Get Informed on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Posted May 21, 2013
Reliable sources in Washington D.C. have informed the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach one or more “Monsanto Riders” or amendments to the 2013 Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on genetically engineered (GE) foods. Read more.
Posted May 21, 2013
By a majority of almost 99.99% to .01%, the US public overwhelming rejected steps toward the legalization of genetically engineered trees during the USDA APHIS public comment period that ended yesterday. Read more.
Posted May 17th, 2013.
A debate over food standards with the largest US trading partner could affect what Americans are eating for dinner. Read more.
Posted May 8, 2013
The only other country in the Americas besides Ecuador to completely ban genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) from being cultivated within its borders, the South American nation of Peru has taken charge to help protect not only its own citizens but also the people of the countries to whom it exports food crops from the horrors of biotechnology. Read more.
Posted May 6, 2013
A 2012 report reveals the stunning levels of glyphosate in GMO corn and the amount of vital nutrients that have been drawn out. Read more.
Posted May 1, 2013
And when are anti-GMO activist groups going to stop saying they’re “shocked and disappointed” by the president?
Shocked and disappointed is polite-speak and politically correct reaction. It’s baloney.
Don’t you get it? Obama has never been on your side. He never deserved your trust. Read more.
Posted May 1, 2013
New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop developers who say they are rushing to roll out a broad strategy to combat consumer concerns about their products. Read more.
Posted May 1st, 2013.
If the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities gets its way, genetically modified crops will no longer be welcome on Island soil. Read more.
ACTION ALERT — New GMO Labeling Bill: Will of the People vs. the Greed and Power of Biotech Industry
Posted April 29, 2013
In an exciting move in Washington, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) together have sponsored new federal legislation that requires the labeling of all genetically engineered food in the U.S. The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act is the first national labeling bill to be introduced in Congress since 2010. Read more. TAKE ACTION to ask your legislators to support the federal labeling bill.
Posted April 26, 2013
Seattle natural grocer PCC Natural Markets is ready to stand up against Monsanto and other genetically modified organism (GMO) food producers. Read more.