genetically engineered foods

Is Bill Gates Right About GMOs?

Is Bill Gates Right About GMOs?

By Stacy Malkan The world’s wealthiest man really wants Africa to embrace genetically engineered foods or GMOs. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal’s Rebecca Blumenstein, Bill Gates explained his views about the controversial food technology: “What are called GMOs are done by changing the genes of the plant, and it’s done in a […]

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    The United States of Monsanto?

    The United States of Monsanto?

    This week thousands of Americans took time out of their busy days to call their Senators to demand that they vote against the DARK Act, a bill sponsored by Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, which would prevent consumers from knowing if the food they eat and feed their families contains genetically engineered (GMO) ingredients. Their support […]

    California Widow Sues Monsanto Alleging Roundup Caused Her Husband’s Cancer

    California Widow Sues Monsanto Alleging Roundup Caused Her Husband’s Cancer

    A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Monsanto Co. by the widow of a prominent Cambria, California farmer alleging that Monsanto had known for years that exposure to glyphosate—the main ingredient in the agribusiness giant’s flagship weedkiller Roundup—could cause cancer and other serious illnesses or injuries. Teri McCall, the widow of a Vietnam veteran […]

    7 Reasons Why the U.S. Government Must Label GMOs

    7 Reasons Why the U.S. Government Must Label GMOs

    By Zen Honeycutt The Senate Ag Committee sent a bill to the Senate floor last week which, if passed, will eliminate mandatory GMO labeling, preempt state rights, go against what 90 percent of American citizens want and require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend taxpayer dollars to educate the public about the supposed “benefits” […]

    France, Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands Rebel Against Relicensing of Monsanto’s Glyphosate

    France, Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands Rebel Against Relicensing of Monsanto’s Glyphosate

    A number of European Union member countries are rebelling against the European Commission’s plans to approve the relicensing of glyphosate. .@WHO says #glyphosate probably causes cancer, Monsanto says it's safe. Whom will the EU trust? #YesYouCanBan pic.twitter.com/vkSzWRmdRE — Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) March 7, 2016 The Guardian reported that experts from the EU’s 28 member states are scheduled […]

    Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?

    Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?

    Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto‘s Roundup herbicide, is recognized as the world’s most widely used weed killer. What is not so well known is that farmers also use glyphosate on crops such as wheat, oats, edible beans and other crops right before harvest, raising concerns that the herbicide could get into food products. Escalating […]

    DARK Act Heads to Senate, Bill Would Block Mandatory GMO Labeling

    DARK Act Heads to Senate, Bill Would Block Mandatory GMO Labeling

    The GMO label law fight took a turn Tuesday after the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to pass the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (SAFE) in a 14-6 vote. Dubbed by opponents as the Denying Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, if voted into law, the bill would block states from requiring labeling on genetically modified (GMO) […]

    No, GMO Labeling Won’t Increase Food Prices

    No, GMO Labeling Won’t Increase Food Prices

    William James, the father of modern psychology, once said, “There’s nothing so absurd, that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.” This must be the strategy of genetically engineered or GMO labeling opponents who continue to falsely claim that labeling will cost the average family $500 a year. Adding a few words […]

    Vandana Shiva: Make Monsanto Pay

    Vandana Shiva: Make Monsanto Pay

    Monsanto is in the news again. The Competition Commission of India, the country’s antitrust regulator, said last week that it suspects a Monsanto joint venture abused its dominant position as a supplier of genetically modified (GMO) cotton seeds in India and has issued an order citing prima facie violation of Sections 3(4) and 4 of […]