STOP MONSANTO ROUNDUP IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
- by: Hawaii Rainbow Coalition
- recipient: Immediately recall all Monsanto Roundup and cease its further use in the State of Hawaii
Industry and EU regulators knew as long ago as the 1980s-1990s that Roundup, the world's best selling herbicide, causes birth defects but they failed to inform the public. A new, more stringent pesticide regulation comes into force in the EU this June. An objective review of glyphosate under this new regulation would almost certainly result in a ban. This is because under the regulation, independent studies have to be taken into consideration. Many of these studies, summarized in the new report, show that glyphosate and Roundup cause birth defects, cancer, genetic damage, endocrine disruption, and other serious effects, often at very low doses.
Glyphosate was due to be reviewed in 2012. But late last year, the Commission quietly passed a directive delaying the review of glyphosate and 38 other pesticides until 2015.
The widespread and increasingly intensive use of glyphosate in association with the use of GM RR crops, poses risks to the environment and human health. Given the problems that are now evident, no new GM glyphosate-tolerant crops should be authorized. As part of broader considerations of the way forward for agriculture, no GM herbicide-tolerant crop can form part of a sustainable agriculture model, and the cultivation of all such crops should be banned. Greenpeace Executive Summary and Report June 2011, The fight is on and its time to be counted sign this petition today and let yourself be heard.
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