Tutin in honey can trigger seizures — so NZ enforces strict limits and testing. Glyphosate? It’s in everyday food, yet quietly accepted. Why the double standard?
We assume new chemicals are tested for safety — but in most cases, only one ingredient is tested, not the full spray. Is our system protecting us — or industry?
Most pesticide safety tests ignore the real-world spray. A new study reveals regulators don’t test the full formulation — just the declared ingredient. What does that mean for New Zealand’s food system, public health, and global credibility?
We asked why glyphosate‑based weedkillers sold in NZ don’t carry clearer health warnings. The Minister replied — but she answered a different question entirely.
As Bayer signals a retreat from glyphosate, the scramble to replace it is already underway. But many of the new “solutions” look a lot like old mistakes. Is New Zealand prepared — or just rebranding the same broken system?
MPI decided not to raise glyphosate limits on key cereals — but still insists the higher limits would have been “safe.” With glyphosate already showing up in real supermarket foods at today’s levels, we ask: where is the evidence behind that confidence, and what principle is actually guiding these decisions?
Icafolin is being promoted as the “next glyphosate,” but its biology, risks, and real-world impact tell a different story. Here’s what sets it apart—and why it matters for New Zealand.
The PCE made clear recommendations to improve how New Zealand tracks the fate of chemicals — including a national pollutant register and changes to regulatory assessments. Yet those reforms have still not been delivered. This article explores how policy momentum stalled, and why it matters.
Massey University soil research shows glyphosate doesn’t always stay put. Under certain NZ soil conditions it can move, stress clover and soil microbes, and potentially leach. What does this mean for farming and water protection?
In 2015/16, MPI promised to reassess glyphosate’s pre-harvest use after finding wheat residues above legal limits. Nearly ten years later, that promise remains unfulfilled — and instead of tighter safeguards, New Zealand faces proposals to raise allowable residues.
