| | 07/October/20
| | UK-US trade deal: Groups demand ban on chlorinated chicken – but are silent on GM National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters had voiced concern about the prospect of chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef coming into the UK following on from a UK-US trade deal. But the NFU fails to mention another risky type of product – genetically modified (including gene-edited) foods. A UK-US trade deal could result in inadequately safety tested and unlabelled GMOs flooding into UK supermarkets. But not only does the NFU not care, it is set to support such an influx. And a powerful campaign to maintain UK food and farming standards, Biteback2030, is also silent on GM even though it's fronted by chef Jamie Oliver, who has been publicly critical about GM foods. GMWatch Bayer’s Monsanto headache persists The migraine that is Monsanto doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon for Bayer. Efforts at settling the lawsuits brought in the US by tens of thousands of people who claim Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides gave them cancer continue to inch forward, but are not addressing all outstanding cases, nor are all plaintiffs offered settlements agreeing to them. In a letter to US District Judge Vince Chhabria, attorney David Diamond said that representations made by the lawyers leading settlement talks with Bayer on behalf of plaintiffs did not accurately reflect the situation for his own clients. He requested that Judge Chhabria advance several of Diamond’s cases forward for trials. Bayer has threatened to file for bankruptcy if it cannot quell the Roundup litigation. The company has issued a profit warning and announced billions in cost cuts, citing a “lower than expected outlook in the agricultural market” amid other factors. The news sent shares in the company tumbling. US Right to Know UK ACTION: Please help ensure that clause to protect residents from pesticides is retained in the Agriculture Bill Please email your MP to help ensure the new Clause 38 on the prohibition of pesticides in locality of our homes, schools, nurseries, is kept in the Agriculture Bill. Change.org UK government to reject Lord’s amendments on food standards The UK government has no intention of accepting any amendments to the Agriculture Bill when it returns to the House of Commons – including those relating to food trade standards – Defra secretary George Eustice has confirmed. The House of Lords recently voted strongly in favour of an amendment which would make it a legal requirement for future food imports to match UK standards in terms of animal welfare and environmental impact. Farmers Weekly Dicamba damage in Iowa "most extensive" in decades Damage to soybeans and trees from drifting weedkillers — particularly dicamba — is the “most extensive” this year since the herbicide was introduced in the 1960s, according to experts. The distinctive cupping and curling of soybean leaves exposed to airborne pesticides has been reported by agronomists across the state and a record 329 pesticide misuse complaints have been filed with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Dicamba is sprayed on GM dicamba-tolerant crops but drifts off-target. The Gazette Baltimore City Council approves restrictions on toxic pesticides Baltimore’s city council has voted in favour of a bill to regulate three toxic pesticides. The bill restricts the use of chlorpyrifos, neonicotinoids and glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, in Baltimore City, including on school and park property. These three pesticides have been found to threaten public health, pollinators and aquatic life, according to experts. CBS Baltimore DONATE TO GMWATCH __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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