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.
“GMO free” labeling may be cancelled in Ukraine
Manufacturers and importers will be required to indicate information on the presence in food of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) provided ...
EU rejects French scientist report linking GM corn to cancer
The European Food Safety Authority said Thursday it cannot accept an "inadequate" report by a French scientist on a link ...
India: Activists seek new law on GM crop trials
Even as the Indian government has expressed its willingness to ratify the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur supplementary protocol on biosafety, the potential ...
In the Prop 37 food fight, is fair play losing out?
On Nov. 6, voters will decide whether to approve the country's first law requiring labels for genetically modified foods. More ...
Prop. 37 is about language, not concept, says GM supporter
People who are either clueless or shills for anti-science hysteria insist 'something is better than nothing' when it comes to ...
Florida: Anti-GM group fights for genetically modified food labeling
The food sold at the farmer's market is the type of food members of Food and Water Watch want to ...
India: Anti-GM protestors do not seem to understand science, says Deputy Director of India’s Council of Agricultural Research
Anti-GM protestors do not seem to understand science and that genetically-modified crops are an extension of modern science, Indian Council ...
GM cow designed to produce milk without an allergy-causing protein
A genetically modified cow whose milk lacks a substance that causes allergic reactions in people has been created by scientists ...
Tanzania: Endless debate on GMOs must come to an end
LAST week during the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, fresh calls were made for the government to adopt ...
Scientists fret over FDA slowness on genetically altered animals
Scientists have created a genetically modified milk that lacks a key protein involved in triggering allergies — an impressive technical ...
Prop. 37: More information is good, but rampant litigation isn’t, says GM supporter
While outsiders will try, it's hard to generalize about Californians. The most populous state in the nation is as diverse ...
Does Prop 37 bar “natural” labeling of non-GM foods?
The first sentence of California's Proposition 37 sums up its essence: "California consumers have the right to know whether the ...
Generic biotech crops jeopardized by over-regulation
The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a new study finding that regulatory policy could inhibit the development of a generic market ...
Finding the common GM ground
I'm often asked why I don’t take a strong position on the GM debate – its either the best thing ...
Russia bans all GM corn imports; EU may also ban Monsanto GMO
Russia has now officially banned all imports of genetically modified corn, citing concerns from a recent study by French researchers ...
Mexicans protest against genetically modified corn
A theatrical protest in Mexico City against genetically modified corn. Scores of people took to the streets of the capital ...
Livestock genetics could be a valuable resource
Farm animal genetic resources are not only valued significantly for their current economic, environmental services social and cultural roles but ...
Farmers say Switzerland is not ready for GM crops
The farming community in Switzerland is not opposed in principle to genetically modified (GM) plants. But growing GM plants is ...
Australia: New joint initiative to promote biotech and GM in agriculture
A new industry group, the Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia (ABCA) has been formed to promote and encourage debate on ...
‘Semi-dwarf’ trees may enable a green revolution for some forest crops
The same "green revolution" concepts that have revolutionized crop agriculture and helped to feed billions of people around the world ...
Napiergrass: A potential biofuel crop?
A grass fed to cattle throughout much of the tropics may become a biofuel crop that helps the nation meet ...
Europe’s GM food fears reignited over controversial GM study
A recent French study claiming rats fed genetically modified corn suffered tumours has reignited Europe’s fears over GM food. Despite ...
Poll finds California’s Prop. 37 is likely to pass
By more than a 2-to-1 margin, California voters favor an initiative to require food manufacturers and retailers to label fresh ...
Labelling law for GMOs in Thailand produce
In the U.S. over eighty per cent of the soybeans, corn, and canola grown in the U.S. are Genetically Modified ...
Genomics create opportunities for dairy farmers
The advent of genomics has certainly played a heavy role in today’s popular genetics. Screening for elite males and females ...
Storm over GM maize study worsens
THOSE who hoped the study would go away will be disappointed. Claims that eating genetically modified maize gives rats tumours ...
Report says ‘biotech crops help farm income rise $78 b’
A new research, conducted by the UK-based PG Economics Limited, has claimed that the use of biotech crops had resulted ...
