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Toxic Weed Killer Glyphosate (Monsanto's Roundup) Found in Breast Milk, Infant Formula
2015-04-11 18:57:37| Chemicals - Topix.net
The widely-used herbicide glyphosate, now classified as probably carcinogenic to humans by the World Health Organization, has been found in a number of items, including honey, breast milk and infant formula, according to media reports . "When chemical agriculture blankets millions of acres of genetically engineered corn and soybean fields with hundreds of millions of pounds of glyphosate , it's not a surprise babies are now consuming Monsanto's signature chemical with breast milk and infant formula," said Ken Cook, president and co-founder of EWG.
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Monsanto weed killer can 'probably' cause cancer, WHO says
2015-03-23 21:00:40| Chemicals - Topix.net
The WHO's cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer , said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto Co herbicide Roundup, was "classified as probably carcinogenic to humans". Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, said scientific data do not support the conclusions and called on the WHO to hold an urgent meeting to explain the findings.
Monsanto weed killer can 'probably' cause cancer: World Health Organization
2015-03-21 02:17:32| Chemicals - Topix.net
CHICAGO: The world's most widely-used weed killer can "probably" cause cancer, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The WHO's cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer , said glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto Co herbicide Roundup, was "classified as probably carcinogenic to humans".
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04.23: Big Weed
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Legal marijuana is the hottest story in the U.S. today: 22 states have now authorized sales in some form. And like the early days of gourmet coffee chains, the rules and players are being established on the fly. Christian Hageseth, founder/chairman of Green Man Cannabis, the fastest-growing marijuana company in the country, is the perfect tour guide through the wild frontier. Big Weed (Palgrave Macmillan) offers an inside look at the legal marijuana industry and the huge economy it's creating.
04.27: Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Perhaps the most demonized substance in America, marijuana thrived underground as the nation's most popular illegal drug. Now the tide has shifted and the magnitude of change in America's relationship to marijuana can't be measured in only economic or social terms: there are also deeper cultural realignments and social/financial adjustments. Bruce Barcott's Weed the People (Time Home Entertainment) will take readers into the future and the issues surrounding the legalization of pot.
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