3rd day of hearings in the multi-district litigation against Monsanto March 7, 2018 Carey Gillam, research director at US Right To Know (USRTK) and Justice Pesticides’ board member, attends the hearings and reports live on https://usrtk.org/live-updates-monsanto-hearing/ 03.07.2018 Day three of the Roundup cancer “science week” hearing opened with a gift from Judge Chhabria to plaintiffs – a gift of time! Carey Gillam reports: The plaintiffs will have an… Read More
2nd day of hearings in the multi-district litigation against Monsanto March 6, 2018 Carey Gillam, research director at US Right To Know (USRTK) and Justice Pesticides’ board member, attends the hearings and reports live on https://usrtk.org/live-updates-monsanto-hearing/ 03.06.2018 On this second day of hearings, Dennis Weisenburger returned to the stand to be cross-examined by Monsanto’s lawyers following his hearing as an expert witness to the complainants on 5 March… Read More
1st day of hearings in the multi-district litigation against Monsanto March 5, 2018 Carey Gillam, research director at US Right To Know (USRTK) and Justice Pesticides’ board member, attends the hearings and reports live on https://usrtk.org/live-updates-monsanto-hearing/ 03.05.2018 Today the hearings of the plaintiffs’ witnesses began. Dr. Beate Ritz is the Chair of the Epidemiology Department at UCLA, which is one of only a few positions specifically assigned to… Read More
Crucial week for U. S. Farmers on Trial Against Monsanto March 4, 2018 Hundreds of lawsuits, involving nearly 3,500 farmers in different American states, have been brought together in the San Francisco Federal Court. This week from 5 to 10 March is crucial because the hearings of scientific experts before Judge Vince Chhabria will determine whether the complaints will be followed up or closed. Carey Gillam, research director… Read More
New report on pesticides in fruits and vegetables February 20, 2018 Paris, France, 2.20.2018: Just a few days before the “salon de l’agriculture”, the big French agriculture fair, our partner, Générations Futures releases a new report on the presence of pesticide residues measured in non-organic fruit and vegetables that are consumed in France. This report has been compiled on the basis of official data produced by… Read More
Amazon to pay a $1.2 million administrative penalty for selling unauthorized pesticides in the United States February 16, 2018 According to an EPA press release from 02.15.2018, Amazon has agreed to pay a more than $1.2 million administrative penalty in an agreement with the EPA that should protect consumers from the dangers of illegal and misbranded pesticides sold by the online retail giant. The agreement resolves allegations that Amazon has committed nearly 4,000 violations… Read More