Center for Food Safety
Myth busting: Why Agent Orange has nothing do to with GMOs and the herbicide 2,4-D
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
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New study adds steam to chronic fatigue syndrome controversy
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Audit: USDA regulators don’t consider past non-compliance when approving biotech field trials
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. USDA’s biotechnology regulators don’t ...
FOIA: Organic industry, Chuck Benbrook orchestrated anti-GMO “independent” research, marketing
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
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Claim GMO labeling opponents outspend pro-labeling groups 50 to 1
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Organic industry spends big on unconventional lobbying
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
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Anti-GMO group sues USDA for delays in responding to FOIA requests regarding GMO safety
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“Big Food” (Goliath) lobbies and “Good Food” (David) doesn’t? Don’t believe the propaganda
Food politics rage in Washington over who spends more on lobbying: Big Food or Big Organics. Here's the skinny on ...
Andrew Kimbrell vs Nina Fedoroff: Should GMO foods be labeled?
One of the biggest arguments in the food world these days involves products that have been genetically modified. Consumer advocates ...
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 ...
National Academy forum challenges anti-GMO claim that DNA in food ‘invades’ bloodstream
Can science self-correct to protect against sloppy or politicized research? Scientist Mary Mangan discusses the controversy over a study that ...
Genetic modification of trees faces forest of protests
Genetic modification of trees could help mitigate climate change and increase wood and paper production. But opposition to even basic ...
Viewpoint: Consumer Reports should stick to advice about cars and toilets; Its policy advocacy is misguided
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The editors of the ...
Playing God? Many faiths agree that tinkering with genes is out of bounds
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
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
The barrage of farmer lawsuits against a biotech developer could give foreign buyers more influence over genetically modified crops grown ...
Anti-GMO groups obsess about superweeds, the non-existent glyphosate-created pest
"Superweeds" is a term bandied about by Consumer Reports, the Union of Concerned Scientists and other anti-GMO groups as a ...
Viewpoint: USDA’s ‘zombie’ biotech regulation will not die
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The “corporate culture” at ...
Anti-GMO groups lobby fast food restaurants to not sell GM apple or potato
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?
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
Note: This is a response to the New York Times' piece, "Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at ...
Peak food? Can food tech supercharge crop yields and address global food security?
Breakthroughs are helping researchers 'supercharge' photosynthesis and increase rice yields. But anti-GMO critics say food security should focus on distribution, ...
Synbio firm Intrexon snaps up Okanagan, developers of new GM Arctic Apple
Those wondering whether the the newly approved GMO fruit, Arctic Apple, has a future now know: With this merger/take-over, new ...
Dicamba-resistant crops aim to fight ‘superweeds’ but critics worry about environment
To counter a "superweed" epidemic plaguing farmers, agribusiness giant Monsanto is steadily moving forward on the introduction of its next ...