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[supersonico] 15/8/2018 20:36

Expert witness from landmark Monsanto trial offers 5 fixes to shortcomings in current GE food regulations.

For decades, a dangerous myth has persisted -- "inert ingredients" in formulated, ready-for-sale pesticides are not harmful to human health and the environment. For this reason, the impact of inert ingredients are not taken into account when the industry and government conducts a risk assessment of an active ingredient. Federal law classifies inert ingredients as "Confidential Business Information" (CBI), and blocks disclosure to poison control centers and physicians routinely treating pesticide poisoning victims.
The heightened toxicity of Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides, in contrast to pure glyphosate, played a dual role in Lee Johnson's trial in San Francisco, CA.

EPA's near-sole focus on the toxicity of pure glyphosate undermined the relevance of the agency's reassuring risk assessment, since no one ever sprays, or is exposed to pure glyphosate.
Monsanto's systematic effort over decades to suppress chronic animal studies on formulated Roundup, despite knowing from its own studies that the inert ingredients in its many Roundup brands increased risks substantially, no doubt influenced the jury, especially as it pondered the award of punitive damages.

Old myths die hard, despite the now well-known fact that inert ingredients in the world's leading, formulated herbicide, Roundup, and the world's leading family of insecticides (called neonicotinyls) dramatically increase toxicity to organisms up and down the tree of life, including people.

The policy fixes for problem #2 are obvious and simple—Congress needs to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to: (a) require all active and inert ingredients to be disclosed on pesticide product labels, and (b) direct the EPA to require chronic feeding studies in mice and rats on at least some major formulations when there is evidence from short-term testing of heightened toxicity following exposures to formulated pesticides, as opposed to pure active ingredients.

[investingisatrickygame] 15/8/2018 13:07

Super,

I imagine the NHS would love to see many patients and the huge cost burden removed as a result of the reduced occurrence of cancer.

I bet many councils up and down the country who manage huge swathes of grassland will be reviewing chemical usage right now. Many are nearly bust and will not want a lawsuit to rear its head and completely ruin them.

Very interesting time.

[supersonico] 15/8/2018 10:50

The Monsanto verdict was the Chemical Agriculture version of the VW Emissions fixing scandal where USA fined VW in retaliation for German regulators and Deutsche bank not playing Global rate fixing games with the USA . VW took the hit and along with regulator blow back the move has accelerated us away from diesel and towards electric vehicles. The Monsanto action will in turn accelerate big AG, pushed by more robust regulation and review towards the further development of alternatives such as Bio pesticides. Resistance issues and a ballooning public health crisis will add momentum to the paradigm shift.

The Lawsuits will keep this on the publics Radar and the growing picture of known toxicity along with evidence of deception and malice by Monsanto will be damning for Bayer who's error is to keep repeating the Monsanto Line and who's woes will only be magnified by the long line of new cases and their inevitable decision to appeal.

[supersonico] 15/8/2018 10:14

Robert Kennedy Jr. launches first lawsuit of thousands against Monsanto alleging herbicide Roundup causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

[investingisatrickygame] 15/8/2018 08:52

Check out @careygillam’s Tweet:

Carey Gillam interview on the Roundup award

[supersonico] 14/8/2018 16:50

Who are the Nutters Mike?

Monsanto have Never tested for the carcinogenicity of the formulation chemicals along with the Active ingredient Glyphosate. Internal documents say they have avoided this issue as Monsanto are afraid of what we will find as the Formulation chemicals are known to enhance the potency of the Glyphosate.

Brent Wisner 13min

That 'Potency' word again .

[supersonico] 14/8/2018 15:30

NUTTERS ?

Images from ground zero

The human cost of of the massive spraying of #glyphosate & other farm chemicals in Latin America

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[northwick] 14/8/2018 14:49

SuperI too am annoyed and feel Eden has once again failed to inform its shareholders why the launch of TT products has been delayed again. I will wait for a couple of days before I write to the Regulators asking them to investigate whether the statements in their full accounts were misleading leaving the shareholders astray. Eden did say approval should be received by end of June.

[investingisatrickygame] 14/8/2018 11:55

Look at the despondency on LSE. Small sample, granted, but when will Eden get it!

[supersonico] 14/8/2018 11:13

Simple Question.

Why did Monsanto systematically hide evidence/ secret documents from it's own research from the regulators?

Who are the Nutters Mike?

[supersonico] 13/8/2018 20:45

Who are the NUTTERS Mike?

Those 83% of Brazilian women with Glyphosate in their breast Milk or the people Monsanto paid to coverup and deceive the public in order to subdue and subvert public opinion .#democracy?



Who are the NUTTERS Mike?

[investingisatrickygame] 13/8/2018 19:06

Co-encapsulation is the key to the crown jewels in my opinion.

We must be due a number of updates from Sipcam now. Only 4 months of their deadline remaining

[investingisatrickygame] 13/8/2018 15:40

Super,

Do you have a copy of his article that you refer to?

Why don't you email Sean Smith with the commentary above and ask him to correct Michael Walters and for him to equally update his share club!

[dplewis1] 13/8/2018 10:12

Thanks supersonic will take a look. Not really looking to have my money tied up in another AIM stock for years so was hoping to time my entry before a few announcements. Thought this might see a bit more volume today but it is mid August I suppose..

[supersonico] 13/8/2018 09:36

Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac sprue and gluten intolerance





Abstract
Celiac disease, and, more generally, gluten intolerance, is a growing problem worldwide, but especially in North America and Europe, where an estimated 5% of the population now suffers from it. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, skin rashes, macrocytic anemia and depression. It is a multifactorial disease associated with numerous nutritional deficiencies as well as reproductive issues and increased risk to thyroid disease, kidney failure and cancer. Here, we propose that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide, Roundup®, is the most important causal factor in this epidemic. Fish exposed to glyphosate develop digestive problems that are reminiscent of celiac disease. Celiac disease is associated with imbalances in gut bacteria that can be fully explained by the known effects of glyphosate on gut bacteria. Characteristics of celiac disease point to impairment in many cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are involved with detoxifying environmental toxins, activating vitamin D3, catabolizing vitamin A, and maintaining bile acid production and sulfate supplies to the gut. Glyphosate is known to inhibit cytochrome P450 enzymes. Deficiencies in iron, cobalt, molybdenum, copper and other rare metals associated with celiac disease can be attributed to glyphosate's strong ability to chelate these elements. Deficiencies in tryptophan, tyrosine, methionine and selenomethionine associated with celiac disease match glyphosate's known depletion of these amino acids. Celiac disease patients have an increased risk to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which has also been implicated in glyphosate exposure. Reproductive issues associated with celiac disease, such as infertility, miscarriages, and birth defects, can also be explained by glyphosate. Glyphosate residues in wheat and other crops are likely increasing recently due to the growing practice of crop desiccation just prior to the harvest. We argue that the practice of “ripening” sugar cane with glyphosate may explain the recent surge in kidney failure among agricultural workers in Central America. We conclude with a plea to governments to reconsider policies regarding the safety of glyphosate residues in foods.

[supersonico] 13/8/2018 09:28

dplewis1

That's correct.

We are expecting and have been expecting for a while now (years) solid news regarding TT (head Lice) and Bayer (4x companion animal products).

We could also possibly get an update related to Sipcam and a Distributor for Mevalone in the USA.

In June AttyG did a good write up on the last AGM and Investing's posts are good to look back on for the bigger picture.