Reuters UK By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. food supply is at risk of being invaded by unapproved imports of genetically modified crops and livestock, a USDA internal audit report released Wednesday said. The report, released by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Office of Inspector General, said the USDA does not have an import… Read more »
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Maryland Consumers, Farmers Call for Labeling of GMO Foods
NeedToKnowMARYLAND By Kimberly Hartke Annapolis Maryland—The Maryland General Assembly will hold hearings on legislation (HB 1191/ SB0778) that would require food manufacturers to label foods containing Genetically Modified organisms (GMOs). The legislation, introduced by Delegate Ariana Kelly on the House side and Senator Karen Montgomery in the Senate, gives consumers information on their food labels… Read more »
U.S. Senate Approves Spending Bill with Pro-GMO Rider
[The following article appeared in the influential daily industry publication, Sustainable Food News, this morning (reprinted by permission). Last night we learned of the subversion, by congressional leaders, of the democratic process. In essence, Congress has now usurped the power of the judiciary. It does not matter if the approvals of GMOs, by regulators, are… Read more »
Second Discovery of GMO Wheat Reveals ‘Failed Policy’ That Threatens Farmers: Watchdog
USDA says genetically engineered wheat discovered on Montana farm Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos Source: Bluemoose The U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that it was opening an investigation into the appearance of unapproved genetically engineered wheat in Montana. It marks the second time the USDA is issuing notice of a discovery of rogue genetically engineered (or… Read more »
Big Ag Attacks Organic: Hoover Institution Provides Spin for Monsanto Again
Cornucopia’s Take: Newsweek has recently posted a sensational article, “The Campaign for Organic Food is a Deceitful, Expensive Scam,” by the infamous Dr. Henry I. Miller. In it, the author takes aim at our colleagues, Ronnie Cummins of the Organic Consumers Association and Andrew Kimbrell of the Center for Food Safety, and questions the investigative… Read more »
The Fat Lady (Monsanto) Hasn’t Sung Yet
by Rick North Source: Amancay Maahs What a difference a week makes. Late-counted ballots from all over Oregon have now reduced the vote deficit to only 6,371 on the GMO food labeling initiative. This is: 50.22% No 49.78% Yes At this point, a difference of around 2,900 votes or less would be enough to trigger an… Read more »
Food & Water Watch to SEC and FDA: Stop AquaBounty’s Campaign of Misinformation on GMO Salmon
Food & Water Watch Consumer Group Asks Federal Regulators to Correct Company’s Misleading Filings Washington, D.C. — In response to misleading information found in AquaBounty Technologies’ newest regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC), including that the company’s GMO salmon product will not require a label, Food & Water Watch called on the SEC today to… Read more »
Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food
New York Times By Amy Harmon and Andrew Pollack GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — On a recent sunny morning at the Big Y grocery here, Cynthia LaPier parked her cart in the cereal aisle. With a glance over her shoulder and a quick check of the ingredients, she plastered several boxes with hand-designed stickers from a… Read more »
PuraMaize Prevents GMO Contamination in Corn
Blue River Hybrids Blue River Hybrids, the leading producer of organic field corn, was first-to-market with three PuraMaize corn hybrids in 2012: 47PM37cnv (102 day), 58PM36 organic (107 day), and 71PM50cnv (114 day). PuraMaize is a completely natural gene blocking system, which impedes fertilization from both GMO and blue corn pollen. PuraMaize is a pollen… Read more »
I’d Really Like to Know If I am Eating GMO
Tony T. Azevedo, WODPA President If you are interested in eating, you should know what you are putting in your mouth. The “powers that be” finally won their battle in Washington DC allowing Round Up Ready alfalfa seed to be used. What is Round Up Ready? Round Up Ready is a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)… Read more »
