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"Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned"

Heavy lobbying by companies eager to get a slice of the $23 billion-a-year organic food business is watering down USDA "organic" standards to the point where consumers "are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment."

Source: Wash Post, 07/03/2009

"EPA Ready To Settle Bay Area Pesticide Suit"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that could result in scrutiny of how dozens of dangerous pesticides affect threatened and endangered species living around San Francisco Bay."

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 07/02/2009

Weed Killer 'Inert' Kills Human Cells

An inert ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup has been found to kill human cells.

Source: EHN, 06/23/2009

"Parkinson's: The Pesticide Link"

"Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease."

Source: onearth, 06/09/2009

"Pesticides Indicted in Bee Deaths"

"Agriculture officials have renewed their scrutiny of the world's best-selling pest-killer as they try to solve the mysterious collapse of the nation's hives."

Source: Salon, 05/18/2009

UN Adds 9 New Chemicals to Global Ban

Nine dangerous chemicals used in farming and industry will be added to a list of banned substances whose presence in the environment causes serious health risks, more than 160 government agreed on Saturday."

Source: Reuters, 05/10/2009

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