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Heard the one about how we must deregulate #GMOs so the world's biggest pesticide corporations can use them to cut pesticide use?

#GMO crops are helping drive pesticide use, especially herbicide use, not reducing it. And new GMOs are set to do exactly the same.
1st-generation #GMO crops were introduced over 20 years ago with the same promises of pesticide reductions now being made for #newGMO crops. Due to the adoption of GMO herbicide-tolerant crops in the US herbicide use from 1996-2011 INCREASED by an estimated 239M kg—239000 tonnes!
In Argentina🇦🇷after #GMO herbicide-tolerant soy was authorised in 1996, they saw a 60% increase in herbicide use (figures 2000-2014) with accompanying reports of increased rates of cancers and birth defects friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/upl… #GMOs
Brazil🇧🇷: GMO herbicide-tolerant soy authorised 2003. Overall pesticide use went up 1.6-fold 2000-2012 & use on soybeans increased 3-fold (i.e. 300%!!). Brazil’s National Cancer Institute condemned #GMO crops for helping make 🇧🇷 the largest consumer of agrochemicals in the world!
Don't get fooled again: #GMO promoters claim that new (gene-edited) GMOs are different from 1st-generation #GMOs and they will reduce pesticide use. But many #newGMO crops currently in the commercialisation pipeline are designed to increase herbicide use☠️ friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/upl…
CIBUS is a leader in the development of new #GMOs. They say, "Our goal is a whole new generation of herbicide traits across the major crop platforms" and "the approval of gene editing techs will open up one of the biggest opportunities in agriculture"—new markets for these crops.
CIBUS says the approval of gene-edited crops will open the door to:
☠️The large number of countries that haven't previously allowed #GMO traits for herbicide tolerance;
☠️The large number of crops that haven't had GMO traits for herbicide tolerance before.
#DontGetFooledAgain
CIBUS also says, "The impact of these new herbicide tolerance traits is expected to mirror the dramatic impact #GMO crop protection traits for herbicide tolerance had on farming."

Remember: that "dramatic impact" included MASSIVE INCREASES in herbicide use.
#DontGetFooledAgain
It doesn't matter whether it's old-fashioned GMOs or gene-edited #GMOs that are creating herbicide-tolerant crops, they will both end in greater pesticide use, a pesticide treadmill for farmers, and a further deepening of the biodiversity crisis that threatens our food security.

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Trees and plants suffering widespread damage from weedkillers—studies show. Scientists finding trees, flowers, other plants afflicted by herbicide drift everywhere they look, including nature preserves, state parks, orchards, school yards and town squares. chicagotribune.com/2024/08/04/her…
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#Glyphosate detected in human sperm: First report and positive correlation with oxidative stress in an infertile French population. Glyphosate found in nearly 60% of infertile male patients studied and at concentration four times higher than in blood. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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In an unprecedented action, Latin American organizations denounced @Bayer to the OECD, which lays down guidelines for multinationals, for #glyphosate-related damages. One of the accusations is the contamination of Indigenous individuals in Brazil. brasildefato.com.br/2024/04/29/in-…
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“Intensive use of pesticides [mainly on #GMO soya and maize plantations] contaminates rivers, food, animals and Indigenous peoples. Pesticides are used as a chemical weapon to confine Indigenous peoples to a strip of land that is getting smaller every day.”
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Risks of new #GMOs: French food safety agency @Anses_fr recommends case-by-case assessment. Warns of dangers of unexpected toxins and allergens, nutritional problems. gmwatch.org/en/106-news/la…
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ANSES’ expert opinion, dated January but only just made public, argues that every #NewGMO crop should be assessed for health and environmental risks to account for “all the potential toxicological, nutritional, agronomic and environmental consequences of the new characteristics.”
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How a common — and contentious — pesticide is impacting Canada’s forests. The ecological and health impacts of #glyphosate on woodlands and people who hunt and harvest wild foods are little understood and are overlooked by federal regulators. nationalobserver.com/2024/03/01/new…
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Ecojustice is currently suing the govt to force it to assess how #glyphosate impacts forest ecosystems. Beyond potentially causing ecological harm, the govt's regulatory failings also threaten to expose people who rely on forests for food & medicine to unknown levels of pesticide
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