Posts tagged GMO
Monsanto Uprooted: Germany Bans Cultivation of GM Corn
Aug 31st
Spiegel Online
August 31, 2010
Germany has banned the cultivation of GM corn, claiming that MON 810 is dangerous for the environment. But that argument might not stand up in court and Berlin could face fines totalling millions of euros if American multinational Monsanto decides to challenge the prohibition on its seed.
Is Your Favorite Ice Cream Made With Monsanto’s Artificial Hormones?
Aug 24th
John Robbins
Huffington Post
August 24, 2010
Monsanto has been in the news this week, with a U.S. District Court Judge ruling that the USDA has to at least go through the motions of regulating the company’s genetically engineered sugar beets.
Citizens Fight Back By Uprooting GMO Crop Fields
Aug 19th
Rady Ananda
Food Freedom
August 19, 2010
Early Sunday morning, French police stood helpless as sixty people, locked inside an open-air field of genetically modified grapevines, uprooted all the plants.
The Ultimate Food Betrayal: How Big Biotech Rigged the Research on GM Foods
Aug 10th
Jeffrey Smith
Institute For Responsible Technology
August 10, 2010
In 2004, the peer-reviewed British Food Journal published a study claiming that when shoppers in a Canadian farm store were given an informed, unbiased choice between genetically modified (GM) corn and non-GM corn, most purchased the GM variety.
Genetically Modified Canola ‘Escapes’ Farm Fields, Spreads Wild
Aug 9th
Geoffrey Brumfriel
NPR
August 9, 2010
Genetically modified crops are commonplace in fields across the United States, but a new study suggests that some plants have spread into the wild.
How To Know If Your Food Is Conventional, Organic, Or Genetically Modified
Jul 19th
Anthony Gucciardi
www.ShatterLimits.com
July 19, 2010
These days genetic modification of the food supply is rather prevalent. With genetic modification being linked to sterility and infant mortality, it is something that should be avoided at all costs. Unfortunately, food products containing genetically modified organisms are often not properly labeled, leading to unknowing consumption of genetically modified ingredients. Learn how to identify which products are genetically modified, and avoid this major health risk.
Genetically Engineered Soybeans May Cause Allergies
Jul 8th
Jeffrey Smith
Institute For Responsible Technology
July 8, 2010
Beginning in 1996, genes from bacteria and viruses have been forced into the DNA of soy, corn, cotton, and canola plants, which are used for food.
Supermarkets Selling Meat From Animals Fed GM Crops
Jun 27th
Louise Gray
Telegraph.co.uk
June 27, 2010
They have acknowledged that meat, fish, eggs and dairy products on their shelves could contain “indirect” GM ingredients. Every major supermarket in the country said it was unable to provide a guarantee that it was not selling products from animals given GM feed.
Genetically Altered Salmon Get Closer to the Table
Jun 27th
Andrew Pollack
New York Times
June 27, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration is seriously considering whether to approve the first genetically engineered animal that people would eat — salmon that can grow at twice the normal rate.
Monsanto, DuPont Compete For Dominance Of New Genetically Modified Soybeans Approved By The USDA
Jun 13th
The New York Times
June 13, 2010
The Agriculture Department will approve for broad use tomorrow a genetically modified soybean engineered to contain healthier oils, the opening salvo in a biotech oil fight between DuPont Co. and its rival, Monsanto Co.
