OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » gm foods http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Want More GMOs? No Problem! USDA to Cut Approval Time in Half http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/usda-to-cut-approval-time-in-half-for-gmos-genetically-modified-food/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/usda-to-cut-approval-time-in-half-for-gmos-genetically-modified-food/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:00:20 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=10819 GMO Canola field

A change in the way the USDA rules on regulatory reviews of genetically modified foods spells good news for biotech companies. The new changes will speed up the review process phase in approving plants and animals created through genetic modification.

]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/usda-to-cut-approval-time-in-half-for-gmos-genetically-modified-food/feed/ 0 Lima, Peru: ‘We’re A GMO-Free Zone!’ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/lima-peru-were-a-gmo-free-zone/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/lima-peru-were-a-gmo-free-zone/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:00:33 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=9474 Lima, Peru: "We're A 'GMO-Free' Zone"

Lima, the capital of Peru has declared itself a "GMO-free zone" through a municipal ordinance issued on June 16th. The announcement comes in response to a controversial government declaration that has the potential to blanket the country with deregulated genetically modified organisms.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/lima-peru-were-a-gmo-free-zone/feed/ 0 Monsanto’s Roundup Pesticide Link to Birth Defects Hidden from Public http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-pesticide-link-to-birth-defects-hidden-from-public/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-pesticide-link-to-birth-defects-hidden-from-public/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:00:25 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=9396 Monsanto's Roundup Pesticide Link to Birth Defects Hidden from Public

In a recently released report by an international group of scientists funded by Earth Open Source, the team of researchers conclude that as far back as the 1980s, regulators knew that exposure to the glyphosate-based pesticide commonly marketed as Monsanto's Roundup causes birth defects.

]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-roundup-pesticide-link-to-birth-defects-hidden-from-public/feed/ 0 Monsanto’s GM Sugar Beets Require Further Testing Says Court http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-gmo-sugar-beets-require-further-testing-says-court/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/monsantos-gmo-sugar-beets-require-further-testing-says-court/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:00:12 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=9383 Monsanto's GM Sugar Beets Require Further Testing Says Court

The USDA must complete an Environmental Impact Study before Monsanto's GM sugar beets will be allowed to continue being grown for commercial use, a federal appeals court decided in late May.

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