Yet another reason to test GMOs for safety. AlterNet / By Ari LeVaux Chinese researchers have found small pieces of rice ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the blood and organs of humans who eat rice. The Nanjing University-based team showed that this genetic material will bind to receptors in human liver cells and influence the uptake… Read more »
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How Little Vermont Got Big Food Companies To Label GMOs
The Salt – NPR by Dan Charles and Allison Aubrey Listen to the story here. Legislature of VermontSource: Michel G. You’ll soon know whether many of the packaged foods you buy contain ingredients derived from genetically modified plants, such as soybeans and corn. Over the past week or so, big companies including General Mills, Mars… Read more »
The Next Great GMO Debate
Technology Review by Antonio Regalado Deep inside its labs, Monsanto is learning how to modify crops by spraying them with RNA rather than tinkering with their genes. The Colorado potato beetle is a voracious eater. The insect can chew through 10 square centimeters of leaf a day, and left unchecked it will strip a plant… Read more »
Approval of New Chemical-Resistant GMOs Likely to Prompt Pesticide Escalation
PR Watch by Jill Richardson A decade and a half after farmers began planting the first genetically engineered (GE) crops, the future is clear. The scientists who pioneered genetic engineering thought of themselves as environmentalists, creating products that could reduce pesticide use. Instead, they have simply perpetuated the same “pesticide treadmill” as their pesticide-peddling counterparts… Read more »
Organic Tomatoes Contain Higher Levels of Antioxidants Than Conventional Tomatoes, Study Suggest
ScienceDaily A study conducted at the University of Barcelona shows that organic tomatoes contain higher levels of phenolic compounds than conventional tomatoes. Phenolic compounds are organic molecules found in many vegetables with proven human health benefits. The UB’s Natural Antioxidant Group, headed by lecturer Rosa M. Lamuela, had previously demonstrated that organic tomato juice and… Read more »
Monsanto On Verge of $40 Million GMO Bailout in Europe: Report
The Natural Independent By Nicholas Tomasi The genetically modified food industry’s biggest player, Monsanto, is reportedly set to receive $40 million in U.S. dollars worth of financial support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development according to the website bankwatch.org. The monetary assists/bailout will be offered for contracts made by the U.S. GMO giant… Read more »
Good Food Movement Opposes “Bipartisan DARK Act”
Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)and Pat Roberts (R-KS) Source: USDA A national coalition of consumer, food safety, farm, environmental, and religious groups along with several food corporations sent a joint letter to all members of the Senate urging opposition to a discriminatory and deeply flawed GMO labeling bill being offered by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and… Read more »
Rep. Ellen Story Seeks Labels for Foods Made With Genetically Modified Organisms
GazetteNet.com (MA) By RICHIE DAVIS Gazette Contributing Writer On the one hand, Rep. Ellen Story, D-Amherst, says her constituents include scientists who insist there’s no health danger from eating genetically engineered foods in small quantities. On the other hand, plenty of her constituents are very concerned that genetically modified foods are dangerously toxic or at… Read more »
The Other Bees
Modern Farmer by Kristin Ohlson Credit: Rennett Stowe There are thousands and thousands of bees that are not honeybees out there, pollinating our flowers and helping plants produce food. Who knew? Hear that hum as a bumblebee settles onto a tomato blossom? It’s a faint but powerful sound: The bee is working hard. It’s grabbing… Read more »
Politics of the Plate: The Price of Tomatoes
Gourmet Magazine by Barry Estabrook If you have eaten a tomato this winter, chances are very good that it was picked by a person who lives in virtual slavery. Working at breakneck speed, you might be able to pick a ton of tomatoes on a good day, netting about $50 at 45 cents per 32-pound… Read more »
