by Michelle Perro, MD, MPH | Dec 23, 2015 | Article, GMO
Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide formulations most commonly used on genetically engineered (GE) crops. For nearly a decade, glyphosate has been far and away the most widely and heavily used pesticide in the US and globally. In 2015, US farmers and...
by Michelle Perro, MD, MPH | Dec 23, 2015 | Article, GMO
Through sanitation, better nutrition, medical care and many other advances, we naturally expect that children’s health should continually improve over time. However, this has not been the case in recent years. Many childhood diseases are on the rise and the rate of...
by Michelle Perro, MD, MPH | Dec 23, 2015 | Article, Environmental Toxins, Glyphosate, GMO, Guest Articles, Pesticides, Regulations
By Belinda Martineau, PhD Some Ag-Biotech history Twenty years ago, before crops genetically engineered to be herbicide-tolerant were commercially available, one of the big concerns environmentalists had about the use of agricultural biotechnology was that it would...
by Michelle Perro, MD, MPH | Dec 23, 2015 | Article, GMO, Nutrition, Parent Advice, Regulations
In the US, genetically engineered (GE) organisms are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US Department of Agricultural (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since the first commercialization of GE foods, the US National Academy of...
by Michelle Perro, MD, MPH | Dec 23, 2015 | GMO, Regulations
In the US, genetically engineered (GE) organisms are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US Department of Agricultural (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since the first commercialization of GE foods, the US National Academy of...
