The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decisions Friday on whether federal and Hawai’i state laws preempt Hawai’i counties’ authority to regulate genetically engineered (GE) crops and pesticide use. Of significance to state and local communities throughout the U.S., the Ninth Circuit ruled that federal law—specifically, the Plant Protection Act—does not […]
By Jason Best Consumers seeking to satisfy their salty snack cravings sans genetically modified ingredients may soon have to get savvier about scouting out chips and other products made without the use of GMO potatoes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture formally approved two new types of genetically engineered potatoes.iStock This week, the U.S. Department of […]
By Carey Gillam Residues of the main ingredient in Monsanto‘s flagship herbicide Roundup has been found in honey in the key farm state of Iowa. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began glyphosate residue testing in a small number of foods earlier this year after the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) re-approved and proposed a dramatic expansion Tuesday of the use of the toxic pesticide Enlist Duo after only a cursory review of troubling data showing the two chemicals in the pesticide combine to have “synergistic” effects that are potentially harmful to endangered species and the environment. If approved the […]
By Carey Gillam The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was slated to hold four days of public meetings, Oct. 18-21, focused on essentially one question: Is glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, safe? However, the EPA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meetings were “postponed,” just four days before they were suppose to meet, after intense […]
By Watcharapol Daengsubha Last weekend, farmers, scientists and activists from all over the world gathered at the Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, to present the case against destruction caused by one of the corporate giants that promotes industrial farming. Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague on Oct. 15.Greenpeace The symbolic Monsanto Tribunal aimed to hold […]
It’s well believed that by the year 2050, 9 billion people will call Earth home. With so many mouths to feed, the United Nations says that world food production must double or else people will go hungry. In order to feed Earth’s swelling population, U.S. agriculture and agribusiness interests, notably Monsanto, have insisted that American […]
By Carey Gillam The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is quietly starting to test U.S. foods for traces of glyphosate, has found residues of the cancer-linked pesticide in a variety of oat products, including plain and flavored oat cereals for babies. Data compiled by an FDA chemist and presented to other chemists at […]
A third genetically-modified (GMO) apple was commercially approved last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Arctic Fuji apple from Okanagan Speciality Fruits, which is engineered to keep from browning, joins the company’s two other varieties—the Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny. We have news: https://t.co/wgorKsbTux #ArcticFuji pic.twitter.com/Ow8wV8ZuhO — Arctic® Apples (@ArcticApples) September 23, […]
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