Chemical herbicide and pesticide makers are losing refuge quickly. Their once bulletproof public relations have evaporated in 2015. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and other widespread medical research has reduced corporate food PR to a sad and laughable public inconvenience. These times will be looked back upon as the final turning point that ended nearly a century long experiment to one up nature with man-made toxic chemicals. For those late to the party, here are the latest casualties for the bad guys:
After it was found that profits could be had and patents filed, integrity, common sense and unempathetic corporate dominance was simultaneously unleashed upon the food and health of the world. Starting roughly 70 years ago, what was once just called “food” now needed a new designation (organic) to keep up with the rapid changes and virtually unchecked lust for profit as carcinogenic poisons were sprayed upon the world’s food supply. As profits grew, monopolies expanded which slowly worked their way into the revolving doors at regulatory agencies.
The medical and scientific communities attempted to alert the public. Yet in the past, a wet blanket of corporate influence and monied interests kept the lion’s share of damning evidence against pesticides and herbicides from widespread public eyes. Along the way, each doctor, researcher, whistleblower and common individual that warned the public of the carcinogenic risks of these toxic agribusiness chemicals removed bricks from a wall of unchecked control and censorship. To each of those individuals, a gratitude of debt is owed for keeping the topics relevant and the brushfires of education and humanity burning in the minds of their audiences.
With the IARC’s latest announcements, it appears humanity has reached the Zeitgeist of organic practices and respect for the earth. From here the paths are unknown but it is certain that the major inroads that have been blazed are now being ignited towards alternative agriculture, permaculture, organic farming, non-GMO and all other methods that honor and hold sacred our food and our communities health.
Moving forward, the IARC’s new rankings coupled with continued medical research is signaling a rapid move away from carcinogenic chemicals, GMO crops and corporations that have lost the people’s trust long ago. Regulatory agencies are scrambling to keep up and rewrite their dangers and warnings for these hazardous chemicals they knowingly allowed in our food supply. Massive benevolent legal action can be seen approaching in the distance targeting all agencies and corporations who knew the dangers of these pesticides and herbicides but remained silent.
As this new food paradigm emerges, the winners will be those individuals and companies that value and show integrity, trust and full transparency. The world has had enough of slick marketing campaigns, slogans, celebrity endorsement and empty promises. Weighed against the future of our loved ones and a lifetime of illness that corporate chemicals have the “probable” chance of bringing the balance of power is shifting at blinding speeds. Expect to see a long list of financial bankruptcies from establishments and monopolies that refuse to enter this new paradigm with the rest of humanity.
"Let our farmers grow what they want to grow" -Neil Young
References:
IARC’s DDT & 2,4 D Rankings
IARC’s Glyphosate Rankings
- DDT: Officially labeled “probably carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2A) carcinogen
- Glyphosate: Officially labeled “probably carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2A) carcinogen
- 2,4 D Officially labeled “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B) carcinogen
After it was found that profits could be had and patents filed, integrity, common sense and unempathetic corporate dominance was simultaneously unleashed upon the food and health of the world. Starting roughly 70 years ago, what was once just called “food” now needed a new designation (organic) to keep up with the rapid changes and virtually unchecked lust for profit as carcinogenic poisons were sprayed upon the world’s food supply. As profits grew, monopolies expanded which slowly worked their way into the revolving doors at regulatory agencies.
The medical and scientific communities attempted to alert the public. Yet in the past, a wet blanket of corporate influence and monied interests kept the lion’s share of damning evidence against pesticides and herbicides from widespread public eyes. Along the way, each doctor, researcher, whistleblower and common individual that warned the public of the carcinogenic risks of these toxic agribusiness chemicals removed bricks from a wall of unchecked control and censorship. To each of those individuals, a gratitude of debt is owed for keeping the topics relevant and the brushfires of education and humanity burning in the minds of their audiences.
With the IARC’s latest announcements, it appears humanity has reached the Zeitgeist of organic practices and respect for the earth. From here the paths are unknown but it is certain that the major inroads that have been blazed are now being ignited towards alternative agriculture, permaculture, organic farming, non-GMO and all other methods that honor and hold sacred our food and our communities health.
Moving forward, the IARC’s new rankings coupled with continued medical research is signaling a rapid move away from carcinogenic chemicals, GMO crops and corporations that have lost the people’s trust long ago. Regulatory agencies are scrambling to keep up and rewrite their dangers and warnings for these hazardous chemicals they knowingly allowed in our food supply. Massive benevolent legal action can be seen approaching in the distance targeting all agencies and corporations who knew the dangers of these pesticides and herbicides but remained silent.
As this new food paradigm emerges, the winners will be those individuals and companies that value and show integrity, trust and full transparency. The world has had enough of slick marketing campaigns, slogans, celebrity endorsement and empty promises. Weighed against the future of our loved ones and a lifetime of illness that corporate chemicals have the “probable” chance of bringing the balance of power is shifting at blinding speeds. Expect to see a long list of financial bankruptcies from establishments and monopolies that refuse to enter this new paradigm with the rest of humanity.
"Let our farmers grow what they want to grow" -Neil Young
References:
IARC’s DDT & 2,4 D Rankings
IARC’s Glyphosate Rankings
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