Crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have improved pest management and reduced reliance on insecticide sprays. However, evolution of practical resistance by some pests has reduced the efficacy of Bt crops. Read more.
Get Informed on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
The Playbook for GMO 2.0 is Going Exactly to Plan, Brands Step in to Combat it
If you are eating “animal-free” dairy or meat products that taste nearly identical to a traditional animal product, you should be asking plenty of questions. And more often than not, what you will discover is that these foods are anything but “natural”. Aware of what consumers may find out and not wanting to make the same PR mistake twice, the GMO industry has intentionally introduced sophisticated and deceptive names such as synthetic biology, cultured meat, gene editing, precision fermentation and cellular-based seafood. Read more.
Glyphosate linked yet again to Cancer
You might have never heard of glyphosate before, but you probably have some in your garage or basement. It’s the active ingredient in herbicides and weed killers, and now scientists in the US have found that people exposed to it have biomarkers (a naturally occurring molecule or gene found in body fluids or tissues) linked to the development of cancer and other diseases. Read more.
Mexico Calls U.S. Bluff on Science of GMO Corn Restrictions
Mexican and United States trade officials are meeting this week in Mexico City in the first negotiations since the U.S. government filed a formal complaint March 6 against Mexico’s policies restricting the use of genetically modified (GM) corn and the herbicide glyphosate. Science is at the center of the agenda. Read more.
Aqua Bounty Pushes Back Completion of Construction of Land-based Ohio GM Salmon Farm to 2025
Land-based salmon farmer AquaBounty Technologies is delaying the timeline for the completion of construction at its 10,000-metric tons genetically modified (GM) salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio back to 2025. The site was expected to be up and running by late 2023, with salmon ready for market in 2025. Read more.
The Farm Bill Really Matters. We Explain Why.
As communities struggle with food insecurity and farmers face a range of climate-fueled disasters, lawmakers have a chance to build a farm bill that tackles both in 2023. Will they? Read more.
Public Schools to start serving Kraft Lunchables, Thanks to a ‘Sweetheart Deal’ with USDA
Starting this fall, more highly processed foods will be on the menu for children in public schools thanks to a “major new initiative” to get Kraft Heinz’s “Lunchables” products into U.S. public school cafeterias. Read more.
Italy moves to ban Lab-grown Meat to Protect Food Heritage
Italy’s right-wing government has backed a bill that would ban laboratory-produced meat and other synthetic foods, highlighting Italian food heritage and health protection. Read more.
To Protect Corporate Profits, U.S. Plans to Bully Mexico into Buying GMO Corn
Corporate money has always corrupted the political process in order to create laws and trade agreements that protect corporate profits at the expense of not just U.S. citizens, but citizens of the world. We can find, perhaps, no better case in point than genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Read more.
GMO Wheat: A Concerning Addition to our Food Supply
Despite USDA claims that bio-engineered wheat is safe, consumers have reservations (“Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Wheat Scandal Is No Surprise, by Paul Klein, Forbes magazine”). While genetically modified corn and soybeans are primarily grown as animal feed or for use in processed foods, wheat is a crop grown to be consumed directly. That makes it a harder sell (“Explainer: Biotech corn and soy widely used, consumers still wary of GM wheat,” Reuters, March 3, 2023, Julie Ingwersen). Read more.