Center for Food Safety
In push for labeling GMOs, why not label mutagensis?
A federal bill that would mandate the labeling of genetically engineered ingredients in food or beverages sold in the U.S ...
What do off-patent GM soybeans say about possibilities of open source biotech?
As Monsanto's patent on GM soybeans expires this spring, where does this leave the conversation over corporate control in the ...
Is there gap in federal regulation of newer GMOs?
Critics say a loophole in federal regulations for genetically engineered crops will backfire against biotech companies. Under current rules, USDA ...
Longshot federal GMO labeling bill reintroduced: ‘GM crops force farmers to buy more pesticides’
Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer of California and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut along with Rep. Pete DeFazio, D-Ore., held a press ...
Center for Food Safety will defend Jackson County, Oregon in GMO lawsuit
Local anti-GMO forces celebrated a Friday ruling allowing them to join Jackson County in defense of last year’s voter-passed ban ...
Anti-GMO group Earthjustice offers to represent Hawaii County in suit despite conflict of interest
Attorneys representing groups suing Hawaii County over its restrictions on genetically modified crops want the county to defend itself without ...
Scientific consensus on GMO safety stronger than for global warming, PEW research center finds
Scientists blame the media and the lack of quality K-12 STEM education for large differences between public opinion and scientific ...
Arizona next to propose GM labeling
Advocates for GMO labeling are getting another shot in the Arizona Legislature. Six representatives submitted a bill to require food ...
False balance between public scientists and non-expert activists on orange crisis and GMOs
I'm so grateful to any author that takes the time to write about citrus greening disease and its potential solutions ...
Indian Eco-Goddess Vandana Shiva, charging $40,000 a speech, takes anti-GMO crusade to Hawaii
"What could be more basic to freedom than food freedom and food democracy?” declared Indian anti-GMO activist megastar Vandana Shiva ...
Will “non natural” synbio dairy products face same skepticism as GMOs?
Dairy-free genetically modified milk and cheese products could appeal to vegans' environmental sensibilities. But they also face pushback over concerns ...
Kenya’s maize famine underscores need for Africa to confront GMO fears
Kenya could lose a third of its maize crop to a lethal virus. Is it time that Kenya and Africa ...
EPA accomplice in environmentalists’ war on neonics?
The Environmental Protection Agency is arguably the worst regulatory agency in the history of the world. But perhaps I understate ...
Anti-GMO Activism and Its Impact on Food Security
Activists have dismissed the opinions of the world’s leading scientists to undermine public trust in the benefits of GM crops ...
Viewpoint: A wake-up call for US farmers: The EPA is trying to put you out of business
This article originally appeared at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The Environmental Protection Agency ...
Meet the Press Online video debate: Should GMO foods be labeled?
Colin O'Neil, director of government affairs for the Center for Food Safety, and Val Giddings, senior fellow at the Information ...
Food scientist Bruce Chassy: Although some GMO sympathizers embrace labeling, it’s a disaster in waiting
A number of prominent journalists, who report fairly and objectively about GMO foods, are urging food and seed companies to ...
Center for Food Safety on how to trash a healthier eco-friendly potato—It’s a GMO!
Cooking potatoes (and many foods) causes the Maillard reaction, an interaction of sugars and amino acids perhaps most familiar in ...
McDonald’s mulling embrace of Simplot’s bruise-reducing Innate GMO potato
A healthier, ecologically advanced GMO potato has been cleared, touching off theatrics of opposition by advocacy groups. The success of ...
Battered by multiple defeats, GMO label backers vow to continue
Oregon and Colorado became the third and fourth liberal states in the West to reject a GMO labeling measure. A similar ...
Scientists rebuff Center for Food Safety report alleging chemicals in infant soy milk
Just days before the mandatory labeling votes in Oregon and Colorado, the anti-GMO activist group Center for Food Safety injected ...
GLP interactive infographic: Which GMO experts should you trust?
Who are the most experienced, trained, independent and trustworthy scientists and commentators on the GMO debate? Anti-GMO advocacy groups promote ...
Anti-GMO forces leveraging September Montana GE wheat find
Last July, the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service found unapproved GMO wheat at Montana State University. The government ...
Wall Street Journal: GMO label promoters are ‘organic protectonists’
Many commentators frame the various state fights between those who support GMO labeling and opponents as a 'David versus Goliath' battles ...
Bleeding of Aloha: Ugliness of the anti-GMO movement in Hawaii
Campaigns for anti-GMO candidates and anti-GMO initiatives and bills are taking place all over Hawaii. Daughter of a papaya farmer ...
Natural Resources Defense Council sues EPA to block rollout of Dow Enlist Duo GMO system
The NRDC filed what is expected to be the first of numerous suits challenging the EPA's approval of Enlist Duo, ...
Center for Food Safety attacks GMO drought tolerant crops, distorts big picture
Conventional breeding is currently outpacing biotech in tackling some complex traits like drought tolerance and nitrogen efficiency. Is it a ...
