Bill Gates, GMO Potatoes and McDonald’s French Fries — What’s the Story?
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Bill Gates, GMO Potatoes and McDonald’s French Fries — What’s the Story?

ByMichael Nevradakis PhD, The Defender

Fact-checkers swooped in after social media memes claiming Bill Gates owns a farm that produces GMO potatoes for McDonald’s started gaining traction. Some memes got their facts wrong. But the fact is, Gates is rapidly acquiring farmland. Fact-checkers swooped in after social media memes claiming Bill Gates owns a farm that produces genetically modified organism…

Just Like Pharma? Bayer Lobbies for Liability Shield After Juries Side With People Harmed by Pesticides
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Just Like Pharma? Bayer Lobbies for Liability Shield After Juries Side With People Harmed by Pesticides

ByMichael Nevradakis PhD, The Defender

After a series of lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer led to high-dollar judgments against Bayer, the company is lobbying state legislatures to shield it from future lawsuits and to annul at least some of the 50,000 claims that are currently active, according to a New Republic report. In 2018, German pharmaceutical giant Bayer acquired Monsanto,…

Watch: ‘War on Farmers’ Threatens European Food Sovereignty and Health
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Watch: ‘War on Farmers’ Threatens European Food Sovereignty and Health

ByJohn-Michael Dumais, The Defender

Irish commentator Ivor Cummins told Kim Iversen a conspiracy-like “war on farmers” using sustainability as a justification aims to gut local agriculture in Europe, enabling a corporate processed food takeover — with profound public health risks. “The farmers actually realize this is an end-game of sorts and that now is the time to dig in…

Think the Antibiotics in Your Food Are Decreasing? Think Again
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Think the Antibiotics in Your Food Are Decreasing? Think Again

ByDr. Joseph Mercola

Industrial factory farms routinely use antibiotics, which cause unnatural growth by altering the animals’ gut microbiome. Some of those gut bacteria become antibiotic-resistant — leading the contaminated meat to become a source of drug-resistant infections. Story at a glance: Antibiotic-resistant infections are a vastly underestimated health threat. An estimated 35,000 Americans die each year from drug-resistant…

How Much Could the Farmer Protests Cost Europe’s Economy?
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How Much Could the Farmer Protests Cost Europe’s Economy?

ByThe Defender

Originally published on 2 Feb 2024 Euronews reported: In order to put the current protests taking place across Europe into context, it is important to understand where it all started. The history of the current protests can be traced back to the Green Deal (2019) which involved significant alterations to achieve climate neutrality. The purpose…

Pediatric Cancers, Birth Defects on the Rise in States Where Big Ag Is Polluting Water Supplies
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Pediatric Cancers, Birth Defects on the Rise in States Where Big Ag Is Polluting Water Supplies

ByCHD Europe Editorial Team

Originally published on 1 Feb 2024, The New Lede, re-published by The Defender Babies can suffer severe health problems when consuming nitrates in drinking water, and a growing body of literature indicates potential associations — including an increased risk of cancer — with toxic runoff from industrial agriculture operations. When directors of the public water…

Protesting Farmers Win Big Concessions, But EU Leaders Dig in Their Heels on Net Zero Climate Target
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Protesting Farmers Win Big Concessions, But EU Leaders Dig in Their Heels on Net Zero Climate Target

ByJohn-Michael Dumais, The Defender

After the farmer protests in Brussels last week, European Commission leaders announced concessions to lighten the burden of greenhouse gas reductions on growers, but held the course with plans to cut 90% of emissions by 2040. Following the protests in Brussels last week by farmers from across the European Union (EU), the European Commission offered some concessions…