Jeffrey M. Smith
Are there only two types of GMOs: pesticide producers and herbicide resisters?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A 2013 documentary claiming ...
Myth busting: There is no such thing as GMO sugar
Advocacy groups that encourage consumers to avoid sugar derived from GE sugar beets target small, farmer-owned businesses ...
Anti-GMO, organic movement exploit ‘sancti-mommy’ scare strategy
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The idea that GMOs, ...
Anti-E.coli proteins from GMO plants could make meat safer
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Scientists have discovered a ...
Florida newspaper case story: How anti-GMO politics masquerades as journalism
It is dangerous to scream fire in a crowded theater, when no fire is present. So why would the Naples ...
Asthma and Atopic March Syndrome caused by GMOs? Science says ‘No’
Anti-GMO activists have lumped together a lot of allergic reactions into a syndrome caused by GMOs. Asthma shows how wrong ...
The anti-Rachel Parent: 10-year-old future scientist counters sea of GMO misinformation
Anti-GMO events are peppered with children holding signs touting the alleged dangers of genetically modified foods. For those who choose ...
The Case for GMOs and Sustainability
From conventional breeding to mutagenesis, none of our foods that we eat today is the product of Nature’s way. But ...
Daily Show Jeffrey Smith smackdown: “I purposefully play dumb” on GMOs
Any doubt that the liberal intelligentsia's former monolithic rejection of GMO foods is cracking, and fast, were dispelled this week ...
Consumer Reports, anti-GMOers bizarre attack on Bt pesticide used by organic farmers
There goes Consumer Reports again, with another scientifically illiterate attack on conventional agriculture and genetic engineering, this time targeting Bt ...
Jeffrey Smith: ‘I know nothing about GMOs but that doesn’t stop me from promoting junk science’
Jeffrey Smith, head of one-man band and rabidly anti-GMO organization Institute for Responsible Technology, has taken aim at two respected ...
Is Nature safer, healthier in medicine and food? Deadly take on controversial topic
It's called the "naturalist fallacy". Naturalist beliefs that seeds or foods developed in part by scientists, often working in laboratories, ...
Girls Scouts reject attempts by anti-GMO parents to use their kids in fear campaign
The Girl Scouts cookie-selling fund-raising season kicked off this week, again pitting anti-GMO moms against the venerable scouting organization in ...
Will my child be born autistic if I eat GMOs? A scientist’s view
The Internet is aflame with claims linking autism to GMOs and the herbicide glyphosate, frightening many parents. Contributing columnist and ...
Deflating claims of oft-quoted anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith
Bucolic Fairfield, Iowa is home to Genetic-ID, a company founded by John Fagan to test crops and foodstuffs for ingredients ...
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 ...
$25 million for “Factor GMO” study—Are the results pre-determined?
What anti-GMO activists are billing as the most expensive and comprehensive longterm study of the impact of GMO crops and ...
Not all science created equal: The genetically engineered crops story
In 1987 the US National Academy of Sciences stated there were no new risks from plants created using recombinant DNA ...
Will Starbucks bump latte prices to placate anti-GMO protestors?
Anti-GMO organic activists are again fanning fears about genetic modification as part of a campaign to pressure Starbucks to dump ...
Food Hunk challenges Foodbabe and other anti-GMO activists
Early this September I attended the National Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa. It’s an event that’s centered around the pure ...
National Academy of Sciences releases videos of GMO panel presentations, schedules public webinar
The National Academy of Sciences' has posted videos of the presentations and discussions from the September 15-16 genetically engineered crop ...
GLP’s Jon Entine cautions National Academy of Sciences about views of anti-science NGOs
The GLP's executive director speaks at the National Academy of Sciences, which embarks on a comprehensive study of the “purported” ...
At National Academy of Sciences, GMO critics say technology is “failing”
A full slate of anti-GMO luminaries, including Gilles-Erich Seralini and representatives from the Center for Food Safety, Union of Concerned ...
National Academy of Sciences convenes panel to re-evaluate GMOs
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is embarking on a comprehensive study of genetically engineered (GE) crops. It will examine the historic development of ...
29-year study of trillions of meals shows GE crops do not harm food-producing animals, humans
According to GMO critics, livestock around the world are developing cancer and dropping like flies after eating genetically engineered feed ...
Portrayal of Vandana Shiva as ‘credible’ spokesperson for GMO labeling crusade promotes anti-science ‘false balance’
Reports in the GLP and by Michael Specter have painted a devastating picture of Vandana Shiva as an extremist who ...
Former director at UCLA School of Medicine Gregory Stark debates anti-GMO activist Jeffrey Smith
The Vail Symposium held a debate on GMOs and the future of food. The debaters: Gregory Stock is a biophysicist, best-selling author, and the ...