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GMO Potato Creator Now Fears Its Impact on Human Health

GMO Potato Creator Now Fears Its Impact on Human Health

Of all the genetic engineers who have renounced the technology—Arpad Pusztai, Belinda Martineau, Thierry Vrain and John Fagan, among others—because of its shortsighted approach and ability to produce unintended and potentially toxic consequences, Caius Rommens’ story may be the most compelling. Rommens was director of research at Simplot Plant Sciences from 2000 to 2013 where […]

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    Monsanto Cancer Ruling Sparks Backlash Around the Globe

    Monsanto Cancer Ruling Sparks Backlash Around the Globe

    Glyphosate, the world’s most popular herbicide, is at the center of international scrutiny after a San Francisco court on Friday decided in favor of a California school groundskeeper with terminal cancer. The jury ruled that the plaintiff, Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, developed cancer from repeated exposure to Roundup, Monsanto‘s widely used glyphosate-based weedkiller, and ordered the […]

    Long-Term Risks of GE Trees Remain Unanswered

    Long-Term Risks of GE Trees Remain Unanswered

    The following is a joint statement from Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rural Coalition, Biofuelwatch and Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. In an apparent effort to allay serious public and scientific concerns about contamination threats from genetically engineered (GE) trees, on Aug. 3 researchers at Oregon State University claimed they had genetically engineered sterility […]

    What Would a Monsanto-Bayer Merger Really Grow?

    What Would a Monsanto-Bayer Merger Really Grow?

    By Courtney Lindwall A megamerger between two of the world’s biggest agricultural corporations looms on the horizon. The seed and pesticide giant Monsanto is inching closer to uniting with the German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer—a consolidation that could spell disaster for farmers, pollinators, and affordable, healthy food. Here’s why the Monsanto-Bayer merger is a […]

    Potato Company Simplot Licenses DowDuPont’s Gene Editing Tech

    Potato Company Simplot Licenses DowDuPont’s Gene Editing Tech

    By Dan Nosowitz The agricultural company J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest potato producers in the world, struck a deal with the developers of a specific gene editing technology. That tech will allow Simplot to precisely edit the genomes of crops for various reasons: longer shelf life, drought resistance, aesthetic changes like a potato […]

    Federal Judge Bans Use of Glyphosate in Brazil

    Federal Judge Bans Use of Glyphosate in Brazil

    A federal judge in Brazil ordered the suspension of products containing glyphosate until the government re-evaluates the chemical’s toxicology, Reuters reported Monday, citing legal papers. The decision prohibits the registration of new products containing the herbicide and suspends existing registrations within the next 30 days, the report said. The ruling affects Monsanto, the maker of […]

    Study Reveals ‘Large-Scale Illegal Presence’ of GMOs in India’s Food Supply

    Study Reveals ‘Large-Scale Illegal Presence’ of GMOs in India’s Food Supply

    by Jake Johnson Despite India’s law barring genetically modified (GM) foods from being produced or sold in the country without government approval, a study by the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found that thanks to lax enforcement, a deeply flawed labeling system and corporate deception, Indian supermarkets are inundated with GM foods. […]

    Gene-Edited Products Now Classified as GMOs in European Union

    Gene-Edited Products Now Classified as GMOs in European Union

    The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that organisms obtained by mutagenesis, or gene editing, are considered genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which mean they fall under the same strict EU rules that govern GMOs. The decision is a victory for organic farming associations and environmentalists wary of “GMO 2.0” techniques such as CRISPR gene editing […]

    New Dicamba Drift Estimate: 1.1 Million Acres Damaged Already in 2018

    New Dicamba Drift Estimate: 1.1 Million Acres Damaged Already in 2018

    A University of Missouri report released Thursday estimates that drift damage from the pesticide dicamba has occurred across 1.1 million acres of agricultural crops, trees and other plants so far this year. This comes less than a year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and many states introduced additional restrictions meant to prevent off-target […]