On August 12, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that his country would gradually phase out use of glyphosate by the time the current administration ends in late 2024.
After nearly a year of widespread media coverage of the coronavirus, it would not be surprising if a large percentage of an already fearful population exercised its right not to be subjected to what would be an assault and battery under English law: medical treatment without consent.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is to assess a number of emergency authorizations granted by Member States for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in sugar beet in 2020. The request from the European Commission covers 21 emergency authorizations of clothianidin, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and thiacloprid that were granted by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.
Mexico is sticking to a plan to stop importing genetically modified corn and ban glyphosate, a widely used herbicide.
Monsanto To Pay $52 Million Over Alleged Role In Contaminating U.S. Waterways For Nearly 50 Years
Monsanto has agreed to pay $52 million to the District of Columbia in the United States over the company’s alleged role in the contamination of the Potomac River and other local waterways for nearly 50 years during the 20th century.