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Toxic End-Runs Prolonging Pesticide Use
A 2016 Action Alert Well, the Super Bowl was fun! Now we can tackle Health Canada’s end-runs on pesticides legislation and regulation, as described by the Commissioner for the Environment…
Federal Pesticide Audit Reveals Canadians at Risk From Incomplete, Outdated Reviews
Scathing audit by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development reveals Health Canada minimizing risks and delaying actions against toxic pesticides.
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Temporary approvals of pesticides: yes or no? Health Canada is asking you!
The consultation has closed, but this post is offered as a record of advocacy and policy reform discussions. Health Canada proposes to stop granting new temporary registrations of pesticides, but…
Health Minister Announces Consultation to Halt Temporary Pesticide Approvals
Current temporary registrations would be unaffected for 76 products, including “bee-killing” neonicotinoids and 31 combination products MEDIA RELEASE January 20, 2016 The following content is offered for reprint, with attribution…
Pesticides Update 1 – EPA dumping “Enlist Duo” following Dow duplicity
By Meg Sears, PhD, Chair and Science Advisor of Prevent Cancer Now How awkward does it get when a chemical company tells one story to the US Environmental Protection Agency…
Pesticides Update 2 – Scientists strike back, rebutting EU glyphosate review
96 scientists denounce an EU report and reaffirm International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) finding that the world’s most commonly used herbicide, glyphosate, probably causes cancer By Meg Sears,…
The Roundup turn-around
96 scientists denounce EU report, and reaffirm International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) finding that the world’s most commonly used herbicide, glyphosate, probably causes cancer November 30, 2015 Background:…
Most cancer can and should be prevented
Canadians have been given reason to redouble efforts to stop cancer before it starts. This is the least-funded yet most effective approach to cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society is urging…
The world’s most used weed-killer is probably carcinogenic – so what?
By Meg Sears, and the PCN writers’ circle The world’s (and Canada’s) most used herbicide, glyphosate, was recently classified as a probable cause of cancer by the International Agency for…