Just Label It, News Roundup 6-1

This month, the U.S. Justice Department is expected to approve a merger of two huge corporations, Monsanto and Bayer, and the consequences could be enormous. Green groups and opponents of the powerful corporate interests that dominate the global food system expressed dismay about the announcement. This month, a California groundskeeper will make history by taking Monsanto to trial on claims it suppressed the facts on the harms of Roundup. The attorneys general from three states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce a requirement meant in part to protect farmworkers from pesticides. During this century, carbon dioxide levels will alter the protein, micronutrients and vitamin content of rice grains, with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries. The Food and Drug Administration banned the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals last year – but an organic cattle farmer is sure the ban is being flouted. If you’re wary of the promises of organic produce, you should at the very least start eating organic strawberries, recent research suggests. And new study reveals a counterintuitive truth: Importing food also damages homeland ecology.

Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades

In June, a California groundskeeper will make history by taking company to trial on claims it suppressed harm of Roundup.

Monsanto And Bayer Are Set To Merge. Here’s Why You Should Care. 

“Together they will influence markets all over the world on a scale we’ve never seen before.” The U.S. Justice Department this month is expected to approve a merger of two huge corporations ― St. Louis-based seed company Monsanto and German crop-chemical conglomerate Bayer ― and the consequences could be enormous.

‘Merger From Hell’ Wins Approval From Trump DOJ

Green groups and opponents of the powerful corporate interests that dominate the global food system expressed dismay on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice announced tentative approval of a merger between the U.S.-based agro-chemical company Monsanto and the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer.

AGs sue EPA over delay of requirement to protect farmworkers

The attorneys general (AG) from three states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce a requirement meant in part to protect farmworkers from pesticides.

Imported food damages domestic environment

Trees falling as fragile forests become cropland is a visual shorthand for the environmental costs exporting countries pay to meet lucrative global demands for food. Yet a new study reveals a counterintuitive truth: Importing food also damages homeland ecology. In this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Michigan State University and their colleagues show that the decisions domestic farmers must make as imported food changes the crop market can damage the environment.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries

Antibiotics in Meat Could Be Damaging Our Guts

The F.D.A. banned the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals last year. One organic cattle farmer is sure the ban is being flouted.