Dear IRT Community,
Something important happened last month that we want to make sure you know about.
Beyond Pesticides — one of the most respected voices in pesticide reform — just published a detailed analysis of our peer-reviewed article, Genetically Modified Microorganisms: Risks and Regulatory Considerations for Human and Environmental Health, published in the journal Microorganisms in February.
When a publication of their caliber dedicates this kind of attention to our work, it means the scientific and advocacy communities are paying attention. That matters enormously for what we're trying to accomplish.
The article we published — two years in the making, authored by eight scientists from the US, Israel, and Australia — makes the case that genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) represent one of the most urgent and underregulated threats to human and environmental health we have ever faced. Unlike a GMO crop you can choose not to eat, these are living, self-replicating organisms already being released across millions of acres of agricultural land. They can mutate. They travel. They transfer their altered genes to native species. And current regulations — in the US and around the world — are wholly inadequate to address those risks.
The Beyond Pesticides coverage draws out the full picture: what's at stake for your gut health, your children's developing microbiomes, the soil beneath our feet, and the ecosystems we all depend on. It also highlights something we've been saying for years — that regulatory agencies are applying frameworks designed for toxic chemicals to living biological organisms, and the consequences of that failure could be long-term and irreversible.
I want you to read this coverage and share it widely. The more people who understand what's happening — and why it demands urgent regulatory action — the closer we get to the protections that should already be in place.
Read the full Beyond Pesticides coverage here:
Read our peer-reviewed article directly: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/14/2/467
This work is only possible because of your support. If you're able to make a contribution to help us keep pushing for responsible regulations worldwide, please do.
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