A scientist investigating why pesticides were appearing in marine life discovers a banned chemical on NSW berries. The underwhelming response from the government has exposed regulatory blind spots in ...

There is a growing mountain of imperfect but troubling evidence that pesticides and other chemicals may be behind the exploding rates of the disease.

In a landmark decision, the Paris Court of Appeal has held the French State accountable for ecological harm resulting from outdated and inadequate pesticide risk assessments. The ruling obliges the Fr...

The negative effects of pesticide use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are often blamed on the “misuse” of pesticides. The industry and government narrative is that the use of highly haz...

A number of hazardous pesticides which are banned in the EU are freely manufactured and exported to other countries with weaker regulations, putting human health and the environment at risk. The EU al...

YouTube video by PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK UK

Press release: South African People’s Tribunal on AgroToxins (SAPToA)

Nearly 50 years of research links two common insecticides used in food, yards and households to dramatically lower sperm count in men worldwide.

PAN Europe and Global 2000 call for an immediate ban of PFAS pesticides  A new study reveals alarmingly high levels of the ‘forever chemical’ trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in everyday cereals and cereal ...

Incidence of bowel cancer is up to three times higher among Australians born in the 1990s compared with the 1950s cohort

This case-control of older US adults examines risk of Parkinson Disease by proximity of residence to a golf course.

Pesticide exposure induces significant alterations in gut bacterial metabolism. Here, the authors perform a multi-omics mapping of pesticide-gut microbiota-metabolite interactions, identifying pestici...

Researchers build on research when assessing the relationship between long-term exposure to organophosphorus pesticides and the human gut microbiome.

(Beyond Pesticides, April 30, 2021) A bioinformatics tool developed by researchers from the University of Turku in Finland indicates that “54% of species in the core human gut microbiome are sensitive to glyphosate.” This tool may help predict which microbes in the human gut could be negatively affected by exposure to the ubiquitous herbicide. Because damage to the gut biome is linked to a variety of diseases, this information could prove critical in recognition of the role(s) glyphosate may play in the development of human diseases. Published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, the researchers’ paper states, “The widespread use of glyphosate may have a strong effect on gut microbiomes as well as on human health.” Beyond Pesticides has long reported on the relationship between glyphosate and human health, including potential effects on the human gut microbiome. Used in multiple herbicide formulations, glyphosate has become widely known as the active ingredient in Bayer/Monsanto’s Roundup®, the most-used herbicide worldwide. The pervasiveness of glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) use in agriculture, and of Roundup in particular, is due largely to their pairing with genetically engineered (GE) seeds for soy, canola, and corn crops. In many regions, these GE seeds — engineered to resist the glyphosate […]