Introduction of New Genetically Engineered Wheat Tied to Dangerous Pattern of Hazardous Pesticide Use - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, March 16, 2026) On the brink of the first genetically engineered (GE) wheat to be introduced into the U.S. market, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved it in August, 2024, groups are calling on Congress to instruct USDA to prohibit HB4 wheat and instruct EPA to prohibit the use of glufosinate herbicides on wheat. The herbicide on which the crop is dependent, glufosinate, is a highly toxic herbicide banned in the European Union because of its links to reproductive and developmental harm. The drought- and herbicide-tolerant wheat, known as HB4 GMO...

On the brink of the first #GE #wheat to be introduced into the U.S., groups are calling on Congress to instruct #USDA to prohibit it and instruct #EPA to prohibit the use of #glufosinate #herbicides on wheat. #hb4 #dailynews 📣 Take Action: https://ow.ly/p2pU50YuLCb ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/QWof50YuLCe

In recent years, #USDA / APHIS regulations have loosened restrictions concerning which #GE / #GMO crops can be grown, including allowing #HB4wheat... engineered to be resistant to the toxic #herbicide #glufosinate. 📣 Tell #Congress to #takeaction! 🔗 https://ow.ly/1TrQ50YtOoG

Please share! Distributed in collaboration with @foeus.bsky.social and a coalition of like-minded orgs, please consider signing a #petition that asks major food processors to #reject the use of #GMO #HB4 #wheat — grown with the highly toxic weed killer #glufosinate.

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Graphic with a green background features a 'Call for Data' announcement. The text invites submissions of data covering residue and toxicological data gaps for glufosinate, with a deadline of 10/04/2025. The design includes a stylized circular logo with a leaf shape filled with glowing digital numbers, symbolizing data. Hashtag '#CallForData' is in the top-right corner.

📢 Call for Data on #Glufosinate!

We are seeking residue and toxicological data to address gaps in the Maximum Residue Level (MRL) risk assessment for glufosinate.

Your contribution will support food safety across the EU.

🗓 Deadline: 10/4/25

Submit your data here: europa.eu/!gPkqMr

#EUFoodSafety

#PlanetaryHealth and #Brain - and #MentalHealth:

Saying it as a psychiatrist and development neuroscientist: Exposure to #glufosinate ammonium may affect brain development and function, including neurogenesis and neural cell migration. In animals, prenatal exposure may cause #autism- like symptoms.

EPA’s Registration of Herbicide under New Framework Puts Endangered Species at Elevated Risk, Advocates Say - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog EPA approves registrations of glufosinate (“L-glufosinate,” “glufosinate-P”) as new active ingredients under Herbicide Strategy Framework.

In October, #EPA approved the #registration applications for use of different formulations of #glufosinate (“L-glufosinate” and “glufosinate-P”) as new active #herbicidal ingredients; putting #endangeredspecies at elevated risk under its new Herbicide Strategy Framework. #ESA Blog: ow.ly/UZeF50Ur2Ij