An update on HHRA research on herbicide use in Iowa and changes in herbicide exposure levels was presented March 29, 2023 at the annual meeting of the Iowa Public Health Association. The meeting was held on the campus of Iowa…
In a January 26, 2023 press release, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released a provocative report entitled “Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California.” The Roadmap report sets “ambitious goals and actions to accelerate California’s systemwide transition to…
As part of the September 28, 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the Food and Drug Administration published in the Federal Register a Proposed Rule that had been fermenting for six years. The rule sets forth a…
Is DNA Damaged When Applicators are Exposed to Glyphosate-Based Herbicides? An HHRA Scientist Wanders Deep in the Weeds Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) have been used since 1974. The first evidence that GBHs can damage DNA was published in the 1990s. By…
As 2022 comes to a close, HHRA is happy to report progress on all fronts. We share some highlights from 2022 and describe what we hope to accomplish in 2023-2025. A NEW MISSION AND VISION As a part of our…
A new HHRA paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Agronomy reports significant impacts of organic farming systems on pesticide use and the risks stemming from pesticide residues on food. “Organic Farming Lessens Reliance on Pesticides and Promotes Public Health by…
This new study — the first to compare the toxicity of glyphosate to the widely used European Union (EU) Roundup formulation MON 52276 at doses that regulators claim to be safe — was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives on…
Charles Benbrook, HHRA's Executive Director, and his colleague Donald Davis of the University of Texas-Austin's Biochemical Institute published a peer-review paper in October, 2020 describing the analytical system they developed to measure the risk from pesticide exposure in the diet.…
Pregnant women in parts of the Midwest can now enroll in our flagship project The Heartland Study to help us understand if rising herbicide exposure is impacting the health of moms and babies. Moms-to-be can currently enroll at Franciscan Health…