[This action alert is now closed] The Letter From America An open letter to the citizens, politicians, and regulators of the UK and the rest of the EU about the hazards of genetically modified crops We are writing as concerned American citizens to share with you our experience of genetically modified (GM) crops and the… Read more »
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Compromised GMO Labeling Bill Passes Senate
Source: John Griffiths The U.S. Senate has passed a GMO food labeling bill. Described as a compromise, the bill is truly a gift to Monsanto and the biotech industry. It takes away the rights of states to label GMO foods and seeds, does not require mandatory labeling on packages, and allows for the use of… Read more »
Russians Prove Small-Scale Organic Can Feed the World
Get dirty, have fun and grow more food with great gardening tips from real-life gardeners Mother Earth News By Natural Society If you’ve already been through an economic collapse, you might know a thing or two about how to feed your family with little money. More importantly, you might know how to do it without… Read more »
Organic Farmers Say They’re Hemhorraging Thousands Because of One Problem the USDA Refuses to Address
AltHealthWORKS by Nick Meyer Source: donkeycart Even as United States consumers begin demanding more and more organic foods, organic farmers themselves are struggling with the realities of life in a system that seems set up for genetically modified crops to thrive. Subsidies for corn and soybeans are the norm here, and while farmers who wish… Read more »
Following an Email Trail: How a Public University Professor Collaborated on a Corporate PR Campaign
U.S. Right to Know by Carey Gillam Bruce Chassy Source: University of Illinois Former University of Illinois food science professor Bruce Chassy is known for his academic gravitas. Now retired nearly four years, Chassy still writes and speaks often about food safety issues, identifying himself with the full weight of the decades of experience earned… Read more »
Nestlé Sued Over “No GMO” Label
Cornucopia’s Take: A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Nestlé for allegedly misleading consumers with a “No GMO Ingredients” label of its own creation. Lawyers contend the company’s label has no meaning, since products bearing the label contain dairy from GMO-fed cows. Several experts contend the suit has a difficult road forward, particularly since the… Read more »
GMO Impossible Burger Using Biotech Playbook to Misinform Consumers
Cornucopia’s Take: The company responsible for the vegan meat alternative, Impossible Burger, never performed sufficient food safety studies to receive the FDA’s “generally regarded as safe” (GRAS) status. When the FDA requested lengthier studies, Impossible Burger simply put its GMO yeast-containing product on the market without GRAS status. In response to criticism, Impossible Burger has… Read more »
Why the ‘Non-GMO’ Label is Organic’s Frenemy
The Salt on NPR by Dan Charles It’s easy to think of “organic” and “non-GMO” as the best buddies of food. They sit comfortably beside each other in the same grocery stores — most prominently, in Whole Foods Market. Culturally, they also seem to occupy the same space. Both reject aspects of mainstream industrial agriculture…. Read more »
Just Label It! So We Know When it’s GMO
The Huffington Post Green by Maria Rodale, CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author I demand organic. It’s that simple. I know, you’re thinking, “Of course you demand organic. You wrote the Organic Manifesto and grew up on an organic farm.” True, but, even if I didn’t, I would demand organic and so… Read more »
Roberts Aims to Recruit Democratic Votes for GMO Pre-emption
Food & Environment Reporting Network by Chuck Abbott Pat Roberts (KS) Source: USDA To win Senate passage of his bill to pre-empt state GMO food-labeling laws, Agriculture Committee chairman Pat Roberts says he’ll need 60 votes — enough to quash a filibuster — and that means recruiting a substantial number of Democratic votes. “You have to… Read more »
