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Judge to FDA: Decide whether GMOs belong in “natural” products
Lawyers argue that it's time for the FDA determine this matter once and for all, so such cases stop "needlessly ...
GE pioneer Roger Beachy: I got into biotech to reduce the use of chemical pesticides
One of the founding fathers of agricultural biotechnology, best-known for his pioneering research on virus-resistant plants, Dr Roger Beachy caught ...
Judge: There’s a “gaping hole” in the current regulatory landscape for ‘natural’ claims and GMOs’
The following is an edited excerpt. A federal judge handling a lawsuit filed in California over ‘all-natural’ claims on Mission ...
Maple Leaf Foods CEO: ‘A global food strategy must meet the needs of the many, not just the affluent few’
The following is an excerpt. Blanket opposition to genetically modified crops is “a morally unacceptable position to take on the basis ...
Target caves to anti-science activists; won’t sell GE salmon
The following is an editorial excerpt. The potential market for genetically engineered salmon continues to shrink as the total number ...
BIO: It’s not too late to change the conversation on GMOs
The following is an edited excerpt. When it comes to winning hearts and minds on the merits of genetically engineered ...
Former FDA official on GMO labeling: ‘Science doesn’t always win’
The following is an edited excerpt. Whether the food industry likes it or not, when it comes to GMO labeling, ...
Americans still wary of ‘greenwashing’, including organic labels: Harris Poll
The following is an excerpt. Concern for the environment may be increasing among Americans, but suspicion of corporate ‘greenwashing’ may ...
DSM and Monsanto to commercialize soybean oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids
The following is an excerpt. Monsanto has joined forces with DSM to commercialize a genetically engineered soybean oil rich in ...
AquaBounty CEO: ‘The atmosphere is getting very poisonous’
The following is an edited excerpt. AquaBounty Technologies says it remains confident that there will still be a market for ...
Swiss government site to protect GM studies from activist damage
The following is an excerpt. A new Swiss government-protected GM crop site will act as an example to other European ...
Organic sector pinched by GMO tainting in seed and feed
The following is an excerpt. Organic Valley recently announced a plan to distribute more than $1 million in grants to ...
AquaBounty confident of GM salmon approval despite FDA delay
The following is an excerpt. AquaBounty Technologies - which has already spent years waiting for the FDA to decide whether ...
Lobbying by agri-business killed New Mexico GMO labeling Bill, claim supporters
The following is an excerpt. Supporters of a New Mexico Senate bill proposing mandatory labeling for genetically engineered food and ...
EU health commissioner to prioritise talks on GM crop bans
The following is an excerpt. EU health commissioner Tonio Borg intends to prioritise discussions with key European member states about ...
Poland latest European country to ban GM crops
Poland has become the eighth European country to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops approved by the European ...
European science agency backs GM pollen use in food
Europe’s top food safety regulator has delivered a scientific opinion backing Monsanto’s application to place genetically modified (GM) pollen on ...
Goldfish Crackers targeted in ‘natural’ lawsuit in wake of Prop 37
While Prop 37 did not pass, the failure to disclose the presence of GMOs in foods that are marketed as ...
Popular mobile food app adds GMO feature
Fooducate, a mobile app launched last year to help grocery store shoppers quickly look up nutrition and other product info ...
Prop 37 voter guide has confused voters and misrepresented our position, says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The official voter information guide on California’s Proposition 37 GMO labeling initiative inaccurately states that the Academy of Nutrition and ...
Lawyer: Prop 37 will overtake Prop 65 as a source of consumer litigation in California
Prop 37 is likely to surpass Prop 65 as a source of consumer litigation in California if the controversial GMO ...
Conference urges drive toward GMO-free Europe
The European Green Party and the European GMO-free Regions Network is meeting with politicians, scientists, EU institutions and businesses in ...
Yes on Prop 37? No on Prop 37? Writer says no matter what the outcome, everyone loses
It doesn’t matter whether you support Prop 37 or oppose it; whatever happens in November when Californians vote on whether ...
Pressure groups intensify campaign to derail GM guidance
Pressure groups Friends of the Earth (FoE) and GM Freeze have stepped up their campaign to derail EU safety guidelines ...
Researchers showcase ‘easy’ GM tracking technology
A new technology could help to monitor and track genetically modified crops in the food processing chain, say researchers ...
