April 19, 2016 — Today, the Alliance for Natural Health-USA (ANH-USA) released the results of food safety testing conducted on an assortment of popular breakfast foods. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing revealed the presence of glyphosate; the most widely used agricultural herbicide, in 10 of…
By Brandon Turbeville No one can accuse James Hinton of being unclear on his stance regarding GMOs and GMO legislation. The Napa County Board of Supervisors, District 2 candidate has staunchly opposed GMOs since day one of his candidacy and has even made the issue…
By Maggie Martin With the proliferation of corporate-funded science, it’s no wonder that genetic seed monopolies like Monsanto, DuPont, Bayer and BASF are caught again and again funding research to ostensibly solve the problem of global bee decline. Coincidentally, those funded initiatives often point to…
By Claire Bernish France — France is the latest in a growing number of countries to ban glyphosate-based weedkillers for their potential risks to human health. This week, ANSES — French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety — sent manufacturers a letter of…
By Sustainable Pulse A Care2 petition, which was signed by over 90 000 people, has led to Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide being removed from Waitrose stores across the UK, the supermarket confirmed on Friday. Waitrose Customer Service sent the petition organizer Barbara G. a message…
By True Activist Biotechnology firm Monsanto Company reported in a statement Wednesday that its quarterly earnings declined to about $4.5 billion compared to the same period in 2015. The reported earnings were slightly below the market’s average estimates. Monsanto is the world’s largest seed company,…
By Brianna Blaschke Colorado’s Boulder County has drafted a plan to eliminate county-owned land of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the near future, as means of promoting the best interest of their people. The Board of County Commissioners announced this directive in late March. Under the…
By ANH-USA Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini has now found that other, supposedly “inert,” ingredients associated with Roundup are even more dangerous than its primary toxin. Action Alert! For many months, we at ANH-USA have been telling you about the wide spectrum of negative health effects that are…
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA – More than 100 groups representing over 5 million Nigerians, comprising of farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local community groups, are vehemently opposing Monsanto’s attempts to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton and maize into Nigeria’s food and farming…
By ANH-USA The FDA is about to complete the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys—unless we respond in force. Action Alert! Earlier this month, the FDA made available a draft environmental assessment predicting that the release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Key Haven,…
By Phillip Schneider Monsanto is quite possibly the world’s most hated company, but few know much of the history of this multi-national giant. “When a company claims its product improves on nature, many consumers happily declare the product an example of scientific progress. Equally powerful, though,…
By Nick Brannigan Is the public awakening to GMOs? Is the tipping point finally happening? GMO Facts: About 90% of crops that are genetically modified have been done so to withstand being sprayed with harsh herbicides (specifically Roundup). The World Health Organization’s International Agency…
By Joseph Jankowski March has been a month of major victory for those concerned about eating food contaminated with the biotech industry’s GMOs. Four major food companies, Kellogg’s, ConAgra Foods, General Mills and Mars, Inc., announced they will label food products that contain genetically modified organisms. These companies are following…
By Brandon Turbeville Ever since its inception, the FDA’s influence has steadily grown over the products consumed by millions of Americans and over the choices the American people are able to make regarding those products. For many, the FDA stands as America’s gold standard and…
By Natural Blaze CONSUMED is a dramatic thriller that explores the controversial world of Genetically Modified Food (GMOs). The fictional portrayal of the intricate web involving GMOs is played out by A-list actors, which is unique for this type of film. It is now playing in…
By Claire Bernish United States — General Mills’ announcement Friday that it would voluntarily label products containing genetically-modified ingredients means Vermont, one of the smallest states in the Union, might have just managed a coup for consumers. Vermont’s new law, which requires such labeling, goes into…
By Baran Hines Mars Incorporated, the company that owns many popular chocolate candy brands has announced that it intends to label the products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), to comply with Vermont’s law. Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July…
By Kristan T. Harris General Mills has decided to start labeling ingredients that are genetically modified (GMO) within their products nationwide, Star Tribune reports. “We can’t label our products for only one state without significantly driving up costs for our consumers, and we simply won’t do that,” Jeff Harmening,…
By Brandon Turbeville The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) was found guilty on Friday, March 11, of violating the “spirit and letter” of the state of Washington’s Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws by attempting to shield the identities of the corporations that dumped millions of dollars into a…
By Nadia Prupis Senate bill would have banned state-mandated GMO labeling measures. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a controversial bill that would have made labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products voluntary. The bill needed 60 votes to pass and only received 44….
