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Read our reporting on what the evidence shows about Gates Foundation's efforts to shape African agriculture usrtk.org/bill-gates/
The @gatesfoundation races a reckoning over AGRA: "A UN food rights expert has backed the demand of African faith leaders for reparations, as research finds 55 million more people are going hungry in the initiative’s 13 focus countries" mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/…
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As we reported last year (one of our most popular articles): Diquat herbicide poisons the gut and may severely damage other organs, research shows usrtk.org/healthwire/diquat-…
Your Roundup Has Gotten Worse. Here's What Changed. Newly formulated Roundup includes diquat which, given its harmful effects on human organs, isn't approved for use in the EU and the UK. housedigest.com/2299073/roun…
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Here's CropLife America celebrating the 'Modern Ag Alliance' for its efforts to advance pesticide policies favored by the pesticide industry. usrtk.org/pesticides/modern-…
Our review of Bayer’s access in Washington found 29 key administration officials with ties to Bayer’s lobbying or legal network. usrtk.org/pesticides/tracing…
We're tracking the pesticide industry's favors to the pesticide industry here. Lots of access, many favors. usrtk.org/pesticides/trackin…
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Here's our fact sheet with the latest science about the many health risks of #PFAS usrtk.org/chemicals/pfas-hea…
The Trump admin approved 3 new PFAS pesticides in a single day last week. biologicaldiversity.org/w/ne…
Nice to know the @EPAoig was reviewing our website to research Monsanto ghostwriting of glyphosate papers. But they never released their findings of Monsanto ghostwriting to the public. Background: motherjones.com/environment/…
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After courts twice blocked its use, @EPA reapproved dicamba for use on dicamba-tolerant GMO soybeans and cotton. See our fact sheet about crop damage and links to cancer usrtk.org/pesticides/dicamba…
Some ultra-processed foods are as addictive as cigarettes and cocaine - we're tracking the evidence here usrtk.org/ultra-processed-fo…
"The study concludes that, as with cigarettes, ultra-processed foods such as sweets warrant regulation in proportion to their ‘significant public health risks’." theguardian.com/global-devel…
USRTK's Healthwire provides news, analysis, and perspectives from the world’s leading researchers to systematically look at the ways companies damage our health—and that of future generations. usrtk.org/category/healthwir…
Since 2020, we have filed 215 Freedom of Information requests and 39 FOI lawsuits to uncover information about the origins of COVID-19 and high-risk virological research - forcing disclosures from governments, research institutions and intelligence bodies. We want to uncover the origins of COVID-19 to try to prevent the next pandemic. You can read our reporting here: usrtk.org/category/covid-19-…
Big Food brands were once owned by the world’s largest tobacco firms - and evidence shows they are using the same tactics to formulate and market food products that they used to get people hooked on cigarettes. usrtk.org/ultra-processed-fo…
Food companies target adolescents, lower-income communities, and Black and Latino youth with the marketing of health-harming food and beverages. via #Healthwire usrtk.org/healthwire/unhealt…
Researchers are getting closer to solving the riddle of how ultra-processed foods harm health in ways that can’t be explained by calories or poor nutrient profile alone. The answer may lie in how companies manufacture UPFs to maximize profits, and how these foods interact with the body. via #Healthwire usrtk.org/healthwire/how-ult…
Why "highly processed foods" are a major public health problem. We're tracking the science here. usrtk.org/ultra-processed-fo…
Updated: Congress orders spy agencies to consider declassifying evidence on COVID origins.
Via @lewiskamb @USRightToKnow
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Read our interview with a leading molecular geneticist about recent scientific evidence raising health concerns about GMOs and pesticides usrtk.org/gmo/are-gmos-safe-…
In Nigeria this week, farmers, scientists and health advocates demanded an immediate halt to the commercialization of GMOs. A good reminder that the patenting/corporate ownership of important food crops has yet to take root in other countries as it has in the US @GMOFreeNigeria
Here's our reporting on Big Food's PR salvo that is fronted by a writer who regularly attacks 'organic moms' and others who want healthier food. @consumerbrands we see you. usrtk.org/ultra-processed-fo…
Big Food has launched yet another 'transparency' campaign: "What this is really about is pushback against the concept of ultra-processed foods," writes @marionnestle foodpolitics.com/2025/12/htt…