NOTE: The article below is in response to this New York Times article. The Ecologist by Dr. Jonathan Latham This one goes all the way to the top: Prof. Nina Fedoroff of Penn State, President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, shown with President G W Bush. Source: Penn State The NYT’s expose of… Read more »
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GMOs Won’t Save the World – Sorry NY Times
Tucson Citizen (link is unavailable) by Kate Kaemerle But local, sustainable agriculture will. Here’s a piece from Anna Lappe on Grist.org taking on a NY Times editorial piece from a GMO drum-beater. They’ve had fifteen years to prove their point. Time’s up – ding, ding ding!
The Twisted Truth on GMOs
NOW Toronto by Michelle Adelman Jane Goodall Source: World Bank Photo Collection The muzzling of government scientists isn’t stopping the questions about GMO safety Last month’s rally in the nation’s capital against the alleged muzzling of government scientists signalled how tough it’s getting for scientists to speak the truth – especially when their work impinges… Read more »
Pressure Mounts to Remove GMOs From Infant Formula
Abbott Laboratories Shareholders Set To Vote on Non-GMO Policy Cornucopia, WI – Shareholders of Abbott Laboratories will vote on whether the manufacturer of Similac, a leading brand of infant formula, should adopt a policy of sourcing ingredients that have not been genetically engineered. The vast majority of corn and soy-based ingredients in processed foods in… Read more »
As Labeling Vote Looms, Inconvenient Truths Are Ignored
HuffPost by Carey Gillam Source: Donkey Hotey The U.S. Senate looks poised to vote this week on the contentious national debate over GMO labeling, but as the potentially landmark vote looms, facts that should be at the heart of the discussion are being lost. And in that void, the issue has become highly divisive, pitting… Read more »
Anger as EU Ministers Give Green Light to GM-Contaminated Organic Food
Friends of the Earth has criticised the decision by EU Ministers to allow organic food to be contaminated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). EU Agriculture Ministers, including the UK, have adopted a new law which allows organic food containing up to 0.9 percent of GM content to be classed – and labelled – as organic…. Read more »
Proposed GMO Labeling Law Would Not Label Most GMOs
Cornucopia’s Take: The proposed GMO labeling law set to take effect in 2019 exempts products containing GMO sugars and oils or less than 5% GMO ingredients total. A recent Environmental Working Group analysis suggests that this would exempt the majority of products currently on the market containing GMO ingredients. Read the article below for more… Read more »
More Farmers Predicted to Go Non-GMO and Organic in 2015
Organic Connections by Ken Roseboro Source: Kevin Dooley A growing number of farmers are considering planting non-GMO corn and soybeans as well as organic grains. A combination of factors including low prices for corn and soybeans, higher GMO seed costs, premium prices for non-GMO and organic grains, and failing GMO traits may push more farmers… Read more »
ACTION ALERT: Protect Organic/Non-GMO Farmers and the Purity of Our Food Supply
Comments Due March 4 Credit: USDA NRCS Organic and Non-GMO agriculture has shouldered the burden of GMO contamination for too long. This is our opportunity to tell the USDA that it must use its authority to: 1. Implement mandatory contamination prevention measures to avoid the problem and protect the organic and non-GMO sector; 2. Ensure… Read more »
New Study by USDA Proves It was Wrong About GE Alfalfa
[Please note that this article incorrectly identifies alfalfa as a perennial grass. It is, in fact, a perennial legume.] Digital Journal by Karen Graham Source: Lotus Johnson Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready alfalfa has already cost farmers millions of dollars, and now, a new study by the USDA, the same agency that re-approved it, has… Read more »
