Truvada/TDF lawsuit TDF drugs are antiretrovirals used to treat HIV. Gilead Sciences markets TDF in combination with other drugs under the brand name Truvada, as well as other names such as Atripla, Complera, Stribild, Symfi-Lo, Cimduo and Viread. Studies have found TDF drugs to be damaging to the kidneys and bones—dangers that were not properly disclosed […]
Roundup is the best-selling weed-killer in the world, used regularly by farm workers and landscapers. Roundup has recently been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia. There are currently thousands of lawsuits faced by Bayer/Monsanto alleging Roundup caused cancer, and that Monsanto knew of this risk but failed to properly warn individuals of this danger. If […]
We are, quite literally, poisoning our kids. Action Alert! Testing of children’s breakfast cereals from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found that major brands, such as General Mills’ Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios, are contaminated with high levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto/Bayer’s Roundup herbicide. These results provide more evidence to support […]
No Ban for Toxic Pesticide The Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to ban chlorpyrifos, a class of pesticides that have been found to cause a host of neurological problems in children. Recall that the EPA’s own scientists have warned of the dangers of these chemicals, but as ever in our crony government, special interests […]
GMOs—or, genetically modified organisms—are increasingly becoming part of our food supply. They are largely unregulated, despite the fact that no long term safety testing has confirmed that GMOs are safe. US regulators have relied on data provided by the biotech companies that show these products are safe, despite a growing amount of peer-reviewed research that […]
New analysis shows the agency willfully ignored evidence of glyphosate’s danger. Action Alert! A former executive director of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) board on agriculture has published an analysis comparing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) and the EPA’s evaluation of glyphosate. The WHO famously concluded that glyphosate was a probable carcinogen, while the […]
It’s official: the “mandatory” GMO labeling rule will obscure more than it makes transparent. Action Alert! The USDA has released its final GMO labeling rule, and it’s not good. As we feared when the agency released its proposal earlier this year, the so-called GMO labeling law will apply only to a narrow set of foods. […]
Common chemicals are causing sperm deformity and decreased sperm counts. Action Alert! A new study suggests that when a mother is exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals during pregnancy, her son and the son’s future generations may suffer from decreased fertility. This is the latest among a mounting body of scientific evidence that links these common chemicals—found […]
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives think they’re safe enough to eat and drink. Don’t let them sell us out to Big Ag. Action Alert! Every four years, Congress passes a new Farm Bill, a huge piece of legislation that establishes policies for US agriculture, nutrition assistance programs, organic development programs, and more. While there […]
This might be our last chance to fix this terrible rule. Action Alert! In 2016 Congress ignored hundreds of thousands of ANH activists and the majority of Americans, who wanted clear labeling of GMO foods, when they passed a “mandatory” labeling bill that would allow food companies to hide this information in scannable QR codes. […]