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GMO Bt Corn Seeds Causing Rise in Pesticide Use

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:20:02 +0000

Rootworms, which have cost corn farmers excessive crop losses, are showing resistance to genetically modified Bt corn, leading to a rise in pesticide use and not the decline promised by biotech companies.

European Union Releases Data on Controversial Monsanto GMO Corn Strain

Jill Ettinger — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:16:41 +0000

--> With concerns growing over genetically modified foods stirred up by a recent French study, the European Food Safety Authority, the European Union's risk assessment body for food safety, has announced its release of all data on a strain of genetically modified corn engineered by Monsanto on its website.

France Won’t Ban Monsanto’s GMO Corn

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:24:13 +0000

While the merits of a recent study on genetically modified organisms conducted by the University of Caen in France are still being scrutinized by the scientific community and the biotech industry, government officials in France say they will not change their opinion on Monsanto's NK603 GMO corn variety, which is currently allowed for sale in the country.

Could Monsanto Start the Next Cold War? GMO Corn Banned in Russia

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:59:31 +0000

Russian officials have announced a temporary ban on the import and sale of any of Monsanto's genetically modified corn into the country as a result of a French study released last week connecting the corn with an increased risk of cancer.

Could GMO Corn Be A Medical Breakthrough?

Jill Ettinger — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:48:43 +0000

While no stranger to the pharmaceutical industry, genetically modified organisms could be used to mass-produce enzymes in treatment for rare diseases.

‘Sustainable’ Biofuels Driving up Food Prices During Worst Drought in 50 Years

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:07:17 +0000

Fears over what many experts suggest is an inevitable food crisis as a result of the nation's worst drought in half a century has the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization looking at making biofuel policies more flexible.

Wal-Mart to Sell Monsanto’s ‘Sustainable’ GMO Sweet Corn

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:31:47 +0000

As the battle over labeling genetically modified foods heats up in California with Proposition 37 scheduled for a November vote, news that Wal-Mart will begin selling Monsanto's GMO sweet corn adds more fuel to the fire.

Gates Foundation Gives $10 Million to GMO Research

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:42:53 +0000

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made its support of genetically modified foods no secret over the years, and the recent $10 million grant awarded by the foundation to a team of British plant scientists makes it even more apparent.

DOA: Cows Fed GMO Corn Died, Syngenta Faces Criminal Charges

Jill Ettinger — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00:35 +0000

What's being called "mysterious cattle deaths" in Hesse, Germany, has led to criminal charges filed against Switzerland-based multinational biotech company, Syngenta, for allegedly covering up animals' deaths recorded in trials that resulted from the ingestion of the company's genetically modified Bt176 corn variety.

Letters Flood USDA Over Pending Approval of ‘Agent Orange Corn’

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:00:36 +0000

More than 140 environmental and health advocacy groups along with 35 medical and public health professionals have submitted letters to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to reject an application for the approval of herbicide and herbicide resistant crops submitted by Dow AgroSciences.