May 25, 2013 Earthlife Africa Ethekwini
March Against Monsanto Edmonton, October 18, 2014.
March against Monsanto YouTube
The popular herbicide, Roundup contains glyphosate. YouTube
Polish beekeepers & Anti-GMO protesters in Warsaw, Poland Video screen capture
Protest march in Warsaw, Poland against GMOs Julian Rose
Is Monsanto's Roundup Ready Soybean safe to use? NutritionFacts.org
A National Police OV-10 plane sprays herbicides over a coca field in Colombia. state.gov
March Against Monsanto 2014 in Edmonton
March against Monsanto on Maui, Hawaii - May 25, 2013 Occupy Monsanto Maui
March against Monsanto, May 25, 2013, South Africa - NO GMO South Africa
March Against Monsanto 2014 in Edmonton
Polish beekeepers & Anti-GMO protesters in Warsaw, Poland Video screen capture
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