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Why the ‘chemical free’ organic industry has a ‘pesticide problem’
The organic label is often touted as meaning "pesticide free" and has become a rallying cry for anti-GMO activists. But ...
10 GMO memes backed up by science
Anti-GMO activists have churned out memes critical of GM crops and food. Now science enthusiasts are fighting back with fact-based ...
5 ways the USDA could resolve challenges surrounding ‘bioengineered’ food labels
Two years ago, President Obama signed the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law (NBFDL) into law, requiring food manufacturers to disclose the presence ...
Viewpoint: Stonyfield Organic enlisted ‘rapid response team’ of academics to ‘scare people’ about GMOs
2015 was the peak of the GMO labeling debate. Bills were being thrown around at both the state and federal ...
Was there Russian collusion? When it comes to prominent anti-GMO groups, the disturbing answer is ‘yes’
Modern genetic engineering techniques applied to agriculture are making stunning advances. This year, after decades in (gratuitous) regulatory limbo, the ...
Viewpoint: How dairy companies like Stonyfield Organic mislead consumers about GMOs
A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products. While most have labels ...
Review of Whitewash (or Hogwash?): Carey Gillam’s glyphosate book betrays science, undermines our understanding of cancer
Last fall a new book hit the shelves, timed to coincide with public hearings on the European Union’s re-authorization of ...
GMO labeling emerges as hot-button issue in organic and conventional food industry fights
Editor's note: This article is part three of a three-part series by Marc Brazeau on his 2018 predictions on food, ...
Media Bias/Fact Check: Stonyfield GMO video—and response to critics—encourages censorship, misleads consumers
Stonyfield Farms, a large organic dairy company sells and markets its products using many of the strategies outlined in the ...
Fish genes in tomatoes? The GMO lie that just won’t die
Editor's note: Mary Mangan, Ph.D., received her education in microbiology, immunology, plant cell biology, and mammalian cell, developmental, and molecular biology ...
Could 2018 mark the end of the anti-GMO movement?
Editor's note: This article is part one of a three-part series by Marc Brazeau on his 2018 predictions on food, ...
Stonyfield-Gary Hirshberg fiasco grows over video with young girls spreading misinformation about farming and GMOs
Usually, a video with kids talking is cute, funny, perhaps poignant. However, scientists’ and farmers’ reactions to a promotional video ...
Double standard? Facing FOIA demand, California sides with anti-chemical professor, blocking email release
Why did the University of California reject a Freedom of Information request for an "anti-chemical" professor's emails, while handing over ...
Viewpoint: Should US be subsidizing organic farming when label seems increasingly meaningless?
Congress is considering tripling the budget for the USDA's organics program. Should we be asking for more answers from regulators ...
Monsanto shill alert: Does industry funded GMO research bias findings?
Can consumers trust "independent" studies funded by corporations that have found genetically modified foods safe? Anti-GMO activists say 'no.' But ...
Conflict of interest? Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott’s connections to organic industry raise concerns
Journalist Tom Philpott, who covers food and farming issues at Mother Jones, was recently the keynote speaker at a fundraising ...
Trolls and shills: How disinformation sites InfoWars, Natural News and US Right to Know manufacture fake news
Lawyers suing Monsanto say the company pays people to defend it online, without citing any evidence to back up the ...
Non-GMO movement plagued by ‘rampant sexism’, critic says
It’s no secret that [moms are] among the most coveted demographics of the non-GMO marketing machine. Jeffrey Smith, one of ...
Worst 10 list: Advocacy groups that put ideology ahead of science on food and farming issues
Which organizations promote ideology over science in the debate over crop biotechnology? The list includes some of the most well-known ...
When Celebrity And Science Collide: Hollywood And The Anti-Biotechnology Food Movement
Celebrityhood does not equate with science knowledge. The opinions of music and media stars are no more relevant to the ...
Will Biotechnology Regulations Squelch Food and Farming Innovation?
The GLP's 18-part 5-week series -- GMO: Beyond the Science -- begins with a look at the regulatory web that ...
Scientist for hire? Does anti-neonic activist David Goulson produce pre-determined ‘research’ for funders?
Leading UK sustainability researcher embroiled in a scandal over alleged manipulation of European bee health advisory group takes NGO advocacy ...
Has the organic industry lost its sympathetic ear in Washington?
Donald Trump moving into the White House will mean a very different regulatory environment for Big Organic. . . ...
Viewpoint: Will the Trump administration usher in an era of less cronyism and pay-to-play?
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission. “You know I am your chief lobbyist ...
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week, October 31, 2016
From this past week, here are the #GLPTop6 among many great stories on human and agriculture genetics around the world ...
Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg raised more than half million dollars to try to ‘buy’ Clinton’s support for mandatory GMO labels
Several emails between Gary Hirshberg and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta released by WikiLeaks expose Hirshberg’s aggressive approach to push ...
2016 Presidential Race: Clinton, Trump, Stein, and Johnson on Food, Farming and GMOs
Here is a GMO policy primer, lining up not just Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but also Libertarian Party candidate ...
