Daily Food & Agriculture Digest

Every day, the staff of the Genetic Literacy Project scours the Web for stories on a range of agricultural and food issues, including the GMO debate, conventional and organic farming, regulations, new breeding technologies and sustainability. We publish excerpts of those stories and encourage our readers to visit the original publications for the complete stories.

Séralini and other researchers critical of GMOs publish study claiming glyphosate may lead to liver, kidney problems, but scientists skeptical

Brian Bienkowski&nbsp|&nbsp September 1, 2015

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Séralini and other researchers critical of GMOs publish study claiming glyphosate may lead to liver, kidney problems, but scientists skeptical

244 reasons why GMOs are safe: Global science organizations endorse crop biotech

How to cut farm use of pesticides: GMO moths, but anti-biotech groups wary

Critic claims Golden Rice may never be introduced, better Vitamin A deficiency solutions exist

‘GMO-free’ Chipotle sued for serving soft drinks, meat, dairy linked to crop biotech

Should social and political factors have a role in GMO regulation?

Charles Benbrook funded by Big Organic to publish on issues central to their anti-GMO market strategy

Activists warn Monsanto poised to become Big Veggie

GMO gluten-free wheat could be savior for celiac sufferers, but anti-biotech campaigners block it

Marijuana genome mappers claim goal is to prevent Monsanto ‘takeover’ of pot business

Indian government must layout national policy as it loosens restrictions on GMOs

Greece and Latvia will not grow GMO maize approved by EU

FDA using DNA to track foodborne illness before it spreads

After threats of violence against prof Folta, U Florida reallocates Monsanto science donation to food pantry

Kashi cereal has Non-GMO label–and glyphosate residue

How scientists evaluate potential health problems of GMOs

Vietnam requiring foreign firms build GM corn plants as condition to enter market

Celebrity chef Rick Bayless calls Mexico’s lifting of GMO ban ‘immeasurable cruelty’

Bt crops safe to eat, reduce pesticide use and collateral damage to beneficial insects

Vandana Shiva, activists spread misinformation about GMO mustard up for deregulation in India

A mess: PLOS mistakenly publishes rejected ADHD-herbicide paper, retracts it

GM technology increases drought tolerance by protecting roots

Monsanto may look to Bayer CropScience after abandoning Syngenta takeover

Anti-GMO group sues USDA for delays in responding to FOIA requests regarding GMO safety

As Kenya prepares to lift ban on GMOs, critics say biotech crops aren’t only option to improve production

For ideologues, from GMOs to fluoridation, science is battleground of “hand-picked truths”

GM plants great option for organic farmers but arbitrarily excluded

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