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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. […]

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    17 Food Heroes Who Are Making the World a Better Place

    17 Food Heroes Who Are Making the World a Better Place

    From authors to chefs, business owners to activists, this list is a collection of change makers in every industry working to fix inequalities and problems in the food system all over the world. Their examples have inspired movements and changed minds. We hope their stories and work will inspire you as much as it has […]

    The People Take on Monsanto for Crimes Against Humanity in International Tribunal

    The People Take on Monsanto for Crimes Against Humanity in International Tribunal

    Starting tomorrow, 30 witnesses and legal experts from five different continents will testify before five international judges at the three-day Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Their testimonies will attempt to hold the agrochemical giant accountable for their alleged “crimes against humanity” and destruction of the environment, or “ecocide.” Monsanto Tribunal organizers have called Monsanto’s […]

    Bayer-Monsanto Merger a ‘5-Alarm Threat to Our Food Supply’

    Bayer-Monsanto Merger a ‘5-Alarm Threat to Our Food Supply’

    By Katherine Paul It’s been about a week since Monsanto and Bayer confirmed their intention to say “I do”—ample time for media, lawmakers, consumer and farmer advocacy groups, and of course the happy couple themselves, to weigh in on the pros and cons. Reactions poured in from all the usual suspects. Groups like the Farmers […]

    Bayer to Buy Monsanto Creating World’s Largest Seed and Pesticide Company

    Bayer to Buy Monsanto Creating World’s Largest Seed and Pesticide Company

    Monsanto has finally agreed to be purchased by Bayer AG in a historic $66 billion all-cash takeover. The agreement, which both corporations have confirmed, will form the largest seed and pesticide company in the world. The German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant had been courting the St. Louis-based seed maker for roughly four months, with the […]

    Monsanto and the Poisonous Cartel of GMOs in India

    Monsanto and the Poisonous Cartel of GMOs in India

    India is steeped in a synthesized controversy created by Monsanto on the first GMO crop supposedly approved for commercialization. Engaged in litigation on many fronts, Monsanto is trying to subvert India’s patent laws: Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, Essential Commodities Act and Competition Act. It is behaving as if there is no […]

    Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter Help Noam Chomsky Uncover Major Risks Humanity Faces From Pesticides

    Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter Help Noam Chomsky Uncover Major Risks Humanity Faces From Pesticides

    By Alexandra Rosenmann Did you know that American companies are legally permitted to manufacture dangerous pesticides for export—even after the chemicals have been banned in the U.S.? There are policies that create a “circle of poison”; toxic chemicals traveling around the world, ironically imported back to the U.S. through foodstuffs we eat. Circle of Poison, […]