Argentine wheat exporters continue to turn their backs on Bioceres and its GMO HB4 wheat bathed in toxic glufosinate herbicide. This year, as in 2021 and 2022, they are making clear that they do not sell it abroad. The "Argentine Monsanto" put the GMO in flour for domestic consumption. GMWatch on Twitter @GMWatch

 

 

EU citizens are highly concerned about the use of pesticides and its effect on health and the environment. This is shown in a survey in six member states of the European Union - Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Romania and Spain. The survey was conducted by the European Public Affairs team of the market research agency Ipsos and published by the Pesticides Action Network (PAN) Europe. The impact of pesticides on respondents’ and their families’ health worries 75.9% of respondents. Respondents in Poland and Romania expressed the highest level of concern about the health impact of pesticides (80.4% and 84.1% respectively), while those in Denmark and Germany showed a somewhat lower level of concern (62% and 69.8% respectively). PAN Europe

 

 

What's wrong with glyphosate? Professor Michael Antoniou from King's College London tells us why EU countries should NOT vote for its reapproval. PAN Europe on Twitter @EuropePAN

 

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