The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a key order to the EPA on April 29, 2021 on next steps in the regulation of chlorpyrifos. This is the first of several expected court actions impacting regulation of high-risk pesticides. Dr. Benbrook has been involved with chlorpyrifos risk assessment, use, human health effects, and regulation since […]
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In the latest development in the dicamba saga, EPA approved over-the-top application for years to come of three dicamba herbicides. As DTN reports, Bayer’s Xtendimax, BNSFs Engenia, and Syngenta’s Tavium dicamba-based herbicides were each granted five-year registrations with a new restrictions, including a cutoff date of June 30 for soybeans and July 30 for cotton, […]
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It appears that scientists, and farmers too, are taking a closer look at the ubiquitous use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in US corn, soybean and other crops. Neonics are powerful insecticides used to coat the outside of a wide variety of seeds including grain and oilseed crops. The brightly-dyed layer of pesticide is designed to […]
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On October 30, 2020 Dr. Benbrook testified via video to the Philadelphia City Council in support of a proposed municipal ban on herbicide application in city parks and other public lands. His written statement accompanying this testimony is shared in its entirety below. It reviews the key public health implications of rising herbicide use for […]
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By: Chuck Benbrook A milestone in my career occurred on October 14, 2020 with the publication of “The dietary risk index system: a tool to track pesticide dietary risks” in the peer reviewed journal Environmental Health. This paper was written with my friend and co-author Dr. Donald Davis. It is the culmination of work started in 1985, […]
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Note from Hygeia — We invited Larry Jacobs (far right in photo), founder and president of Del Cabo and Jacobs Farm, to share his experiences in producing organic herbs and vegetables free of non-compliant pesticide residues. His history with illegal pesticides on organic foods spans decades. He has lost crops and markets in his company’s […]
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The 10-page cover story in the October, 2020 issue of Consumer Reports provides clear guidance to consumers hoping to reduce their daily dose of pesticides via their diet. CR developed and applied a data-driven system to quantify the risk levels in a serving of 49 different foods. It then applied quantitative risk benchmarks in a […]
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By: Dr. Chuck Benbrook Many people ask me — Why the big punitive damage awards in the Roundup-Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) litigation? Easy answer — Monsanto’s (now Bayer’s) lousy product “stewardship” behavior. Company representatives and others up and down the herbicide supply chain have been reassuring Roundup users for almost a half-century that Roundup is as […]
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Every once in awhile promising news comes along that gives rise to hope. For those struggling to find a reason to believe that meaningful change is possible in American agriculture, look no further than what Adam and Seth Chappell have accomplished on their 8,000 acre Arkansas farm. Their story is told well and in detail […]
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Note from Hygeia — Dr. Michelle Perro is an integrative physician and healer who works in Marin County, California. She works with children and families facing developmental problems, ill health, and disease, and especially families that intuitively feel treating causes is better than masking symptoms. She is the Executive Director of the science-based website, www.gmoscience.org […]
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