Boiling Frogs Post By Sibel Edmonds Research should be conducted by independent investigators who can freely publish their results, but should not be subject to politics. Unfortunately, when it comes to GMOs, this is not always true. When a research study was published in a respected scientific journal that showed harm to rats fed GMO… Read more »
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USDA Offers GMOs a Total Makeover in Labeling
Cornucopia’s Take: U.S. consumers typically think of genetically engineered food as “GE” or “GMO,” but the proposed logos to identify such products on grocery shelves use the brand-new letters “BE” for “bioengineered.” Cornucopia considers this re-branding a proposed betrayal of the public trust by the USDA. Public comments will be accepted at regulations.gov until July… Read more »
GMO Fight Song
GMO Non-Food Fight Song posted with permission of Theresa Griffith. Theresa performed her song before the National Organic Standards Board meeting in Portland, OR in April.
Nutritionally-Enhanced GM Crops? Too Bad About the Deformed Butterflies
The Ecologist by Claire Robinson / GM Watch Field of canolaSource: Massmo Relsig It looked like such a good idea: take the pressure off wild fish stocks by growing GM oilseeds that produce health-enhancing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, writes Claire Robinson. But as a new study has established, those fish oils, novel in terrestrial ecosystems,… Read more »
Bill to Stop GMO Labeling Set to Move in House
AgriPulse by Philip Brasher Secretary Vilsack Source: USDA WASHINGTON, April 30, 2015 – A House committee is preparing for the first time to move a bill that would preempt state GMO labeling laws, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is offering support for the effort. The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Fred Upton… Read more »
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly = Decoding the GMO Food Fight in Washington State
Updated 11/2 The Cornucopia Institute has updated the infographic detailing supporters and opponents of Washington state’s historic November 5 vote on the labeling of GMO food ingredients, known as I-522. The infographic allows consumers to identify corporate and organizational supporters and opponents of the right-to-know what is in your food. It helps consumers make purchasing… Read more »
Eight States, Environmental Groups Back Vermont in GMO Labeling Lawsuit
VT Digger by Erin Mansfield Vermont State Capitol Source: Daniel Mennerich Eight states and several organizations have filed briefs in federal appeals court supporting Vermont’s food labeling law, joining the state in its battle against corporate interests. Attorneys general in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire and Washington filed a friend-of-the-court brief this… Read more »
GMO Crops Mean More Herbicide, Not Less
Forbes By Beth Hoffman Over the past 15 years, farmers around the world have planted ever larger tracts of genetically engineered crops. According to the USDA, in 2012 more than 93 percent of soy planted was “herbicide tolerant,” engineered to withstand herbicides (sold by the same companies who patent and sell the seeds). Likewise, 73 percent… Read more »
Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense from Monsanto Abuse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark A. Kastel, 608-625-2042 Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense from Monsanto Abuse Refusal to Reinstate OSGATA et al v. Monsanto Prevents Farmers from Protecting Themselves Beyond Partial Court of Appeals Victory https://www.cornucopia.org/2014/01/supreme-court-denies-family-farmers-right-self-defense-monsanto-abuse/ The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision January 13 in the landmark federal lawsuit, Organic… Read more »
Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense from Monsanto Abuse
Refusal to Reinstate OSGATA et al v. Monsanto Prevents Farmers from Protecting Themselves Beyond Partial Court of Appeals Victory The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision January 13 in the landmark federal lawsuit, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto. Farmers were denied the right to argue their case in court and… Read more »
