Bayer leading producer of a toxic chemical
source: http://universe.byu.edu/index.php/2011/12/07/bayer-leading-producer-of-a-toxic-chemical/
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Taking aspirin may do more harm tha`n good, according to a study by the Political Economy Research Institute.The study sought to discover which companies produce the highest “toxic score,” a rating derived from a combination of what the Political Economy Research Institute deems to be a company’s toxic outputs.
The group’s findings were surprising. Bayer Group, makers of Aleve and Aspirin, topped their list of world’s worst polluters, even beating out oil giants Valero Energy Corp., ConocoPhillips and Exxonmobile.
In addition to popular pain medications, Bayer produces a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA. This compound has been widely used to create clear, hard plastics. If consumed, BPA can lead to neurological defects, heart disease, diabetes, early onset of puberty in girls, infertility, obesity, breast cancer and prostate cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
It was this particular product that pushed Bayer’s toxic score to the top of the list.
by Dallin Hatch
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GW Pharmaceuticals is partnered with Bayer. They make Sativex, a whole plant medicinal cannabis extract used for the relief of multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms and the treatment of severe neuropathic-related cancer pain.
Bayer is facing a trial for systematic human rights abuses and promoting
dangerous pesticides including endosulfan, paraquat and neonicotinoids.http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/1122020/monsanto_bayer_and_dow_fa...
In the United States, a group of beekeepers from North Dakota is taking Bayer to court after losing thousands of honeybee colonies in 1995, during a period when oilseed rape in the area was treated with imidacloprid. A third of honeybees were killed by what has since been dubbed colony collapse disorder.
PARIS - "Gaucho", a broad-spectrum insecticide made by the
Germany-based chemical giant Bayer, was banned in France in 1999 due to
its toxicity to bees and other forms of life -- including humans -- but its replacement, "Regent", from another German giant, BASF, is just as dangerous say beekeepers and biologists.http://www.beecharmers.org/Pollination2.html
So are the insecticides they put on the pot that they use to make Sativex toxic to humans?
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