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Myth busting: Why Agent Orange has nothing do to with GMOs and the herbicide 2,4-D

Andrew Porterfield | 
By spreading misinformation about the herbicide 2,4-D, which IARC says is less hazardous than glyphosate, anti-GMO activists seek to deny ...

Anti-GMO NGOs petition Obama, FDA to toughen regulations

Lydia Wheeler | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Environment and food safety ...

New study adds steam to chronic fatigue syndrome controversy

Jon Cohen | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis.  The authors of a ...

Audit: USDA regulators don’t consider past non-compliance when approving biotech field trials

Mateusz Perkowski | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. USDA’s biotechnology regulators don’t ...
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FOIA: Organic industry, Chuck Benbrook orchestrated anti-GMO “independent” research, marketing

Julie Kelly | 
FOIA released emails show that the former university professor whose research is the lynchpin of the anti-GMOs industry's public case ...

Court rules biotech firms may be responsible if GMO crops disrupt export market

Mateusz Perkowski | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Biotech developers may have ...
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Claim GMO labeling opponents outspend pro-labeling groups 50 to 1

Elizabeth Grossman | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The debate being waged ...

Organic industry spends big on unconventional lobbying

Henry Miller, Julie Kelly | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A recent popular media narrative portrays ...

Activists pressure Costco, other retailers to boycott GMO salmon

Lydia Wheeler | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Consumer groups are pressuring ...

Anti-GMO group sues USDA for delays in responding to FOIA requests regarding GMO safety

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A nonprofit organization called ...
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“Big Food” (Goliath) lobbies and “Good Food” (David) doesn’t? Don’t believe the propaganda

Julie Kelly | 
Food politics rage in Washington over who spends more on lobbying: Big Food or Big Organics. Here's the skinny on ...
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Andrew Kimbrell vs Nina Fedoroff: Should GMO foods be labeled?

Andrew Kimbrell, Nina Fedoroff | 
One of the biggest arguments in the food world these days involves products that have been genetically modified. Consumer advocates ...
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Biological basis of chronic fatigue syndrome offers hope for breakthrough cure

Having a condition that no one understands is bad enough. Having one that many also doubt the existence of is ...
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National Academy forum challenges anti-GMO claim that DNA in food ‘invades’ bloodstream

Mary Mangan | 
Can science self-correct to protect against sloppy or politicized research? Scientist Mary Mangan discusses the controversy over a study that ...
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Genetic modification of trees faces forest of protests

Andrew Porterfield | 
Genetic modification of trees could help mitigate climate change and increase wood and paper production. But opposition to even basic ...
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Viewpoint: Consumer Reports should stick to advice about cars and toilets; Its policy advocacy is misguided

Henry Miller, Kavin Senapathy | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The editors of the ...
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Playing God? Many faiths agree that tinkering with genes is out of bounds

Jonathan Frochtzwajg | 
Last fall, at the peak of the contentious, expensive fight over Oregon’s ballot measure to label genetically engineered foods, about ...

FDA uses genome sequencing to combat food-borne illnesses

Bourree Lam | 
Last week, two companies issued national recalls of their products due to listeria contamination. For Sabra Dipping Company, which is recalling ...

Ag industry fears foreign countries hold ‘veto’ over US-approved GMOs

Mateusz Perkowski | 
The barrage of farmer lawsuits against a biotech developer could give foreign buyers more influence over genetically modified crops grown ...
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Anti-GMO groups obsess about superweeds, the non-existent glyphosate-created pest

Andrew Porterfield, Jon Entine | 
"Superweeds" is a term bandied about by Consumer Reports, the Union of Concerned Scientists and other anti-GMO groups as a ...
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Viewpoint: USDA’s ‘zombie’ biotech regulation will not die

Henry Miller | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The “corporate culture” at ...
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Anti-GMO groups lobby fast food restaurants to not sell GM apple or potato

Lydia Wheeler | 
Consumer advocacy groups are asking Burger King, Wendy’s, Subway and Dunkin' Donuts for commitments not to sell the genetically engineered ...

Which path will Congress follow: Mandatory or voluntary GMO labeling?

Lydia Wheeler | 
The fight over the labeling of genetically engineered food is heating up on Capitol Hill, as safety advocates mount a ...

Food Babe complains NYT article doesn’t include scientists who agree with her

Vani Hari | 
Note: This is a response to the New York Times' piece, "Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at ...
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Peak food? Can food tech supercharge crop yields and address global food security?

Rebecca Randall | 
Breakthroughs are helping researchers 'supercharge' photosynthesis and increase rice yields. But anti-GMO critics say food security should focus on distribution, ...
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Synbio firm Intrexon snaps up Okanagan, developers of new GM Arctic Apple

Rebecca Randall | 
Those wondering whether the the newly approved GMO fruit, Arctic Apple, has a future now know: With this merger/take-over, new ...
New Superweeds now resist Monsantos Roundup

Dicamba-resistant crops aim to fight ‘superweeds’ but critics worry about environment

Robert Holly | 
To counter a "superweed" epidemic plaguing farmers, agribusiness giant Monsanto is steadily moving forward on the introduction of its next ...
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