This week in the news, a farmworkers shares why they suggest everyone purchases organic food. Many thousands of farmworkers, and some farmers, have been hospitalized and developed chronic, life-threatening illnesses from the chemicals used to grow conventional food. Some good news for farmworkers this week, President Trump signed into law S.483, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018, also known as PRIA. This newest version provides the EPA with more resources to evaluate pesticide registrations and ensures the preservation of two rules that are vital to the protection of workers and consumers who are exposed to pesticides in agricultural, residential, and commercial settings. Americans are one step closer to seeing genetically modified salmon at their grocery stores. The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it is lifting an import alert that stopped genetically engineered salmon from entering the U.S. In gardening news, the soil in urban areas is more likely to be sullied by contaminants like lead and arsenic. Modern Farmer shares how to test for and deal with those urban gardening issues. Meanwhile in California, the state may ban the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos. Current exposure levels to this developmental neurotoxicant, by children ages one to two, exceed the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) own allowable threshold — by a staggering 140 times. Yet, despite this finding and reams of scientific, peer-reviewed studies on the pesticide’s horrific impacts on children’s health, EPA deferred action. And lastly, in case you missed it, glyphosate is also a secret ingredient in nearly 20 popular beers and wines.
Farmworkers and pesticide protections saved
President Trump signed into law S.483, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018, also known as PRIA. This newest version of PRIA passed unanimously in the House and the Senate. It provides the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with more resources to evaluate pesticide registrations and ensures the preservation of two rules that are vital to the protection of workers and consumers who are exposed to pesticides in agricultural, residential, and commercial settings: the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and the Certification of Pesticide Applicators (CPA) rule.
FDA allows genetically engineered ‘Frankenfish’ salmon to be imported to US
Americans are one step closer to seeing genetically modified salmon at their grocery stores. The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it is lifting an import alert that stopped genetically engineered salmon from entering the U.S.
Urban Gardening 101: How to Deal with Contaminated Soil
The soil in urban areas is more likely to be sullied by contaminants like lead and arsenic. Here’s how to test for and deal with those issues.
California May Be the Second State to Ban the Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
Current exposure levels to this developmental neurotoxicant, by children ages one to two, exceed the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) own allowable threshold — by a staggering 140 times. Yet, despite this finding and reams of scientific, peer-reviewed studies on the pesticide’s horrific impacts on children’s health, EPA deferred action.
Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus?
The Trump administration has given the go-ahead for agricultural operations to spray antibiotics on nearly a half-million acres of Florida citrus, a move some scientists warn could increase the problem of antibiotic resistance in people and in the environment.
I’ve been a farmworker all my life. Here’s why you should buy organic food
Many thousands of farmworkers, and some farmers, have been hospitalized and developed chronic, life-threatening illnesses from the chemicals used to grow conventional food.
Glyphosate Found in 19 of 20 Beers and Wines Tested
Glyphosate—the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller that some studies have linked to cancer—is also a secret ingredient in nearly 20 popular beers and wines.
