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1. Meanwhile, Europe slams the brakes on GMO "mother's milk": Glyphosate

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 11:18 AM

Mar 2016

Over 80% of GMO crops use the toxic herbicide glyphosate, often peddled under the trade name Roundup. But now that the toxic goo is turning up everywhere -- from Fruit Loops, to beer and tampons, Europe is actually considering the health of the human beings who live there, and is applying the brakes.

http://www.panna.org/blog/eu-puts-brakes-monsantos-roundup?utm_source=groundtruth&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=gt-03-10

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38 sovereign nations ban GMOs [View all] AxionExcel Mar 2016 OP

Meanwhile, Europe slams the brakes on GMO "mother's milk": Glyphosate AxionExcel Mar 2016 #1

Oh noes! Pesticides!!1! progressoid Mar 2016 #6

The TPP and TPIP will be coming for them. djean111 Mar 2016 #2

GMO, way to go! Baobab Mar 2016 #11

Seralini... Seralini.... Bonx Mar 2016 #4

Americans are in the Dark, Inc. - and it's likely to get Darker, Inc. AxionExcel Mar 2016 #5

Dead wrong. It's way too polluting for people and planet. The UN says... AxionExcel Mar 2016 #10

No matter how many times MattBaggins Mar 2016 #13