Just Label It News Roundup 9-5

A new report found glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that health authorities link to cancer, in a number of popular children’s breakfast foods and cereals. 31 out of 45 tested products had levels higher than what some scientists consider safe for children. A new study found that the future of more than half of the world’s killer whale population is under threat, in part, because of man-made chemicals produced throughout the mid-1900s leaching into the ocean. Bayer AG’s defense of the weed killer Roundup may take a hit after an academic journal said Monsanto didn’t fully disclose its involvement in published research finding the herbicide safe. Glyphosate – the most used pesticide ever – damages the good bacteria in honeybee guts, making them more prone to deadly infections. Produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago, but a group of farmers are trying to change that. Some of Philadelphia’s soup kitchens are finding fresh fruit and vegetables hard to come by. In response, a local Philadelphian artist, Meei Ling Ng, plants gardens to provide hyper-local produce to the homeless. A new study shows glyphosate and atrazine in rainfall and soils in agroproductive areas of the Pampas region in Argentina.

Half the World’s Killer Whale Populations at Risk From Toxic Chemicals

The future of more than half of the world’s killer whale population is under threat, in part, because of man-made chemicals produced throughout the mid-1900s leaching into the ocean, according to a new study.

Monsanto’s Role in Roundup Safety Study Is Corrected by Journal

Bayer AG’s defense of Roundup weed killer may take a hit after an academic journal said Monsanto Co. didn’t fully disclose its involvement in published research finding the herbicide safe.

Monsanto’s global weedkiller harms honeybees, research finds

Glyphosate – the most used pesticide ever – damages the good bacteria in honeybee guts, making them more prone to deadly infections

Produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago. These farmers are trying to change that

There it sits — in all its green glory — in the produce section of your local grocery store.

Broccoli, one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet.   But 70 years ago, it contained twice the calcium, on average, and more than five times the amount of vitamin A. The same could be said for a lot of our fruits and vegetables.

Roundup’s $289M cancer verdict opens up floodgates for thousands of other lawsuits

Bayer shares plunged Monday after subsidiary Monsanto suffered a huge blow last week following a jury awarding a California groundskeeper $289.2 million in a landmark lawsuit claiming the company’s weed killer Roundup causes cancer.

Weed-killing chemical linked to cancer found in some children’s breakfast foods

A new report found glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical that some health authorities link to cancer, in a number of popular breakfast foods and cereals marketed to children. The study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) discovered trace amounts of the most widely used herbicide in the country in oats, granolas and snack bars. Thirty-one out of 45 tested products had levels higher than what some scientists consider safe for children.