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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress inquiries contact:Luan Van Le, 347-921-1466, [email protected] WASHINGTON DC, Oct 05, 2022— Toxin Free USA, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a lawsuit against Procter & Gamble (P&G) for deceptive marketing of Oral-B Glide dental floss based on results of a screening test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Oral-B …
August 10, 2022 by Nick Meyer and GMO/Toxin Free USA Staff The health effects of glyphosate, the infamous and ubiquitous chemical in Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, are still being brought to light, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the damage Monsanto and Bayer’s creations have caused. Over 50 years later …
…taking pesticide drift to a new level
July 29, 2022 by Nick Meyer The broad-spectrum herbicide dicamba was first approved for use in the United States in 1962, and first registered in 1967 under brand names including Dianat, Banvel, Diablo, Oracle and Vanquish. As you might imagine based on the aforementioned names and the history of Monsanto, which developed the herbicide, dicamba …
June 4, 2022 by Nick Meyer The Biotech industry has created several new products in recent years utilizing genetic modification, and GMO salmon is one of the industry’s newest laboratory creations. The GMO salmon’s creator, AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. expanded from Canada into the United States in recent years, purchasing a 40-acre farm in Albany, Indiana …
The sticky biofilms that form on microplastics can harbor disease-causing pathogens and help them spread. Tunatura/iStock via Getty Images Plus Karen Shapiro, University of California, Davis and Emma Zhang, University of California, Davis Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress inquiries and expert contact:Barry Wray, 305-304-9898, [email protected] Van Le, 347-921-1466, [email protected] EPA Abandons Safety and Scientific Concerns by Approving Largest Mass Release of Genetically Modified Species Without Independent Oversight Billions of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes set for imminent release in Florida and California, with zero transparency assured by Oxitec’s contract and Non-Disclosures. ISLAMORADA, …
ALDI’s Atlantic salmon packaging claims of sustainability may be misleading to consumers WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The District of Columbia Superior Court rejected the motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Toxin Free USA against supermarket chain ALDI Inc. alleging the company makes deceptive sustainability marketing claims about ALDI’s fresh Atlantic salmon products. The lawsuit …
Originally published on The Conversation by Bart Elmore of The Ohio State University In October 2021 I was a guest on a popular podcast to discuss my recently published book, “Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future,” which examines the agribusiness giant’s influence on the global food system. After the show, I got a …
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Toxin Free USA, a national public-interest nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a first-of-its-kind false advertising lawsuit against CoverGirl Cosmetics and Coty Inc. for environmental and product safety misrepresentations due to indicators of toxic PFAS chemicals found in their products. CoverGirl represents itself as being a champion of “open, inclusive …
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