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Toxin Free USA and Beyond Pesticides Sue Nook Sleep Systems for Crib Mattresses Containing PFAS Chemicals

For Immediate Release Press inquiries contact:Luan Van Le, Toxin Free USA, 347-921-1466, [email protected] Feldman, Beyond Pesticides, 202-255-4296, [email protected] Washington, DC, April 14, 2023 — Toxin Free USA and Beyond Pesticides, nonprofits dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a lawsuit against Nook Sleep Systems, LLC, a manufacturer of baby and children’s bed mattresses, alleging deceptive …

Chasing future biotech solutions to climate change risks delaying action in the present – it may even make things worse

Getty Images Tessa Hiscox, University of Canterbury and Jack Heinemann, University of Canterbury The world is under growing pressure to find sustainable options to cut emissions or lessen the impacts of climate change. Technology entrepreneurs from around the globe claim to have the solutions – not just yet, but soon. The biotech sector in particular …

Toxin Free USA Sues REI Outdoor Clothing Company for Kids’ Jackets Containing PFAS Chemicals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press inquiries contact: Luan Van Le, 347-921-1466, [email protected] Washington, DC, Nov 10, 2022 — Toxin Free USA, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a lawsuit against Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), an outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, alleging deceptive marketing of its Kids’ Rainwall Rain Jackets. REI represents itself as …

EPA to Ban Flea and Tick Collars Linked to Brain Damage in Children

October 13, 2022 by Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will ban the sale of flea and tick collars containing a chemical linked to neurological damage in children, the agency announced this week. The collars, which contain the chemical tetrachlorvinphos, make up more than half of flea and tick collars sold in the U.S., …

Toxin Free USA Sues Procter & Gamble for Oral-B Dental Floss Containing Toxic PFAS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress inquiries contact:Luan Van Le, 347-921-1466, [email protected] WASHINGTON DC, Oct 05, 2022— Toxin Free USA, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, filed a lawsuit against Procter & Gamble (P&G) for deceptive marketing of Oral-B Glide dental floss based on results of a screening test for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Oral-B …

Monsanto, Agent Orange, 2,4-D, and the Trail of Destruction in Vietnam and America

August 10, 2022 by Nick Meyer and GMO/Toxin Free USA Staff The health effects of glyphosate, the infamous and ubiquitous chemical in Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, are still being brought to light, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the damage Monsanto and Bayer’s creations have caused. Over 50 years later …

Dicamba: Bayer and Monsanto’s Secret Weapon of Mass Destruction Against Farmers
…taking pesticide drift to a new level

July 29, 2022 by Nick Meyer The broad-spectrum herbicide dicamba was first approved for use in the United States in 1962, and first registered in 1967 under brand names including Dianat, Banvel, Diablo, Oracle and Vanquish. As you might imagine based on the aforementioned names and the history of Monsanto, which developed the herbicide, dicamba …

Production of GMO Salmon Increases Significantly as $300 Million Farm in Ohio Takes Center Stage

June 4, 2022 by Nick Meyer The Biotech industry has created several new products in recent years utilizing genetic modification, and GMO salmon is one of the industry’s newest laboratory creations. The GMO salmon’s creator, AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. expanded from Canada into the United States in recent years, purchasing a 40-acre farm in Albany, Indiana …

Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea, new research suggests

The sticky biofilms that form on microplastics can harbor disease-causing pathogens and help them spread. Tunatura/iStock via Getty Images Plus Karen Shapiro, University of California, Davis and Emma Zhang, University of California, Davis Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds with bellies full of trash or sea turtles with plastic straws …