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Reversing The Burden Of Proof: More than 80,000 chemicals permitted for use in the U.S. have never been fully tested for toxicity to humans

Reversing The Burden Of Proof: More than 80,000 chemicals permitted for use in the U.S. have never been fully tested for toxicity to humans | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it

August 24, 2012 Huffington Post Green by @lynnepeeps

The numbers can overwhelm any parent, or parent-to-be. The Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976 places burden of proof on consumers not industry.

 

Ninety-nine percent of pregnant American woman carry multiple manmade chemicals in their bodies, sharing that concoction through the umbilical cord. More than 80,000 chemicals permitted for use in the U.S. have never been fully tested for toxicity to humans, let alone children or fetuses. And 26 years have passed since U.S. lawmakers made any significant updates to the country's regulation of toxic... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/safe-chemicals-act-flame-retardants_n_1699384.html

 

November 27, 2012 - Nature - Daily dose of toxics to be tracked http://www.nature.com/news/daily-dose-of-toxics-to-be-tracked-1.11901

 

November 27, 2012: Siberia's pesticide dumps may prove a bigger hazard than nuclear waste | Environment | Guardian Weekly http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/27/siberia-pesticides-toxic-waste-pollution

 

 

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Are giant agriculture firms trying to monopolise and patent the world's food supply?

Are giant agriculture firms trying to monopolise and patent the world's food supply? | YOUR FOOD, YOUR HEALTH: Latest on BiotechFood, GMOs, Pesticides, Chemicals, CAFOs, Industrial Food | Scoop.it

Al Jazeera does an indepth investigation:  WATCH:Does 'biopiracy' endanger world food supplies?

Seed monopolies could affect livelihoods of farmers, biodiversity. Patenting crop-breeding techniques has economic, ecological and ethical implications. Currently, five biotech corporations account for 77 percent of patents on living organisms.

http://stream.aljazeera.com/

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