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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Dannon alleging consumers misled by ‘all-natural’ dairy products from cows fed GMOs
A judge has granted Dannon’s motion to dismiss a high-profile false advertising lawsuit alleging shoppers were misled by its ‘all-natural’ ...
‘No GMOs, No Worries’? Milk producers ‘Peel back the label’ campaign challenges anti-science marketing
"Rampant fear-based food marketing" – most notably from brands touting their non-GMO credentials - is damaging consumer trust and “jeopardizing the ...
Judge tosses suit claiming Quaker Oats misled customers because its 100% natural cereals contain glyphosate
A federal judge has tossed a high-profile lawsuit accusing Quaker Oats of misleading shoppers with 100% natural claims on products ...
USDA plans to publish draft of proposed federal GMO labeling rule this fall
USDA will publish a draft of its proposed federal GMO labeling rule in the fall of this year (which will ...
Mandatory GMO labeling of foods overwhelmingly defeated in Canadian Parliament
Members of the Canadian Parliament voted against approving mandatory labeling of genetically modified [GMO] foods in a vote in the ...
Canadian parliament voting on mandatory GMO food label
Members of the Canadian Parliament will decide whether to approve mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in a vote in ...
Dannon sued for labeling yogurt made from milk from GMO fed cows as ‘all natural’
Has the FDA’s probe into ‘natural’ claims on food labels put a stop to the tidal wave of false advertising lawsuits ...
Will consumers embrace ‘animal-free’ milk produced using genetically engineered yeast?
Perfect Day, a new ‘animal-free’ milk scheduled to launch at the end of next year, contains all the same components ...
With no clear legal definition, non-GMO claims legal minefield for food marketers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An order from a ...
Vermont may use ‘bounty hunters’ to enforce GMO labeling law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Private litigants, or so-called ...
Sen. Merkley’s mandatory GMO labeling bill backed by Campbell Soup unlikely to pass
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .Senator Jeff ...
Dizzying definitions: Consumers tell FDA what ‘natural’ food means to them
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The FDA will have ...
Non-GMO Project objects to competition, opposes federal voluntary labeling standard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While supporters of Rep ...
Kashi pays $3.99m to settle suit claiming it misleading labeled food ‘all natural’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A federal judge in ...
Synbio flavors are natural, sustainable and GMO free but won’t get Non-GMO stamp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Synthetic biology will become ...
Chipotle’s anti-GMO claims sow legal minefield for companies advertising themselves as non GMO
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Chipotle says it will ...
How anti-GMO groups twist food company stances on GMOs
When it comes to reporting the position of some of the world’s biggest food companies on genetically engineered foods, Friends ...
Safeway shareholders reject GMO labeling, garners only 10 percent support
Shareholders at Safeway have rejected a proposal from the Green Century Equity Fund calling for mandatory GMO labeling on its ...
Going non-GMO often means returning to less environmentally friendly food production system
When consumers think about GMOs, they tend to contrast them with “some hypothetical alternative food that is pristine”, when in ...
Education of public about GM food should begin with chefs
Most high-profile chefs - or at least the ones on TV that have influenced whole generations of 'foodies' - are ...
Food companies need to ditch defensive strategy and launch positive campaign about GM crops’ merits
If biotech’s big guns want to seize the initiative in the GMO debate, they should ditch their defensive strategy (telling ...
Vermont’s GMO-labeling bill faces tough First Amendment challenges
Legal experts say the Vermont bill requiring foods produced with genetic engineering to be labeled that now just needs Governor Peter ...
Academics Review: Organic food industry engaged in ‘multi-decade public disinformation campaign’
Consumers have spent years paying over the odds for organic foods based on the erroneous belief - promulgated by stakeholders ...
Heinz latest target in false advertising lawsuits over ‘all natural’ claims and GMOs
Heinz has vowed to vigorously defend itself after becoming the latest food giant to be targeted in a false advertising ...
Cereals reformulated to be non-GMO less nutritious than GMO versions
Post Foods’ new non-GMO Grape Nuts no longer include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B12 or vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), while ...
Mission Tortilla says FDA should weigh in on GMO-natural dispute
Civil litigation over whether GMOs belong in ‘all-natural’ products will continue to clog up US courts owing to the FDA’s ...
Will new lawsuit delay commercialization of AquaBounty’s GM salmon?
AquaBounty Technologies, makers of a GE salmon nearing approval, says a new lawsuit is just the latest attempt by opponents ...
Will Kellogg follow Gen Mills and Post in non-GMO embrace?
Many brands are "playing a waiting game" right now to whether moves by General Mills and Post Foods to axe ...