“You mean to tell me that the way we have been doing it the last 60-plus years has been wrong?” That conversation with my father still echoes in my mind today. He and my grandfather had been very successful, raised close to 40 crops before I came home from college,...
A recent report released on February 4, 2021, by the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, revealed shocking levels of heavy metals in baby food ingredients. This report was sparked by testing initiated by Healthy Babies Bright Future in August of...
East Windsor, NJ—Sabinsa is now offering glyphosate test results to customers, according to a press release, using a proprietary method for testing glyphosate developed by Sami-Sabinsa. Glyphosate, sold under the name RoundUp, has been used as a pesticide in the U.S. since 1974. It is also used to dry crops...
Finland—Glyphosate may affect human gut microbiota, according to a new study from the University of Turku in Finland. Researchers at the university have developed a new bioinformatics tool to predict if a microbe, such as a human gut bacterium, is sensitive to glyphosate, according to a press release on the...
Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Working Group (EWG) commissioned laboratory tests on hummus and chickpeas samples, and found glyphosate in more than 80% of non-organic samples. It was detected at far lower levels in organic versions, according to a press release. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, the...
Click here to listen. This is a very interesting interview with Dr. Erin Stokes. I have learned a lot about the risks of glyphosate (RoundUp) in the course of researching this topic. The emerging worldwide problem with glyphosate is the profoundly negative impact throughout the food chain. I think...
Mount Pleasant, SC—White Leaf Provisions is now certified Glyphosate Residue Free, making it the first shelf-stable glyphosate-free baby food line in the United States, according to a press release. Glyphosate is the world’s most-used weed killer, and, according to the World Health Organization, a probable human carcinogen. The Detox Project...
Moms Across America (MAA)—a non-profit national coalition of moms with the motto "Empowered Moms, Healthy Kids" has launched the Moms Across America Gold Standard—a multi-tiered seal of approval for brands focused on organic practices and eco-friendly procedures. The goal, according to a press release: "to take the mystery out of...
Berlin, Germany—Germany will ban the use of the weedkiller glyphosate from the end of 2023 and limit its use before then, according to Reuters, which cited a statement from the Environment Ministry. Glyphosate is thought to be a carcinogen; a World Health Organization agency concluded in 2015 that it probably...
