By Jefferey Jaxen Somewhere along the line, it become profitable for corporations to engage in genetic damage. To alter the DNA and genetic code of our species has easily surpassed the tech boom of the 90’s. The food, medical and pharmaceutical industries share one massive,…
Natural Blaze The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) has denounced the federal government’s proposal to allow exceptions to Health Canada’s safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) foods. The new policy would accept a “low level presence” (LLP) of contamination in food imports from GM products…
By Heather Callaghan The UN’s World Food Program, funded by world governments, NGOs and corporations like Yum! Brands and Cargill, postulates that there’s just too much hunger in the world, so no one should protest a novel form of genetic engineering that involves blipping out…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Do Americans like to eat? Do Americans want to eat genetically modified organisms or foods? What are your answers? If you are like most Americans, you answered a resounding “yes” to the first question, but a determined “no” to the second…
Natural Blaze UNIONVILLE, C.T., Jun. 25 /CSRwire/ – GMO Free USA will be joining Neil Young + Promise of the Real during their upcoming tour to promote their new studio album, The Monsanto Years. The nonprofit will be taking GMO education on the road from…
By Daisy Luther If you’re one of the people who was excited when the “natural” sweetener that was allegedly made from the stevia plant became more commonly available, I’m afraid I have some bad news for you. All of that hype about the “new” zero-calorie…
Environmental, advocacy and organic farming organizations have sent a letter Thursday to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball along with Cornell University President David Skorton and Agricultural School Associate Dean Susan Brown, urging them to release information to the public about…
Experts from Oxford University in the UK have released a study in the Nature journal stating that there are no increased profits for Indian farmers who grow Bt cotton in non-irrigated areas. Nature published the study online on June 1. It is also noted that…
Natural Blaze Genetic engineers have been developing a so-called ‘kill switch’ for genetically-modified organisms, such as insects or bacteria, that could be a threat to humans if they are released outside of a laboratory setting. Chris Voigt, associate professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, speaks…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Just about everyone loves corn, especially fresh corn-on-the-cob in summer. Well, maybe “corn-aholics” ought to research the effects of modern GMO corn before taking another bite. Don’t pop that corn yet! Jerry Rosman was a pig and cattle farmer, who now…
Medford, OR – Family farmers and other supporters of Jackson County’s precedent-setting ban on genetically engineered (GE) crop cultivation are celebrating a federal court ruling upholding the legality of Jackson County’s ordinance. The ban passed last year with the backing of over 150 family farms…
By Carey Wedler A class action suit against the Monsanto corporation was filed in Los Angeles this week in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County. It accuses the company of false advertising for its implied claims that the herbicide, Roundup, is safe for…
A never-before-seen draft environmental review of AquaBounty Technologies’ (ABTX) genetically engineered (GE) salmon reveals that Canadian government scientists disagree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on key questions related to the safety and performance of what may be the first GE animal approved for…
Following pressure from NGOs and parents across America, Abbott has decided to offer new non-GMO baby formulas in its best-selling Similac line. Abbott, said it would first offer a non-GMO version of its best-selling Similac Advance, followed by a non-GMO version of Similac Sensitive. [do_widget…
By Nutritional Anarchy This Saturday, the third annual March Against Monsanto will be taking place in cities around the globe as people exercise their right to free speech and clean, organic food and really just simply to know what exactly it is they are eating…
(ANTIMEDIA) WORLDWIDE – On May 23, 2015, hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals will gather across 38 countries and 428 cities to join in peaceful protest against the Monsanto Company as a part of the March Against Monsanto grassroots campaign. This movement seeks to raise…
Keys residents who oppose Mosquito Control’s release of genetically modified mosquitoes have filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration demanding further study before any release is permitted. The petition requests that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs complete a detailed environmental impact statement…
By Jeffery Green Perhaps no place in the world typifies the ravages of mass starvation and generalized food shortages than Africa. It also is a continent that has been consistently targeted by biotech and agribusiness conglomerates to receive their poisonous products as a supposed solution….
Civil society organisations from Canada, Australia and Japan have jointly issued a warning about contamination risks from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), after the recent EU commission authorisation of 17 new GMOs for food and feed. “Learn the lessons from our countries – GMO is not…
By Catherine J. Frompovich A dear friend gifted me with a sweatshirt that said, “GMO OMG WTF Are We Eating?” I can’t tell you how much I really appreciated that thoughtful gift. I even wore it to the screening of a film about GMOs where…
