Monsanto won the Supreme Court case on Thursday. The court ruled that federal pesticide law preempts a state failure-to-warn claim when the Environmental Protection Agency has not required a cancer warning on the product label. However, it is not the same thing as a scientific finding that glyphosate is safe or unsafe.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a webinar on June 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) to provide technical assistance on the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) program. The program supports the generation of new information that will help federal regulatory agencies make science-based decisions about introducing genetically engineered organisms into the environment.
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FDA has updated its Nara Organics infant botulism outbreak page. The Nara formula lots fed to the three sick infants were made with milk supplied by Organic West Milk and spray-dried by Dairy Farmers of America, the same suppliers behind the ByHeart outbreak that stretched from December 2023 to November 2025. FDA has collected unopened samples from the implicated lots, with results expected “in the coming weeks. FDA inspected the two European firms behind Nara’s formula before the illnesses surfaced and cited deficiencies at both. Nara and DFA still won't name them.
After the glyphosate verdict, Bayer's share price rose by almost 20 percent. FAZ+ says there is still more good news for Bayer shares after the verdict.  Â ... . - Sebastian Balzter.
Beijing is rewriting its trade playbook to grant continent-wide market access for African coffee, chillies and cashews. Rwanda pioneered chilli exports to China in 2021 and Uganda followed earlier this year with an 11-tonne shipment to Shanghai. Ethiopia and Burundi have already secured access for their coffee bean exports. On July 20, Beijing will extend the same treatment to all African coffee beans.
Scientists Discover New Way to Extend Shelf Life of Produce. Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) has successfully increased the shelf life of produce using silk microneedle injections of melatonin into inner tissues of plants. Melatonin is produced by plants to reduce stress and slow the aging process.
Today marks the 15th anniversary of rinderpest eradication of cattle plague. Armin Wiesler is President of the UN Bureau of Health for Animals. He believes that when prevention falls short, families, farmers and food systems all pay the price. Global collaboration is needed to improve surveillance, align incentives for vaccination and remove trade and policy barriers that discourage prevention.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a criminal investigation into allegations that the DEA allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach New Mexico communities while agents pursued larger criminal investigations. The investigation will examine potential legal remedies, including criminal prosecution, civil litigation and structural reforms to prevent similar conduct in the future.
There is chaos on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast after Wednesday's earthquake. Hundreds of buildings collapsed or were severely damaged. People are trying to get food after the earthquake. German rescue workers have arrived at MaiquetÃa International Airport. Civilians from Caracas are bringing water, food and relief supplies to the region.