American Council on Science and Health
‘Difficult if not impossible’: Why US organic standards fail farmers and consumers
Many U.S. consumers swear by organic foods but are unaware of the history, principles, and regulations behind the NOP. Read on ...
Viewpoint: Non-GMO Project promotes genetically-modified seedless watermelon
As summer grinds on, the Non-GMO Project is here to reassure consumers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. “Are ...
Viewpoint: No, chemicals are not making you fat—Environmental Working Group gets the science wrong yet again
The activists at Environmental Working Group (EWG) consistently butcher the science on a variety of consumer health issues. They're wrong about ...
Viewpoint: Collapse of the organic-farming experiment in Sri Lanka has not shamed activist-philosopher Vandana Shiva and other GMO rejectionists
Sri Lanka ran an evil experiment on its citizens last year. Under the sway of nitwit organic-food activists, the government ...
Why meat and milk from gene-edited hornless cows are safe to eat
Scientists have known for many years that genetically engineered (GE) crops pose no greater risk to human health or the ...
Whole Foods Magazine joins the ‘let’s peddle anti-GMO disinformation scare stories’ movement
Whole Foods Magazine published a June story titled GMOs: Basics to Know. “Although GMOs have been deemed safe,” the author alleged, ...
‘Oversimplification or outright falsehood?’: ‘Banned in Europe’ and 9 other anti-pesticide factoids that are short on science
Organic activist group Slow Food recently released its list of “10 Key Facts on Pesticides," a post designed to “raise awareness about ...
Fertility fraud: Direct-to-consumer DNA tests show thousands of women are illegally impregnated every year by deviant doctors. The laws need updating
To thousands of women gifted with childbirth through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and their children - the practice can only ...
Viewpoint: Popular Science is the latest ‘mainstream’ news source to fall into the anti-glyphosate disinformation rabbit-hole
“This Roundup ingredient might cause cancer—but the EPA won’t ban it,” Popular Science told its readers in a terribly misleading January ...
Viewpoint: Seed wars — How Russell Brand gets ‘Green Neo-Colonialism’ wrong
"Why Is Bill Gates Buying Up Stolen Native American Land?" British comedian and actor Russell Brand asked in a recent ...
Viewpoint: Anti-biotechnology activists claim Western corporations ‘colonize’ the developing world. Here’s why they are wrong
Today, many scientific discussions are shot through with social justice rhetoric, and the debate over food security in the developing world ...
Viewpoint: ‘Scientists seeking attention resort to promoting oversimplified food fads’ — Be cautious of clickbait claims that foods accelerate dementia
Can avoiding certain foods reduce your dementia risk? One nutritional psychiatrist seems to think so, but the evidence is much ...
Viewpoint: $24 billion in global savings — Here’s why the UK should break from Europe and embrace GMOs, CRISPR crops and other agricultural biotechnologies
As part of the European Union, the UK was a stronghold of anti-GMO opposition. Post-Brexit, however, Britain is changing its ...
$83 trillion in savings — Misguided attacks by ‘organic fundamentalists’ distort the revolutionary advancements of the Green Revolution
A recent study quantifies some of the previously undocumented benefits of the Green Revolution. The results are nothing short of ...
China pushes ahead with GMO crops to safeguard food security
As China moves to expand production of genetically modified crops, it’s taking steps to counter pockets of GMO opposition that ...
Viewpoint: Environmental Working Group on the wrong side of science with simplistic attack on animal agriculture’s impact on climate
With Christmas just around the corner, you're probably finalizing your dinner plans and wrapping those last few presents before sticking ...
The gut microbiome charges a ‘processing fee’ — and this impacts how the body modulates weight
Whether the source is carbohydrates, protein, or fat, a calorie is a calorie. New dietary math based on the microbiome ...
Viewpoint: OMG! GMO! Killer ice cream? Here’s the latest in anti-biotechnology hysteria
If you're worried about never-ending wars, crippling national debt, poverty, disease, social unrest, or even really bad stomach aches, the ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO groups peddle anti-biotech propaganda in attempt to discredit NY Times’ endorsement of safe and effective crop biotechnology
For years, the New York Times attacked crop biotechnology on the grounds that it was a corporate ploy hatched by ...
Viewpoint: Greenpeace’s failed attempts to derail Philippines Golden Rice approval illustrates its heartless ideology
The Philippines has finally approved Golden Rice, a genetically engineered crop designed to combat vitamin A deficiency. Greenpeace, never content ...
Does the public have an appetite for lab-cultivated meat?
Laboratory grown muscle cells from various animals are quickly becoming a commercial reality; they are already real food, at least ...
Viewpoint: How does the scientifically bankrupt claim glyphosate poses harm to humans remain popular? By dishonest ‘reporting,’ including from scientists who put ideology over evidence
The Conversation bills itself as a website designed to “Unlock the knowledge of researchers and academics to provide the public with ...
GMO prohibition: Many farmers want GE crops so badly, they’ll grow them illegally
Countries that ban biotech crops aren't necessarily GMO-free. There's a prohibition-inspired lesson for regulators and activist groups in these nations ...
Does DNA ‘determine’ our health? The way you live your life can significantly modulate the effects of our genetic endowment
The study of genetics has always been an attempt to understand our biologically determined fate. Many of us know of ...
Viewpoint: If the EU is serious about its Farm to Fork goals, it must address massive ‘yield gap’ between conventional and organic farming. Ag biotechnology is the solution
The EU’s Green Deal has a “Farm to Fork” strategy designed to meet the global sustainable development goals and increase ...
Viewpoint: Spend $83,000 on organic food to prevent cancer? Here’s why you should save your money
The alternative health advocates at Natural News recommend you spend an additional $83,000 on organic food to avoid cancer and ...
Organic vs conventional: Which farming method is more sustainable? A case study from California
California's Central Valley produces more than 250 different crops comprising one-fourth of the nation's food, including 40% of our fruits, ...
‘All foods contain pesticides, and 99.99% are natural’: 8 critical facts about chemicals that help us grow food
In the United States, we live in an affluent culture whose standard of living is high compared to other nations ...
