Common Dreams by Sarah Lazare Source: TP Martins ‘The tremendous amount of money spent speaks to depth of public unease about GMOs,’ says lead author What exactly is the agrichemical industry hiding with its high-cost public relations and lobbying efforts to convince the U.S. public that genetically modified organisms and pesticides are safe? According to… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mamavation by Gina Badalaty There’s a war going on in this country, and while it’s not being fought with weapons, it is being waged with marketing, misdirection and outright lies. “Big AG,” America’s top agricultural and biochemistry firms are leading an assault on organics, non-GMO foods, proper labeling and healthy choices. They are seeking to protect… Read more »

Digital Journal By Anne Sewell Farmers and food industry representatives are demanding a probe into the potential outcome of a new genetically modified crop in combination with the usage of the 2,4-D pesticide. Dow Chemical is currently awaiting the go-ahead from the U.S. government to start using a new genetically modified corn crop. This crop… Read more »