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One Little Piggy Had Birth Defects: Is Monsanto’s Roundup to Blame? A chemical in Monsanto’s Roundup causes birth defects and is now associated with a dizzying array of chronic health problems. It’s high time to examine public policies around the use of this potentially deadly chemical. Should it be taken off the market?
Judge Refuses To Throw Out ‘Ag-Gag’ Challenge. State attorneys say the activists are out to destroy the livestock industry. They argue the law protects property rights and makes workers safer by barring unskilled undercover operatives from potentially hazardous places, and “legitimate” whistleblowers can still speak out.
Georgia peanut plant chief: we faked salmonella tests. A Georgia peanut plant manager testified Friday that his company had been shipping contaminated nuts with fake documents showing them to be salmonella-free before the plant was identified as the source of a nationwide outbreak that killed nine Americans and sickened more than 700.