Glyphosate

Danger in the Dough: Unveiling the Toxic Contaminants in Girl Scout Cookies

Danger in the Dough: Unveiling the Toxic Contaminants in Girl Scout Cookies

Article by Michelle Perro, MD, Stephanie Seneff, PhD, and Zen Honeycutt BFA Introduction Consumer groups, GMOScience, Moms Across America, and supporters have commissioned the testing of Girl Scout cookies for toxic metals and glyphosate/AMPA (an herbicide and its byproduct), to promote awareness and positive change for health. The results were extremely concerning. 100% of the samples were positive for glyphosate 100% were positive for toxic metals 22 out of 25 (88%) of samples were positive...

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Guest blog: Glyphosate/AMPA and Asthma in Argentina

Guest blog: Glyphosate/AMPA and Asthma in Argentina

Note from GMOScience: Chuck Benbrook, PhD in agricultural economics, (https://hygeia-analytics.com/about/who-we-are/) writes about the publication of a recent shocking study from Argentina exposing the explosion of asthma in the Argentinian city of Monte Maiz from pesticides (1).  Glyphosate/AMPA and Asthma in Argentina; reflections on a concerning new study  “This is why glyphosate joins a relatively few pesticides as an essentially unavoidable, ubiquitous global pollutant of the human body...

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India Takes Steps to Reduce Glyphosate Use in Agriculture

India Takes Steps to Reduce Glyphosate Use in Agriculture

I was thrilled when I first heard that the president of Mexico had decreed a ban on glyphosate use in agriculture beginning in January 2024. However, the industry fought back hard, and while it looked for a while as if they weren’t going to be able to stop the ban, the latest news I have is that the Sixth District Judge in Administrative Matters granted an injunction against the decree that was instigated by Bayer, the producer of glyphosate.

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New Study Reveals: What’s in Our Kids’ School Lunches?

New Study Reveals: What’s in Our Kids’ School Lunches?

GMOScience Team Oct. 2022 At-A-Glance Moms Across America (MAA) tested American school lunch samples to determine their levels of toxicity and nutrition MAA tested school lunches for glyphosate, pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary hormones, and nutrients and minerals...

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What’s Making the Amish Children Sick?

What’s Making the Amish Children Sick?

Michelle Perro, MD, Executive Director, GMOScience October 2022 At-A-Glance A recent visit and conference with members of the Amish community in central Pennsylvania revealed surprising health challenges facing Amish childrenI spent time researching and discussing...

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TNT Radio: Dr Michelle Perro on What’s Making Our Children Sick?

Although foods derived from GE crops have gone from non-existent in 1994 to ubiquitous in nearly 3 decades, not a single study has compared humans who eat them to those who don’t. It is clearly in the public interest to enable science-based decisions about foods and food-like ingredients derived from GE crops and animals in our diets. Research on the untoward effects of GE crops on human and animal health, as well as their effects on the environment, should be undertaken.

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