Big news from Capitol Hill
By Michelle Kim Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has officially signed on as a co-sponsor to the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, the federal bill that would require mandatory labeling of...
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GMO OMG!
Last Friday, Nicole McCann (our food campaigns director) and I had the pleasure to attend the GMO OMG screening in Georgetown. The film follows director and watchful father Jeremy Seifert as he learns...
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Environmental Action takes on Smucker’s
Smucker’s, a Team USA official sponsor at the Sochi Olympics, is one of the most recognizable food brands in the US. But contrary to popular belief, Smucker’s is no food champion; while using...
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Q & A: Ashley Koff on Quality Foods
GMO Inside had the pleasure of interviewing the fabulous and insightful Ashley Koff, R.D. The nutrition consultant, health authority and registered dietitian Ashley Koff is a self-described...
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Q & A: Hans Herren on Sustainable Agriculture Solutions
This week’s GMO Inside exclusive features Hans Herren, President of the Millennium Institute. Hans Herren is an internationally recognized scientist, entomologist, farmer and development specialist....
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Introducing the DARK (Deny Americans the Right-to-Know) Act
Consumers have a right to know what’s in their food, but not according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and Congressman Mike Pompeo of Kansas. Yesterday, Pompeo introduced a bill–drafted...
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Q & A: Lisa Griffith on the Importance of Family Farms
This week’s GMO Inside interview features Lisa Griffith from the National Family Farm Coalition. Lisa Griffith is the Membership and Outreach Coordinator for the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC)....
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Q & A: Friends of the Earth’s Lisa Archer on the Future of GMO Technology
This week’s GMO Inside exclusive interview features Lisa Archer from Friends of the Earth. Lisa Archer is the Food and Technology Program Director at Friends of the Earth. Lisa campaigns to make sure...
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What you Need to Know About Antibiotics in the Dairy Industry
Farming isn’t what it once was, and one of the biggest changes is in the raising of animals for meat and dairy. Long gone are the small-scale family farms that provide dairy to local cheese producers...
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International Year of Soils – Getting our Hands Dirty
by Carly Giddings, Food Campaigns Intern We can no longer consider dirt a four letter word: soil health is essential for global food security and fresh water storage which puts great pressure on...
View ArticleThe Public Health Ramifications of GMOs and Herbicides (Mercola)
Originally published by Dr. Mercola by Dr. Mercola September 1, 2015 On August 20, 2015, Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., and Charles Benbrook, Ph.D. published a paper1,2 in the one of the most...
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DARK Dairy: The DARK Act’s Animal Feed Exception
The Safe and Affordable Food Labeling (SAFE) Act, more commonly known as Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, was passed by the House on July 23, 2015, and is expected to be rolled in to the...
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USDA okays Monsanto’s herbicide-resistant GMO corn w/o permits (RT)
Originally Published by RT March 24, 2016 The US Department of Agriculture will end regulation of Monsanto’s genetically-modified corn that is engineered to resist the company’s herbicide, the federal...
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U.S. environmentalists sue to overturn approval of GMO salmon (Reuters)
Originally Published by Reuters by Tom Polansek March 31, 2016 U.S. health regulators are facing a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental organizations seeking to overturn the government’s...
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Monsanto CEO Says ‘Roundup Is Not A Carcinogen’ But 94 Scientists From Around...
Originally Published by Ecowatch by Lorraine Chow April 4, 2016 Last week, Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant sat down with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson for a wide-ranging, two-part interview about...
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Smucker’s Voluntarily Labels GMO Traces In Peanut Butter (The Alternative Daily)
Originally Published by The Alternative Daily by Tanya Rakhmilevich April 8, 2016 At The Alternative Daily, we’ve reported on the growing demand for GMO transparency and labeling — polls say that...
View ArticleAfrica’s Traditional Crops Under Threat as Big Ag, Gates Foundation ‘Donate’...
Originally Published by EcoWatch by Lorraine Chow April 6, 2014 A new report from the African Centre for Biodiversity, a nonprofit that aims to protect the continent’s biodiversity and food production...
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It’s Round 2 in GMO Labeling Fight (Huffpost Politics)
Originally Published by Huffpost Politics by Carey Gillman April 5, 2016 Ding! Round 2 in Washington’s GMO labeling battle is underway. Though many of those pushing for mandatory labeling of foods...
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GMO Mushroom Sidesteps UDSA Regulations (EcoWatch)
Originally Published by EcoWatch by Lorraine Chow April 19, 2016 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it will not regulate the potential cultivation and sale of a genetically modified...
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Colombia to Resume Use of Glyphosate in Cocaine Fight (EcoWatch)
Originally Published by EcoWatch by Lorraine Chow April 20, 2016 A government official in Colombia announced that the country will once again use the controversial herbicide glyphosate to destroy...
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