Meet ‘Rosé’, Del Monte’s New Red-Fleshed GMO Pineapple

May 2nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Pineapple

It sounds harmless enough, like something you’d serve on special occasions. But Del Monte’s red-fleshed Rosé pineapple is special for another reason: it’s genetically modified.

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Europe Becomes First Continent to Ban a Pesticide

May 1st, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Bee

The European Union passed a continent-wide ban yesterday on the insecticides believed to be the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious disease affecting millions of bees worldwide and threatening global food supplies.

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FDA Receives 1.5 Million Public Comments Opposing GMO Salmon

April 30th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

GMO salmon

Last week’s FDA deadline on the pending approval of genetically modified salmon saw nearly 1.5 million comments oppose the approval.

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Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Linked to Obesity, Cancer, Heart Disease and Autism

April 29th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Spraying crops

Roundup, the best-selling glyphosate-based herbicide marketed by Monsanto, has been linked to several new health risks including obesity, autism and cancer, according to new research.

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EWG’s 2013 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Lists Highlight Pesticides in Produce

April 23rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Apple

The Environmental Working Group’s EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce—the annual list of most pesticide-contaminated produce was released yesterday, and sees apples at the top of the list once again.

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Brazilian Cattle Ranchers Fined for Destroying Rainforest

April 22nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Brazil cattle

Twenty-six Brazilian beef producers are facing nearly $300 million in fines from Brazilian prosecutors for buying cattle raised illegally on deforested Amazon rainforest land or indigenous reservations, reports Reuters.

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Country Music Star Carrie Underwood Stands Up for Undercover Farm Investigators

April 20th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Carrie Underwood

Award-winning country music superstar Carrie Underwood has voiced her opposition to Tennessee’s “ag-gag” bill, which, if approved by Governor Bill Haslam, will make it the seventh state to adopt the measure.

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Non-GMO Food Gets Another Certifier: GMO Guard

April 19th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Natural Food Certifiers (NFC), known for its organic, kosher, gluten and vegan certification programs has launched GMO Guard, a third party verification program certifying non-GMO foods. The category of non-GMO certifiers has been slim compared with organic or kosher certification programs. Currently, the largest non-GMO certification program in the U.S. is the Non-GMO Project. The [...]

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Got Raw Milk? Bill Pending in Montana to Make it Legal

April 18th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

raw milk

Montana’s “small herd exemption bill” could allow some farms to sell raw milk to consumers despite the controversy and legal issues that have made it essentially illegal elsewhere.

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Report Finds High Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Meat

April 17th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Bacon

A new report released by the Environmental Working Group finds an alarming amount of the meat sold in U.S. supermarkets and restaurants contain high levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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