Daily Food & Agriculture Digest
What will Trump’s ‘2-for-1’ executive order limiting regulations mean for GMO labeling law?
President Donald Trump has offered federal agencies a regulatory 2-for-1 deal they can’t refuse... Trump’s latest executive order, signed Monday, ...
WHO’s much-criticized agency IARC’s quizzical flip flop on whether coffee poses cancer hazard
For decades, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) warned coffee drinkers that their favorite beverage might cause cancer ...
India’s consumers rejecting state’s experiment to produce 100% organic: Food too expensive, less appetizing
[Amrit] Pradhan is one of 66,000 farmers from Sikkim [a state in northeast India] who are part of a far-reaching ...
Mexico unlikely to see GMO crops anytime soon after court reaffirms block on test plots over ‘environmental concerns’
A ban on planting genetically modified corn in Mexico is likely to continue for years as a slow-moving legal battle ...
What’s the skinny on 10 of the most popular GMO crops and foods?
In order to clear up some misunderstandings and outright lies about GMO, here’s a list of 10 examples of genetically ...
Former US agriculture secretaries: Dow-Dupont merger would encourage innovation, help secure America’s food supply
Editor's note: This article was written by Mike Johanns, former agriculture secretary under President George W. Bush, and Dan Glickman, former ...
FDA’s proposal to regulate gene edited animals is ‘bad science’
Editor’s Note: This article discusses the US Food and Drug Administration guidance on “Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomics DNA in ...
How genetics can bring flavor back to tomatoes
Harry J. Klee, a professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida, thinks he can put [the taste] back ...
Chemical companies: Reform WHO’s ‘rogue’ IARC cancer-designating agency
Launching what it called a campaign for accuracy in public health research, the American Chemistry Council, which represents U.S. chemical ...
GMO opponents turn to Hawaii legislature following repeal of local pesticide bans
Following court rulings that overturned GMO/pesticide laws passed by three Hawaii counties — the Kauai County Council formally rescinded its ...
Contentious GMO debate should shift focus to sustainability, author says
[Editor's note: This article is an interview with environmental writer McKay Jenkins about his new book Food Fight: GMOs and the Future ...
Coffee renaissance: Genetics guiding breeders to make a better cup of joe
Genes are the future of coffee. Not nitro cold brewing or beans pooped out by civets, but genes. And coffee’s ...
California can place cancer warning label on the herbicide glyphosate, judge ‘tentatively’ rules
California can require Monsanto [and other manufacturers of glyphosate] to label its popular weed-killer Roundup as a possible cancer threat ...
2016 was not a good year for crop biotechnology and science
Editor's note: The piece below was written by Wayne Parrot, professor of crop science at the University of Georgia, and Val ...
Chile’s curious double standard: Produce GMO seeds for export but not for local planting
For years, Chile has had a curious double standard when it comes to genetically modified organisms. The country is a ...
Next ‘big thing’ in agriculture? Genetically modified microbes
Editor's Note: This article was written by Matthew Wallenstein, an associate professor at Colorado State University and director of its ...
Has inaccurate science reporting contributed to public mistrust of GMO foods?
Popular publications and blogs appear unfazed by professional science’s unanimous support for the safety of GM foods and their accompanying ...
Environmental activists sue EPA in challenge of approved Monsanto glyphosate-dicamaba Xtend herbicide mix
Environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on January 27th in attempt to force the agency to take another look ...
CRISPR co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna: Gene-editing will improve global health
An initiative launched two years ago by UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco to use CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to develop ...
Improved herbicides only a ‘temporary fix’ for herbicide-resistant weeds
Editor's note: This article was authored by Nathan Donley is a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, a group ...
Uproar over perceived gag order at Agricultural Research Service was ‘self-inflicted wound’
Don’t blame this one on the Trump administration. In a bungled attempt to anticipate the wishes of their new political ...
Kenya unveils first-ever GMO label, riling activists who want imports banned
The government has launched a genetically modified organism labelling mark that will be attached to food products on sale. Willy Tonui, ...
‘Super milk’: Offspring of GE cows retain hypoallergenic modifications
In 2012, Daisy the genetically engineered dairy calf made headlines around the world after researchers at AgResearch used a genetic ...
Ghana scientist speaks out against efforts to derail appointment of pro-GMO ag minister
Editor's Note: This article written by Walter Sandow Alhassan, the director of Biotechnology and Stewardship for Sustainable Agriculture, is a ...
Economists, in ‘predatory’ journal, challenge Syngenta study finding neonics pose ‘low risk’ to bees
Editor's Note: This article discusses the attack on a Syngenta study by economists published in the Environmental Sciences Europe titled "An experiment ...
Will release of GMO American chestnut trees have ‘unforeseen’ consequences for environment?
The [American chestnut tree]...fell victim to a [Cryphonectria parasitica fungus] disease introduced by a foreign chestnut species in the early ...
Agricultural Research Service rescinds order barring its scientists from contact with public
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have rescinded an order that barred its researchers from releasing “public-facing documents,” ranging from news releases ...