The Cornucopia Institute Grades Senators and Representatives Ahead of 2018 Fall Election Every member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives who voted for or against stripping states of the ability to require the labeling of genetically engineered food (“The Dark Act”) has received a grade on their votes on issues concerning transparency and… Read more »
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GMO Bt Crops May Not Be as Safe as Advertised
Cornucopia’s Take: Cry toxins are highly active protein toxins originally isolated from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). They are genetically engineered into some GMO crops to perforate the gut membrane of insects that eat them. Poisoned pests stop eating and eventually die. Unfortunately, non-target animals, including monarch butterflies, swallowtail butterflies, lacewings, caddisflies, bees, water fleas, and… Read more »
How Government Regulators Predicted, And Then Ignored, The Latest GMO Contamination Scandal
ThinkProgress By Aviva Shen Late last month, an export shipment of alfalfa from Washington state was rejected after testing positive for a genetically modified (GM) trait patented by biotech company Monsanto. After a week of testing, state agricultural officials confirmed Friday that the alfalfa did have low-level contamination. This is the second time accidental GM… Read more »
Farm and Food: The Land of Non
Lincoln Journal Star by Matt Olberding Uh, what? Source: Jan Truter For years, we Americans have been perfecting the art of non-action action. It began about a generation ago with the non-apology apology: “If I offended you, I apologize.” Later we moved on to the non-committal commitment: “I’ll be there unless I get a better offer.”… Read more »
Congressional GMO Voters Guide: Who Sold Out the “Right to Know”
Updated November 1, 2018 Since the beginning of 2015, there have been a number of key votes in Congress related to your right to know if the foods you are eating contain genetically engineered ingredients. In July of 2016 the food industry and its agri-business allies managed to pass a sham “labeling” law that short-circuits… Read more »
Regulators Discover a Hidden Viral Gene in Commercial GMO Crops
Independent Science News By Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson How should a regulatory agency announce they have discovered something potentially very important about the safety of products they have been approving for over twenty years? In the course of analysis to identify potential allergens in GMO crops, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has belatedly… Read more »
Act Today to Protect Your Food Independence!
This action alert is over. Phony-Baloney Senate GMO Labeling Sell-out in the Works Source: Martin Cathrae This Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate is set to vote on a horrible compromise bill on GMO food labeling. The bill is a gift to Monsanto and the biotech industry. Please contact your Senators ASAP (find your senators here)… Read more »
Chobani Caught in Crosshairs of GMO Debate
Advertising Age By E.J. Schultz The non-GMO movement is making Chobani its latest target as activists begin to pressure dairy brands that had until now largely escaped scrutiny. An organization called GMO Inside is calling on the Greek yogurt maker to stop marketing its products as “real” and “natural” until it stops using milk from… Read more »
Unveiled: GMO Labeling Opponents Come Out of the Shadows
Natural/Organic Brands No Longer Hiding Behind Lobbying Organization The Cornucopia Institute releases shopper’s guide: pro/con I-522 brands Proposition I-522, a citizen’s initiative on the November 5 ballot in Washington state that would mandate clear labeling of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients on food packages, has become the most expensive initiative campaign in the state’s history. The… Read more »
Sanders to Put Hold on GMO Labeling Legislation
Bernie Sanders Vows to do ‘Everything I Can to Defeat This Bill’ Sen. Bernie Sanders WASHINGTON, June 28 – Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement days before Vermont’s first-in-the nation GMO labeling law takes effect: “On Friday, Vermont will become the first state in the nation to require GMO labeling. This is a triumph… Read more »
