Daily Food & Ag 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.
Plant scientists call on EU to make genome editing regulations product based
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Novel plant genome editing ...
‘Non-GMO’ claims legally risky for food manufacturers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. ‘Fat-free,’. . .‘gluten-free’ ...
U.S. sugar beet farmers prepare for record crop despite trendiness of non-GMO cane sugar
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. U.S. sugar beet farmers ...
Imagining the future of genetically engineered haute cuisine
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .[L]et’s visit ...
Nigeria to plant vitamin A biofortified cassava, maize this year
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Minister of Health, ...
Activists accuse Indian regulators of lack of transparency on GMO mustard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A top government body ...
Regulation of genetically engineered crops calls for ‘risk-based approach’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .GE crops ...
Consumer Reports says FDA should get rid of ‘natural’ food label
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A recent Consumer Reports National ...
Senate working on ‘middle ground’ GMO labeling bill to prevent Vermont law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Any proposal from Sen ...
Rising CO2 levels makes pollen less nutritious for bees, may contribute to colony collapse
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . [S]cientists ...
India developing GMO drought tolerant sugarcane in face of water shortages
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . Indian Council ...
Gene-editing, gene drives demand new regulatory approach
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene editing and gene ...
Not all processed food is unhealthy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. “Don’t eat processed food!” ...
Do mergers between major agrichemical, seed companies threaten food security?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The global agrochemical and ...
Mary-Dell Chilton, developer of first transgenic plant, on future of GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .Mary-Dell Chilton, ...
Gene edited herbicide resistant canola in limbo in Europe because of regulatory confusion
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A single herbicide-resistant canola ...
If you enjoy cheese, you can thank GMOs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. It used to be ...
Profile of Neil Carter, entrepreneur behind non-browning Arctic Apple
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Apple flesh, which begins ...
Glyphosate may become target of massive lawsuits
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Anthony ‘Jack’ McCall, 69, ...
As EU debates whether gene-edited crops are GMOs, confusion abounds
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. So are these new ...
Scientists say gene-edited animals, not process itself, should be regulated
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The existing regulatory system ...
No, Robyn O’Brien, trace toxins in food and GMOs are not causing allergies
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . ...
If science matters, mandatory GMO labels should be opposed despite public opinion
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. I wrote recently about ...
Why labeling food “natural” or “GMO” is meaningless, deceives consumers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The Federal Food and ...
Weed Science Society: U.S. would lose half its soy, corn crops if herbicides eliminated
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Experts from the Weed ...
Organic farming groups at odds over compost contaminated with pesticides
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A rift has developed ...
Researchers develop hybrid corn variety resistant to cross-pollination with GMO varieties
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Although certified organic farms ...
