Glyphosate Declared a Probable Carcinogen to Humans by WHO

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified glyphosate, the world’s most widely-used herbicide, as “probably carcinogenic” to humans. Glyphosate is also widely used in conjunction with GM crops that are resistant to this herbicide […]

Oxitec’s GM Mosquitoes: A Credible Approach to Dengue Fever?

GeneWatch UK briefing summarizing the concerns related to GM mosquitoes. […]

Study Links Widely Used Pesticides to Antibiotic Resistance

News articles on the issue of antibiotic resistance and the links to commercial formulations of the herbicides glyphosate, 2,4-D and dicamba. […]

Exposure to Herbicides can Cause Change in Bacterial Response to Antibiotics

This study demonstrates that sub-lethal exposure to the herbicides dicamba, 2,4-D and glyphosate can cause bacteria to change their response to antibiotics. […]

Unintended Effects Observed in Stacked GM Maize

A recent study has found unexpected effects in GM maize stacked with herbicide-tolerance and insect-resistant trait, as compared to GM maize with only one of these traits. […]

Herbicide Residues in Roundup-Ready Soybeans Negatively Affect ‘Daphnia’

A recent study has found that glyphosate residues in GM soybean feed negatively affect ‘Dahnia magna’ growth, reproductive maturity and number of offspring, at levels well below permitted limits. […]

Transgenes Found in Small Farmers’ Maize Seed Supplies in South Africa

A study has detected maize transgenes in informal seed supplies of smallholder farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa, demonstrating the difficulty in preventing transgene flow where crops are grown close by and where seed saving and exchange are common. […]

Transgenes Found in Small Farmers’ Maize Seed Supplies in South Africa

A study has detected maize transgenes in informal seed supplies of smallholder farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa, demonstrating the difficulty in preventing transgene flow where crops are grown close by and where seed saving and exchange are common. […]

Malawi Civil Society Coalition Opposes Field Trials of GM Cowpea

An alliance of 19 CSOs and a GMO-resistance movement have lodged a substantive submission to the Malawi authorities, opposing the Confined Field Trial permit application for GM pod borer-resistant Cowpea varieties. […]

Bt Maize Brings Minimal Benefit to Smallholder Farmers in South Africa

This article finds that Bt maize in South Africa has minimally benefitted small farmers and recommends instead the development of cheaper non-GM stress-tolerant maize varieties better suited to small-farm agroecology to ensure improved food security. […]