A headline of the week mentions Bayer, the new owners of Monsanto, declaring a decision to have summaries of safety test studies on glyphosate made pubic on its transparency platform. In my view, such headlines are misleading and might not cover the whole truth. The story starts in the early 1970s in the US, … Continue reading →
To: Mr. Pawan Kumar Agarwal, CEO, FSSAI, ceo@fssai.gov.in Copy to: Persons listed below Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 Subject: Glyphosate in seed crops imported from Canada, Australia Mr. Agarwal, I draw your attention to the report from Times of India, … Continue reading →
The story started with the possible link between spina-bifida and glyphosate from the point of view of India. I am visiting India right now. I have also been invited to speak at different venues about dangers of using glyphosate. There … Continue reading →
I was reading through and tinkering with pieces of information coming my way that related to biocides in general, and herbicide epidemic in India in particular. Soumik Banerjee, a freelance agro-sociology consultant has been an important source of information from … Continue reading →
There is an unending series of bad news and devastation across the landscape, triggered by suspected harmful effects of man made toxins in our midst. This blog is to do with glyphosate in the food and feed of domestic … Continue reading →
Yesterday a Telegu language newspaper from Hyderabad, the province of Telengana, came up with this news on glyphosate, and indirectly mentioned what I had been talking about, without naming me. A helpful organic farming entrepreneur from Hyderabad, Mr. Ramchandra has translated it … Continue reading →
Are young tea or alcohol drinkers likely to face early cancer or liver damage from Glyphosate? If we are getting poisoned by glyphosate, which of our food and drinks are likely to affect us faster ? If we are getting … Continue reading →
A lot of updates are due, that perhaps deserve to be recorded, all to do with glyphosate. Most of it started thanks to Debal Deb inviting me to spend a week with him in iin his rice conservation farm in Odisha. I … Continue reading →
The talks in Bangaluru, on July 7th and 8th are on glyphosate but should cover following three angles: The science How India is suspected being mass poisoned Need for Citizen activism The science itself is complex, and starts with the … Continue reading →
There is a three month old article on a web based platform from Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, called Prince George (PG) CITIZEN, that claims Moose living in the nearby forests are dying in large numbers from starvation, and the … Continue reading →