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Cereals reformulated to be non-GMO less nutritious than GMO versions
Post Foods’ new non-GMO Grape Nuts no longer include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B12 or vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), while ...
Mission Tortilla says FDA should weigh in on GMO-natural dispute
Civil litigation over whether GMOs belong in ‘all-natural’ products will continue to clog up US courts owing to the FDA’s ...
Will new lawsuit delay commercialization of AquaBounty’s GM salmon?
AquaBounty Technologies, makers of a GE salmon nearing approval, says a new lawsuit is just the latest attempt by opponents ...
Will Kellogg follow Gen Mills and Post in non-GMO embrace?
Many brands are "playing a waiting game" right now to whether moves by General Mills and Post Foods to axe ...
Ex FDA official analyzes industry draft GMO labeling and ‘natural’ proposal
It might have enraged those in favor of mandatory GMO labeling, but a leaked document outlining the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s ...
GMO labeling push will propel certified organic market
The struggle over GMO labeling will push the growth of certified organic products in the US in 2014, according to ...
Jeffrey Smith’s claim of rampant GMO/gluten allergies rebuked by Celiac Disease Foundation
A recent report by anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith claims that GMOs can be blamed for the rise of gluten-sensitivity disorders, ...
View from New Zealand: How the Séralini GMO rat study made suckers of so many people
When a study by French scientist Gilles-Éric Séralini came out last year allegedly showing that rats that ate genetically modified ...
No scientific evidence for Italian ban on Monsanto GM maize, says EFSA
There is ‘no specific scientific evidence’ to support an Italian ban on the genetically modified maize MON810, according the European ...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has launched a GMO facts website
(Summary) In response to the growing polarization of the GMO debate, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) launched a new GMO ...
‘Fear of the unknown’ prevents African adoption of GM crops, says African ag group
Widespread opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops in Africa has been described as a farce, based on fear of the ...
Bruce Chassy: None of the animals and plants we eat today exist ‘in nature,’ they are all GMOs
What precedent might it set if firms are forced to label foods made using new technologies, even if the end ...
Nutraceutical CEO: We won’t see government mandated GE labeling; it’s a marketing issue
From California to Washington, and from Connecticut to Vermont, initiatives to label the presence of ingredients derived from genetically modified ...
Is FDA’s review process for GE animals fit for its purpose?
To explore whether the regulatory process in question is fit for its purpose, the Food & Drug Law Institute's Food ...
Debate: Is the FDA’s review process for GE animals fit for purpose?
To explore whether the regulatory process in question is fit for purpose, the Food & Drug Law Institute's Food and ...
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 ...
