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What is a GMO? That’s a question with many answers

Nothing seems to upset those arguing about GMOs more than debating the definition of the term “GMO” itself. Most proponents ...
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Organic Times: New satire site takes Onion-like look at crop biotechnology activists

Cameron English | 
Agriculture is a serious topic. While farmers in the developing world struggle to save their crops from pest invasions and ...
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Viewpoint: Farmers turn to social media to educate public about exaggerated benefits of organic and non-GMO labeled foods

Michelle Miller | 
Years ago, before I fell in love with a farmer and became one myself, I was a big-city girl who ...
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Celestial Seasonings accused of misleading consumers with non-GMO label

Anything calling itself “sleepy time” should be calm and relaxing, right? But there’s not much comfort to be found in ...
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Viewpoint: Consumers with special dietary needs forced to buy overpriced, less nutritious ‘non-GMO’ foods

Ryan Tipps | 
Because of a tick-borne disease I contracted last year, I am no longer able to eat beef, pork, or dairy products ...
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What’s in the CRISPR drawer for farming and food?

Marc Brazeau | 
Most of us have heard of the gene edited non-browning mushroom that passed through USDA review without the regulatory hurdles ...
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Non-GMO Project: USDA’s labeling proposal makes us ‘more relevant than ever’

Elaine Watson | 
The Non-GMO Project will “only become more relevant” as mandatory GMO labeling kicks in, in part because its scope could ...
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General Mills: Global scientific consensus shows GMO foods safe to eat

As genetically-modified (GM) ingredients become more common in the global food supply, particularly in the U.S., we know that consumers ...
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Viewpoint: USDA’s friendly ‘bioengineered’ food label could help undo anti-GMO activists’ stigmatization

Joan Conrow | 
Though anti-GMO activists have long pushed labeling as a way to stigmatize genetically modified foods, America’s draft proposal for labeling ...
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Viewpoint: USDA GMO labeling proposal could make things more confusing

Sam Bloch | 
On its surface, the rule is intended to reduce the consumer confusion that abounds when it comes to GMOs. But ...
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Non-GMO Project label doesn’t mean product is non-GMO, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says

Andrew Campbell | 
After forcing some companies to change their labels over complaints of the Non-GMO Project Verified seal, the Canadian Food Inspection ...
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Genetic engineering promises cornucopia of future products—but biotechnology critics take lethal aim

Steven Cerier | 
Genetic engineering may soon be giving us products that appear to be pulled from the realm of science fiction. Researchers ...
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GMO labeling emerges as hot-button issue in organic and conventional food industry fights

Marc Brazeau | 
Editor's note: This article is part three of a three-part series by Marc Brazeau on his 2018 predictions on food, ...
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Talking Biotech: Should milk, meat and eggs from animals fed GMO crops be labeled?

Alison Van Eenennaam, Paul Vincelli | 
Geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam: Data shows that products from animals fed genetically engineered crops are no different than those fed ...
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Cargill tries to balance science and its embrace of Non-GMO label

Robert Arnason | 
About 9 months ago Cargill sent out a tweet that unintentionally offended, and profoundly offended, thousands of North American farmers ...
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Farmers, scientists worry anti-GMO activists could stymie CRISPR and other gene-edited crop research

Sara Wyant | 
[N]ew precision breeding tools are creating such a buzz that some activists suggest techniques like CRISPR Cas9 - which involves ...
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Viewpoint: Ketel One’s non-GMO vodka is a prime example of food label madness

Karen Caplan | 
Karen Caplan is the CEO of Frieda’s Specialty Produce Non-GMO vodka? Really? When I saw this ad, I realized it’s finally time ...
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Viewpoint: Why I avoid buying food with the Non-GMO Project label

Katie Pinke | 
Katie Pinke is the general manager/publisher of AgWeek I decided to visit the Non-GMO Project website and Twitter profile to ...
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Farmer exposes Non-GMO Project’s Twitter crop patent misinformation campaign

Kavin Senapathy | 
The Non-GMO Project spreads misleading and inaccurate information about food, agriculture and health on its website and social media. This ...
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Viewpoint: Use Amazon Smile to support real charities—not Non-GMO Project’s fearmongering

Amanda Zaluckyj | 
Many people will turn to the Internet this year for holiday shopping, with Amazon being a popular choice. Savvy shoppers ...
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Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – Dec. 11, 2017

Viewpoint: 12 ways organic activists mislead consumers | David Zaruk How anti-biotech environmental groups are trying to kill roll-out of AquaBounty’s sustainable ...
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Top 5 most ridiculous types of Non-GMO Project labeled products

Kavin Senapathy | 
The stuff with no G to M It would stand to reason that any Non-GMO Project certified item would have ...
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Viewpoint: Zen Honeycutt’s ‘inexcusable’ attack on orange growers betrays science

Kevin Folta | 
Activist group Moms Across America, run by someone with zero scientific training, makes a living attacking farmers and scientists that ...
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Non-GMO condoms? Label’s proliferation confuses consumers

Geoffrey Mohan | 
The National Milk Producers Federation launched a “peel back the label” campaign this summer, aimed squarely at a growing list ...
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Has the Non-GMO label fever peaked? Major vegetable packing firm removes ‘fear perpetuating’ label

Diana Bradley | 
One year ago, Mann Packing went through the process of getting some of its vegetable products Non-GMO Project Verified. Now, ...
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Many consumers mistakenly believe organic and non-GMO labels are interchangeable

Jayson Lusk | 
[Editor’s Note: Jayson Lusk is a food and agricultural economist and head of the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University.] ...
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Butterfly phobia: The one food label this dietitian says is best to avoid

Nicole Rodriguez | 
[Editor's note: Nicole Rodriguez is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.] Every day is Election Day - at the grocery store. Here's ...
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