29/January/20

 

Kellogg's has published a statement saying it will phase out the use of glyphosate herbicide as a drying agent (desiccant) before harvest. Dr Charles Benbrook, coordinator of the Heartland Study Project on the effects of herbicide spraying on children's health and birth outcomes, commented: "This is a huge development. If Bayer wants to save some uses of Roundup going forward, it has to take many steps, and one of the most important is leading a global effort to rescind all the very high glyphosate tolerances put in place to cover residues from pre-harvest, desiccation uses. Getting rid of these tolerances will end all the pre-harvest uses, and is the easiest and quickest way administratively to accomplish this goal. That step could be taken in 1-2 years, and will eliminate most, day-to-day glyphosate dietary exposure for the general public, worldwide." GMWatch

 

 

Roundup herbicide, which contains a chemical that’s been linked to cancer, is used in urban parks at a shockingly higher rate than other green spaces, according to a new report from the Black Institute, which is demanding a ban on the stuff. Of 50 Manhattan parks treated with Roundup in 2018, 42 were in Harlem, the think tank stated, citing Parks Department data. Parks employees also treated Idlewild Park, located in a predominantly African-American Queens neighborhood, with Roundup that contained concentrations of glyphosate that were up to 100 times higher than “normal” levels. MSN