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. […]
ANH-USA staff underwent testing for glyphosate exposure, and the results were shocking! Action Alert! Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is a toxic chemical that is becoming virtually ubiquitous in the modern world. Exposure to this chemical is associated with a number of health concerns, including cancer. A number of alarming reports also […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) sought funding for an alcohol study—from the alcohol industry. From the Washington Examiner: Scientists and officials from the National Institutes of Health worked to solicit donations from the alcohol industry for a study they said would likely conclude that moderate drinking is healthy, according to a new report. The […]
Now they’ve been linked to antibiotic resistance. Action Alert! A new study published in Microbiology finds that both the active and “inert” ingredients in common herbicides induce antibiotic resistance in human pathogenic bacteria. The researchers found that antibiotic resistance was conferred to Salmonella and E.coli even at exposure levels below those found in the environment. […]
Are we vastly undercounting the girls? A government study carried out in 2015 claims the rate of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may be as high as 1 in 45 children between the ages of 3 and 17. Rates of autism and other developmental disabilities have ballooned as much as 78% in recent years, with no […]
Even mainstream science is realizing the importance of the gut microbiome to autism and healthy child development. Dr. Stephanie Seneff’s autism research has focused on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most ubiquitous herbicide in the world. The side effects of autism, she found, closely mimic those of glyphosate toxicity. The steadily rising use […]
An aid program is serving up African nations on a silver platter—to Monsanto. The deal threatens to rob and imprison farmers needing aid, while growing profits for the Ag giant. Tanzania recently enacted a law that criminalized seed sharing, an ancient agricultural practice that is widespread in many parts of the world and critical to […]
Government relying on Monsanto’s word that Roundup herbicide is safe? We’ve been following a lawsuit filed by a group of citizens against Monsanto claiming that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Roundup herbicide, causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. That ongoing case took an interesting turn when recently revealed court documents show the plaintiffs are alleging that Monsanto […]
Without country of origin labeling, the meat you buy may be from a nation where meat packers are under indictment. Action alert! Recently, federal authorities in Brazil revealed an investigation into widespread corruption in the country’s meat packing industry involving payments to government officials to forego safety inspections and cover up health violations. The scandal […]
Lawmakers are on a course to put the FDA even deeper into the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry. Action Alert! House and Senate leaders are looking to fast-track legislation that will reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the law that allows the US Food and Drug Administration to collect fees from pharmaceutical companies […]