The Ecologist originally published by Retraction Watch A key paper that’s been widely cited to justify the use of GM ‘Golden rice’ to boost vitamin A nutrition has been withdrawn due to ethical breaches, with no proof of consent by parents of the children taking part in trials. But that’s not the only objection. Source:… Read more »
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Are the “Wires and Lights in a Box” Keeping us in the DARK?
by Gayla Prewitt You are probably familiar with the quote, “…control the food and you control the people.” I would like to take those words a step further and say, “Control the message about what we are doing to the food and you control the people even more.” With Congress set to vote soon on… Read more »
Is Non-GMO Hurting Organic?
The Organic & Non-GMO Report by Ken Roseboro Source: Brady Wahl Some natural food retailers have concerns about non-GMO label but say it’s necessary for consumer choice While some natural food retailers are concerned about the impact of Non-GMO Project verified products on sales of organic foods, most believe that—without mandatory labeling of genetically modified… Read more »
Congress Wrestles With Laws on GMO Labeling
Roll Call By Georgina Gustin Credit: Illustratedjc Just a few weeks before Election Day in Washington state this year, polls showed voters were solidly behind a measure calling for labels on genetically modified food. Proponents, from state farming coalitions to D.C.-based advocacy groups, felt optimistic. But then came a surprise, although it followed what seems to… Read more »
Europe’s Food Fight Shifts After GM Crop Vote
Reuters by Chris Arsenault Source: Sozialfotografi ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Campaign groups and the biotech industry are digging in for a new round of conflict, following the European Union’s decision to allow member states to set their own rules on growing genetically modified organisms. Environmentalists who favor a GMO ban say the crops have… Read more »
Will European Requirements for Labeling GMO Foods Survive New Trade Negotiations?
Huffington Post By Michael Lipsky This week U.S. and European negotiators will begin secret talks that could bargain away a key element in American resistance to GMO foods. The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), also referred to as a Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), will focus on “normalizing” regulatory practices that business interests… Read more »
Mexican Judge Bans Planting of GMO Soy
Crop Seen as Threat to Honey Bee Colonies Environmental and Food Justice by Devon G. Peña Credit: Scott Bauer According to reports appearing in the Mexican print media, a federal district court judge in Yucatán yesterday overturned a permit issued to Monsanto, the U.S.-based multinational corporation that is a leading purveyor of genetically modified crops (GMOs). The permit, which had been issued by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries… Read more »
Jackson County’s GMO Ban Taking Effect: What Happens Next?
OregonLive by Jacy Marmaduke Source: Loren Kerns Family farms in the sunny Rogue Valley plan to celebrate this weekend as Jackson County’s first-in-Oregon GMO ban takes effect. Saturday is the first day people can alert county officials about violations of the ban on growing genetically altered crops. But officials won’t be patrolling or making farmers… Read more »
Biotech and Agribusinesses Spending Heavily to Defeat State GMO Food Labeling Votes
Final Infographic Spotlights Dueling Food Brands on Colorado and Oregon Initiatives For the third election cycle in a row, biotech corporations and large agribusinesses narrowly defeated statewide citizen initiatives that would have mandated the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients on food packages. This time the electoral showdowns took place in Oregon, where it was… Read more »
A Hole in the Regulation of GMOs that Kudzu Could Fit Through
Union of Concerned Scientists by Doug Gurian-Sherman A little-noticed, almost nonchalant, article in the Columbus Dispatch last week portends substantial environmental and economic mischief. The article notes that Scotts Company is going forward with plans to commercialize GMO Kentucky bluegrass. Mentioned in passing was that this grass, engineered for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate (AKA Roundup), is not… Read more »
