In a notable victory for India, a country plagued with controversies surrounding the widespread genetically modified crops found across the nation, the government announced that beginning in January 2013 all food products containing genetically modified ingredients must be labeled if they're going to be sold in the country.

Transgenic cotton has been found growing in the wild in Mexico by researchers studying the gene flow of wild cotton populations, cites a new report published in the October edition of the journal Molecular Ecology.

Brazilian cropland planted with genetically modified soybeans, corn and cotton seeds are now outpacing the nation's conventional crop growth, according to a new review conducted by the consulting firm Celeres.