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.
Armenia: GMO free zone
Today at the usual Cabinet session the RA Minister of Nature Protection Aram Hartutyunyan presented to the Cabinet the project ...
Anti-Prop 37 ads from Monsanto and others seem to be working
Recent campaign finance filings from the California Secretary of State show that the No on 37 campaign has raised more ...
Beer foam gene identified, could improve froth
A recent paper identifying the gene in yeast that gives beer its head may be the first step in applying ...
Biofuels ‘dead’ without U.S. aid
Venter: Biofuels 'dead' without U.S. aidNorth County TimesVenter's strongly worded statement came Tuesday night at the annual Stem Cell Meeting ...
Proposition 37 losing in late poll
SACRAMENTO -- Backing for Proposition 37, the genetically engineered food labeling initiative, is falling, fast. A new poll by the ...
In battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farms
Wall Street JournalIn battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farmsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe incendiary issue is at the ...
We’re all wearing the same genes
We're all wearing the same genesBiofortifiedWhile the similarities between organisms were originally determined by examining physical characteristics from bones to ...
Whole Foods suffers second thoughts on Prop. 37
Whole Foods suffers second thoughts on Prop. 37 By Wayne Lusvardi, Calwatchdog, 10/30/12 The campaign over Proposition 37 isn't as ...
Supreme Court refuses to ban open field trials of GM crops
Supreme Court refuses to ban open field trials of GM crops, next hearing on ...Economic TimesHearing a public interest litigation ...
Scientists confirm safety and benefits of genetically modified crops
There is widespread agreement among scientists that genetically modified plants are not only safe, but also better for the environment ...
In battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farms
Wall Street JournalIn battle over Prop. 37, a tale of two farmsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe incendiary issue is at the ...
As its lead dissipates, Prop 37 advocates launch TV campaign
With Californians divided on whether mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food is a good idea, the campaign in favor of ...
Why this health-conscious foodie won’t vote for Prop. 37
I thought I’d be first in line to vote yes on Proposition 37, which would require labels on (most) food ...
Agribiotech moratorium will harm Indian farmers most, warn scientists
Perceiving a grim picture, scientists at the weekend referred to the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by ...
India: Supreme Court declines to restrain GM crops’ field trials
The Supreme Court Monday declined to restrain the government from going ahead with the open field trials of the GM ...
Bolivia enacts Law of Mother Earth and GMO ban
President Evo Morales enacted the Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development to Live Well. Morales issued the Law of ...
Science group opposes labeling of genetically modified foods
As California and other states consider ballot initiatives that would require the labeling of genetically modified foods, the American Assn ...
Prop 37 judgment day upon us
The No on 37 campaign is having an impact, especially the television ads with California doctors asking voters to reject ...
Farmers union protests genetically modified alfalfa in eastern Canada
The discourse surrounding a new genetically modified crop is heating up. The National Farmers Union is protesting the possible introduction ...
Kenyan scientist dismisses French GM study results
A leading Kenyan scientist has disputed the recent findings by a French scientist that rats that fed on Gm food ...
Prop. 37 is in dead heat
Once riding high, Proposition 37, the statewide ballot measure to label genetically engineered foods, has seen its voter support plummet ...
Papal advisory body says GM food represents provides medical benefits
The president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences—an advisory body that is not part of the Church’s teaching authority—told the ...
GM cows used to produce milk that protects against HIV
Despite the misgivings that many people have surrounding cow’s milk, it is a good source of nutrients such as calcium ...
Would Proposition 37 really cost, or tell, consumers more?
Discussions of Proposition 37, the initiative that would require labeling of many genetically engineered foods, tend to bring up two ...
India: Ban on GM crops’ field trials not the solution, adequate regulation needed
The interim report of the Technical Expert Committee appointed by the Supreme Court for help in hearing a petition to ...
Chefs back Prop. 37 on food labeling
More than 350 top chefs this week came out in favor of Proposition 37, the initiative that calls for labeling ...
Questionable GM test ban? Debate over permitting GM foods in Indian fields is controversial on several levels
Last week a Supreme Court-mandated panel of experts that was to recommend, or ban, field trials of genetically modified (GM) ...
