Paraquat Just Survived a 30-Year Safety Review in Australia — Here's What Changed

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Published on: 31/08/2026

Paraquat is a herbicide banned in 70+ countries over links to Parkinson's disease. Australia's regulator just finished a review that took almost 30 years — here's what paraquat actually is, why it's controversial, and what just changed.

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New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?

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Published on: 14/07/2026

In our last post on glyphosate, we covered why oats, wheat and barley carry some of the highest glyphosate residues of any food — not because of genetic modification, but because of a pre-harvest spraying practice called desiccation.

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Glyphosate: What It Is, Where It’s Hiding in Your Food, and What the Research Says About Its Effects on Our Health

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Published on: 06/07/2026

Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used herbicide and is showing up in food, water, and human urine at increasing levels. Here’s what the research says, which foods carry the highest residue, and what families can practically do.

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Paraquat Just Survived a 30-Year Safety Review in Australia — Here's What Changed

New Zealand Just Restricted Glyphosate on Wheat, Barley and Oats — What About Australia?

Glyphosate: What It Is, Where It’s Hiding in Your Food, and What the Research Says About Its Effects on Our Health

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