The U.S. Supreme Court rejected another Bayer AGbid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages. The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court decision upholding an $87 million judgment awarded in a lawsuit in California to Alberta and Alva Pilliod, who was diagnosed with cancer after spraying Roundup for more than three decades. Overall food prices are up almost 9 percent from the end of March 2021 to the end of March 2022. In a nationally representative Consumer Reports survey of 2,224 U.S. adults in April, 43 percent of those who said they had bought organic food in the past are now doing so slightly or much less often than they used to due to inflated prices. The European Commission introduced new rules that ban all pesticides in “public parks or gardens, playgrounds, recreation or sports grounds, public paths, as well as ecologically sensitive areas.” U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides, and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten to trim harvests. July is National Ice Cream Month and it has become an iconic moment for frozen dessert lovers everywhere. To celebrate, Alden’s Organic is giving away 10,000 scoops of organic ice cream throughout the month. Consumers will have ample opportunity to win via seven giveaways hosted on Alden’s Organic Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Alden’s Organic Gives Away 10,000 Scoops for National Ice Cream Month
July is National Ice Cream Month and it has become an iconic moment for frozen dessert lovers everywhere. To celebrate, Alden’s Organic is giving away 10,000 scoops of organic ice cream throughout the month. Consumers will have ample opportunity to win via seven giveaways hosted on the Alden’s Organic Instagram and Facebook accounts.
EU Bans Pesticides in Parks, Playgrounds, and Playing Fields; Fails to Set Organic Transition Goals in Ag
The European Commission (EC) introduced on June 22 new rules that ban all pesticides in “public parks or gardens, playgrounds, recreation or sports grounds, public paths, as well as ecologically sensitive areas.”
U.S. Supreme Court again nixes Bayer challenge to weedkiller suits
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected another Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages.The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court decision upholding an $87 million judgment awarded in a lawsuit in California to Alberta and Alva Pilliod, who were diagnosed with cancer after spraying Roundup for more than three decades. The Supreme Court on June 21 rejected a Bayer appeal in a different Roundup case. https://www.reuters.com/business/us-supreme-court-again-nixes-bayer-challenge-weedkiller-suits-2022-06-27/
‘Off the charts’ chemical shortages hit U.S. farms
U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten to trim harvests.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/off-charts-chemical-shortages-hit-us-farms-2022-06-27/
Which Food to Buy Organic (and How to Spend Less When You Do)
With overall food prices up almost 9 percent from the end of March 2021 to the end of March 2022, Schaefer isn’t alone in eyeing her grocery list more carefully. In a nationally representative Consumer Reports survey of 2,224 U.S. adults in April (PDF), 43 percent of those who said they had bought organic food in the past are now doing so slightly or much less often than they used to.
