Maine has become the second U.S. state in as many weeks to pass a bill that would require food retailers to identify genetically modified foods with specific labels.
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Maine Says No to GMOs, Bill Passes Through SenateJune 16th, 2013 - Jill EttingerThis Little Piggy Went to Vomit: GMOs Make Pigs Sick, Scientists Refute Study FindingsJune 14th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Once again, research into the detrimental health effects of consuming GMOs has come under scrutiny by the scientific community. Read More:This Little Piggy Went to Vomit: GMOs Make Pigs Sick, Scientists Refute Study FindingsThe Real Americone Dream? Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Out GMOs for GoodJune 4th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Ben & Jerry’s, the popular ice cream maker from Vermont, has announced that GMOs will be removed from all of the company’s products by the year’s end. Currently, 80 percent of Ben & Jerry’s offerings are already GMO-free. Read More:The Real Americone Dream? Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Out GMOs for GoodMonsanto Is Giving Up on EuropeJune 3rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Monsanto, the highly controversial biotech company known best for GMO seeds and chemical herbicides such as Roundup, has announced that it will drop lobbying efforts in the EU. Read More:Monsanto Is Giving Up on EuropeFallout Starts for Wheat Farmers after GMO Wheat Found in OregonJune 1st, 2013 - Lacy
Fallout for U.S. wheat exports has begun following the USDA’s announcement that non-approved GMO wheat had been discovered growing on a farm in Oregon, with Japan announcing that it will halt all Western wheat imports and the EU strongly recommending that member states test wheat imports from the US. Read More:Fallout Starts for Wheat Farmers after GMO Wheat Found in OregonUnapproved GMO Wheat Found Growing in OregonMay 31st, 2013 - Lacy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) discovered an unapproved variety of genetically engineered glyphosate-resistant wheat in samples taken from a farm in Oregon. The variety was the same as one that Monsanto grew in test plots in 16 states from 1998 to 2005. There are no genetically engineered wheat varieties currently approved for sale in the U.S. or any other country. Read More:Unapproved GMO Wheat Found Growing in OregonMarch Against Monsanto Rallies Held in More Than 50 CountriesMay 28th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Fifty-two countries and more than 430 cities around the world had one major thing in common on Saturday: Thousands of people gathered to participate in the March Against Monsanto protests over genetically modified seeds and biotech companies including the poster-corporation for GMOs: Monsanto. Read More:March Against Monsanto Rallies Held in More Than 50 Countries2013 Farm Bill Amendment Aims to Kill State GMO Label LawsMay 23rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Being dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act 2.0″ an amendment added into the 2013 Farm Bill could prevent individual states from passing their own GMO labeling laws. Read More:2013 Farm Bill Amendment Aims to Kill State GMO Label LawsSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto’s Right to Patent Seeds (And Sue You)May 14th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
The Supreme Court announced its ruling yesterday in favor of biotech giant Monsanto in the highly publicized Bowman v. Monsanto case brought about by an Indiana farmer over the company’s right to patent seeds. Read More:Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto’s Right to Patent Seeds (And Sue You)Meet ‘Rosé’, Del Monte’s New Red-Fleshed GMO PineappleMay 2nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
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. Read More:Meet ‘Rosé’, Del Monte’s New Red-Fleshed GMO Pineapple |
