2024: Search Out New Friends and Allies-From The Organic Consumers Association Now is the time to educate, search out new friends and allies, even in the most unlikely places, improve our health, strengthen our resolve, and prepare for any eventuality. A new 21st Century populist counter-culture … Continue reading →
DNA Damage Seen in Men Applying Roundup and Other Glyphosate-Based Herbicides-Claire Robinson reports for GM Watch:
“A new paper from the US National Institutes of Health reports indications of DNA damage among men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides. DNA damage is concerning because it can lead to cancer. A commentary on the new paper published in the same issue of the journal, titled Important new evidence for glyphosate hazard assessment, calls it “a critical step forward in filling knowledge gaps of glyphosate carcinogenicity in humans”.
The study’s authors, Vicky C. Chang et al, were inspired to conduct their study because although mechanistic studies in human cells and animals support the genotoxic effects of glyphosate, “evidence in human populations is scarce”. They analyzed the blood, urine and mouth cells of licensed pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina. They found links between lifetime occupational use and a marker of DNA damage known as mosaic loss of chromosome Y (mLOY). mLOY is a chromosomal alteration that is commonly detected in the blood cells of adult men, especially aging men. It has been associated with blood cancers such as lymphoma, myeloma, and leukemia, as well as with Alzheimer’s disease.”
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Global Attacks on Food & Organics-by Organic Consumers Association OCA, RI, and Hudson Carbon participated in a three-hour podcast sponsored by Dr. Meryl Nass and Children’s Health Defense TV on Saturday March 4. The panelists focused on the global attacks on food and Organics and … Continue reading →
Latin America’s Food Paradox: Hunger & Forced Migration Amidst Plenty-Jose Luis Chicoma reports for Food Tank “The most biodiverse region on the planet, Latin America is an agroindustrial superpower that exports fully one fourth of its total production. By contrast, another agricultural superpower, Asia, exports only 6 percent of … Continue reading →
Busting the Myths on New GMOs-by Organic Consumers Association – From the Organic and Non-GMO Report: “As the European Union is preparing to decide on whether and how to deregulate new GMOs, Slow Food looks at the most frequent claims made by the biotechnology and … Continue reading →
Is There a Seed Shortage?-By Sara Tipton Demand for seeds is at an all-time high! With grocery store shelves emptying and the prices constantly going up on what’s left, people have started to look for alternative methods of eating, and growing their own food … Continue reading →
‘Food Security Is Security’: Brazil’s urban farm success story-By Charlotte Peet Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Every week, Ezequiel Dias, an urban farmer, knocks on the doors of his community’s red-brick, makeshift houses with a delivery of fresh sweet potatoes, pumpkins, onions, cabbage and herbs. He checks to … Continue reading →
