Rally for States’ Rights to Label GMOs! We Need Thousands of People. And You. The GMO labeling movement won big in Vermont this year. And we may still win in Oregon, once all the votes are in. But those laws will be nullified, and we will lose the right to pass any future state or… Read more »
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Freedom from GMOs and Toxins Billboard Blitz
Moms Across America Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon Source: Moms Across America Moms Across America announces another billboard blitz across America in time for Independence day. “Organic Food: FREEDOM from GMOs and Toxins.” reads the patriotic red, white, and blue billboard series posted by Adams + Fairway Outdoor advertising. Featuring a mother and baby of African heritage, running… Read more »
Drug-Resistant E. coli Found in Arctic Birds
Newsday By Delthia Ricks Resistance to antibiotics is so pervasive that scientists now report having found evidence of drug-repelling E.coli in Arctic birds, the bacteria having been passed by migratory fowl that circumnavigate the globe along centuries-old flyways. Reporting in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists in Sweden traveled to vast regions of the frigid… Read more »
No Seeds, No Independent Research
Los Angeles Times By Doug Gurian-Sherman Soybeans, corn, cotton and canola — most of the acres planted in these crops in the United States are genetically altered. “Transgenic” seeds can save farmers time and reduce the use of some insecticides, but herbicide use is higher, and respected experts argue that some genetically engineered crops may… Read more »
Meet the Nation’s First School District to Serve 100% Organic Meals
Common Dreams by Nadia Prupis Source: Center for Ecoliteracy/USDA “This program successfully disrupts the cycle of unhealthy, pre-packaged, heat and serve meals that dominate school kitchens.” When schools in California’s Sausalito Marin City District return to session this August, they will be the first in the nation to serve their students 100 percent organic meals,… Read more »
Farmer Debunks Corporate Propaganda Against Proposed Law to Label Genetically Modified Food
Giant corporations like Monsanto, DuPont, Dow, Pepsi and Coke have poured $25 million into the No on 37 campaign. Organic Consumers Association By Will Allen, Cedar Circle Farm, Vermont I’ve been a farmer for more than 40 years. While I no longer live or farm in California, I do co-manage 120 acres of farmland in… Read more »
Germany Seeks Strict Approvals Process for Gene-Edited Crops
Cornucopia’s Take: Germany is determining whether to classify crops developed with the new gene-editing technology as genetically modified or to acquiesce to industry mouthpieces declaring that classification unnecessary given no genes have been added to the DNA. Cornucopia supports the precautionary principle and advocates for strict regulations that help consumers understand the food they are… Read more »
GM Foods: A Moment of Honesty
FieldQuestions by Glenn Davis Stone As the latest controversy over GMO’s unfolds – this time it’s about a House Bill that would ban labeling laws – it’s time for a moment of honesty about science and safety. Of course safety is hardly the only bone of contention in GMO debates, but safety is the issue… Read more »
Mexican Scientists Criticize Journal’s Retraction of Study on GMO
GMWatch (English translation) Original Spanish in Economía Scientists say Food and Chemical Toxicology gave in to pressure from GMO multinationals in retracting the Séralini study on GM maize and Roundup A group of Mexican scientists criticized on Wednesday a journal specializing in toxicology for giving in to “pressure” from multinational companies to withdraw a study of the… Read more »
Does The DARK Act Block Non-GMO Claims?
Environmental Working Group by Scott Faber, Vice President of Government Affairs Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) doesn’t seem to understand his own anti-GMO labeling bill. During a hearing on a new version of H.R. 1599, Pompeo argued that his bill – which critics have called the DARK act, for Deny Americans the Right to Know — to… Read more »
