The US Department of Agriculture last Friday gave farmers the go-ahead to resume planting Roundup Ready sugarbeets—claiming it’s the only way to avoid a nationwide shortage of sugar!
Tag: GMO
Comparing Apples and Oranges? It’s Easy When They’re Both Genetically Engineered
Will we soon wake up to GMO orange juice? Plus more on apples, sugar beets, court decisions, and Hillary Clinton’s attempt to push GMO on Africa.
Action Alert: Genetically Modified Frankenfish!
Coming to you soon—and you probably won’t know that you’re eating it.
News Briefs
Sour milk politics; Congress tries to improve school lunches; court says no to Monsanto; and Harvard researchers develop Frankenstein machine.
Genetically Modified Foods: More Reason to Avoid Them; Why They Threaten Organic Agriculture
If you doubt that Genetically Modified (GM) foods pose a health threat, you’ll want to read this post.
Just say “No” to GMOs!
Doctors from the American Academy of Environmental Medicine warn the public to avoid genetically modified foods.
Why Genetically Engineered Crops Threaten Your Health
GMO foods haven’t made it to the front page, but they could be putting most of us at risk. If you listen to political talk-radio, you may have been puzzled by recent ads about seeds. Why would anyone be concerned about access to seeds? Because approximately 82 percent of the global seed supply is patented and owned by a handful of big corporations.
Judge Overturns the Government’s Approval of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
The New York Times reports that Judge Jeffrey S. White of Federal District Court in San Francisco has overturned U.S. approval of Monsanto’s GMO sugar beet sold as “Roundup Ready.” White ruled that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service violated environmental law by failing to assess whether the beets would eventually share their… Continue reading Judge Overturns the Government’s Approval of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
GMO a Big NO on National Wildlife Refuge Land
Genetically modified organisms, or GMO foods, are on grocery store shelves already. They are present in nearly 80% of processed foods that contain crops such as corn and soy and their byproducts. The long-term effects on human health and the environment from these non-natural products are unknown. A federal survey has revealed that most Americans… Continue reading GMO a Big NO on National Wildlife Refuge Land
Genetically Altered Animals and Foods—AAHF Looks at the Issues
On February 6, the FDA made history by approving the first drug made with materials from genetically engineered (GE) goats. Last month the Agency issued guidelines covering how it will regulate products from genetically altered animals, despite controversy about this technology. The bottom line is that this stamp of approval comes with little knowledge of… Continue reading Genetically Altered Animals and Foods—AAHF Looks at the Issues