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Tag: DDT

  • Post-Brexit Farming, Glyphosate and GMOs in the UK

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    fitzdon

    An Open Letter to Hon Michael Gove Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs It seems likely that a post-Brexit trade deal with the US could mean more of the same and lead to the introduction of GM crops in the UK alongside the lowering of standards for the use of biocides in…

  • Unsafe at any Dose? Diagnosing Chemical Safety Failures, from DDT to BPA

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    fitzdon

    Piecemeal, and at long last, chemical manufacturers have begun removing the endocrine-disrupting plastic bisphenol-A (BPA) from products they sell. Sunoco no longer sells BPA for products that might be used by children under three. France has a national ban on BPA food packaging. The EU has banned BPA from baby bottles. These bans and associated product…