Glyphosate cancer lawsuits can proceed to trial, Judge rules
12 July 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Monsanto will now have to convince a jury its glyphosate-based product does not cause one of the most lethal forms of cancer.
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BBC Future Food Award celebrates supply chain innovation
7 June 2018 | By Mike Stones (New Food)
Making a future for heritage grains, cereals grown by robots, without direct human intervention, and greater food supply chain assurance, provided by blockchain technology, are the three big ideas behind this year’s contenders for the BBC Farming Today Future Food Award.
FAO: Bees must be protected for the future of our food
22 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
On the eve of the first World Bee Day on Sunday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged countries and individuals to do more to protect bees and other pollinators or risk a sharp drop in food diversity.
German Government minister finalising glyphosate ban regulations
18 April 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
The facts in the case of glyphosate are murky at the best of times, with each side accusing the other of either selective attention at best or evidence tampering at worst. In this latest development, it appears Germany has struck out on its own.
UK farmers given ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to shape future
1 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
A Government consultation, ‘Health and Harmony: The Future for Food, Farming and the Environment in a Green Brexit’, launched this week, has been welcomed by the Food and Drink Federation as a first step in highlighting some of the challenges the food sector faces.
Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security
20 February 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Farming crops with crushed rocks could help to improve global food security and reduce the amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Glyphosate debate: EU ministers split as licence deadline looms
10 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
European Parliament ministers have failed to reach a resolution over relicensing the controversial herbicide glyphosate once again.
Scottish delegation arrives in Brussels ahead of glyphosate decision
8 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
Representatives from the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) have arrived in Belgium to argue the case for a controversial herbicide as the EU decides its future.
Exposure to controversial herbicide doubled in less than 25 years
30 October 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
A study has found that Americans are significantly more likely to be exposed to glyphosate than they were when genetically modified 'Roundup Ready' crops first went on the market.
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