“‘[General Mills] are no longer aligning their regenerative agriculture program with pesticide reduction at all, which is obviously concerning, because what the soil science points to is that regenerative without significant pesticide reduction is not regenerating soil health,’ said Cailin Dendas, the senior coordinator of As You Sow’s Environmental Health Program.” Read More →
Read More“‘At a time when federal regulators are weakening oversight and shielding chemical manufacturers from accountability, corporate transparency on pesticide use has never been more important,” said Cailin Dendas, Environmental Health Coordinator at As You Sow.” Read More →
Read MoreIn the most recent year of data, Americans spent almost $9 billion on pesticides for agricultural use. Benchmarks outlined in a new report from As You Sow, titled “Pesticides in the Pantry: Transparency & Risk in Food Supply Chains,” identify the degree to which major food manufacturers have adopted practices to measure and mitigate risks related to the use of synthetic pesticides in agricultural supply chains. Read More →
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