News regarding the dangers of GMOs and biotech, and the advantages of organic sustainable agriculture.
Feds Want to Seize Local Family-owned Oyster Farm in California
by Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Falls Church, Virginia (December 27, 2012) — The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) has agreed to administer a litigation fund to be used to help finance the Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s lawsuit against the United States National Park Service. Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) is a family-owned, environmentally sustainable oyster farm on the shores […]
Obama Administration Snubs Risks, Moves Forward With GE Salmon Approval
by Center for Food Safety
December 21, 2012 – 400,000 public comments, 40 Members of Congress ignored; CFS calls proposed approval of first ever GE animal “premature and misguided”
Center for Food Safety sharply criticized today’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement releasing an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the controversial AquaBounty AquaAdvantage® transgenic salmon. The FDA action is […]
FDA Sued for Withholding Data on Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
By Dr. Mercola
The United States uses nearly 30 million pounds of antibiotics annually in food production. Livestock antibiotic use accounts for 80 percent of the total antibiotics sold in the US, and unnecessary use of antibiotics in food animals (cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys) is a major driving force behind the rampant development of […]
General Mills Gets a Taste of the Backlash After it Spent Over $1.1 Million to Defeat GMO Labeling Initiative
By Dr. Mercola
Organic foods are required by U.S. federal law to be produced in ways that promote ecological sustainability, without common toxic and genetically engineered ingredients.
But organic products are increasingly being forced to compete with products that are labeled as “natural.” There are no restrictions on the term “natural”, and it often constitutes nothing […]
70 Percent Commercial Pork Contaminated with Dangerous Pathogens
By Dr. Mercola
Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, there may be good reason to carefully consider your decision to include pork as a regular part of your diet, because despite advertising campaigns trying to paint pork as a “healthy” alternative to beef, research suggests it may be hazardous to your health on multiple levels. One […]
Could Monsanto’s Roundup be Leading to the Overgrowth of Deadly Bacteria in Animals and Humans Consuming GMO Foods?
by Sayer Ji
GreenMedInfo.com
Could Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup be leading to the overgrowth of deadly bacteria in animals and humans consuming genetically-modified food contaminated with it?
This question follows from a new study published in the journal Current Microbiology titled, “The Effect of Glyphosate on Potential Pathogens and Beneficial Members of Poultry Microbiota In Vitro,” which found that the […]
Tell Congress to Dump the GMO Monsanto Rider!
by Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
Though wrapped in a “farmer-friendly” package, the biotech rider (section 733) is simply an industry ploy to continue to plant GMO crops even when a court of law has found they were approved illegally.
The provision is intended to force USDA to grant temporary permits and deregulations of GMO crops […]
Are Biotech Companies About to Gain Immunity on GMOs from Federal Law During Lame Duck Congress?
Congress Is Back. And So Is Monsanto’s Sneak Attack.
by Organic Consumer Association
With the elections over, Congress has returned for a lame duck session to clear its plate of post-Thanksgiving legislative leftovers. Not surprisingly, Monsanto is back, too, pushing a rider to the FY 2013 Agricultural Appropriations Bill that if passed, would grant the biotech […]
Pests Adapt to GMOs Requiring More Pesticides for GM Crops
Those bugs 'are going to outsmart us' - As nature adapts to chemicals and genetically engineered seeds, farmers face new threats.
Largest Health Insurance Company in the US Warns about GMO Dangers
By: Salem Weekly Editors
willamettelive.com
It has come to our attention that Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed healthcare organization in the United States, has advised its members against GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in food.
In its Northwest Fall 2012 newsletter, Kaiser suggested membership limit exposure to genetically modified organisms.
“GMOs have been added to our food supply since […]
GMO Consumer Rights Win in Washington, Lose in California
A ballot initiative banning GMO crops in San Juan County in Washington State appeared to win with overwhelming support on election day.
Study: Far Fewer Chemicals Needed in Farming
This is a matter of paying people for their knowledge and smart work instead of paying chemical companies for poisons.
GMO Labeling Opponents Getting Desperate in California
by Brian Shilhavy
The LA Times is reporting today that support for Proposition 37, the statewide ballot measure in California to label genetically engineered foods, has seen its voter support plummet during the last month, and a new poll shows it is a dead heat. After a barrage of negative television advertisements, financed by a $41-million opposition […]
New GM Crop Threatens Entire Existence of Organics
by Heather Loney
Global News
There’s a new genetically modified crop on the horizon that some say is jeopardizing the entire Canadian organic farming industry.
Organic farmers across the country are sounding the alarm bells on the state of alfalfa, one small plant with a massive role in organic farming.
When most people hear the word alfalfa they generally think of sprouts they […]
FDA Censors Academic Freedom at UC Davis Regarding Raw Milk Benefits?
by David Gumpert
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about what I thought was a well balanced scientific assessment, by a prominent international science writer, of several large-scale research studies out of Europe about the potential health benefits of raw milk. It was published in SPLASH, the newsletter of the International Milk Genomics Consortium (IMGC), which is housed […]
Dr. Bernhoft Explains the “Science” Behind GMO Foods and Why You Want Them Labeled
Dr. Robin Bernhoft was one of the first doctors in the U.S. to recognize the toxic effects of GMO, and to see positive results in his patients after prescribing a diet free of GMO foods. In this video, Dr. Bernhoft explains the "science" behind GMO foods, and why you want them labeled.
Right to Know if GMOs are in your Food: Vote Yes on Prop 37
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To learn more about Prop 37 and Food & Water Watch’s campaign to make GE Labeling the Law, visit www.foodandwaterwatch.org/yeson37.
“What makes you think you have the right to know?” asks Danny DeVito in a witty, ironic public service announcement by the political action committee […]
Allergy free milk from cloned NZ cow slammed as likely to do more harm than good
By Jessica Strauss
An anti GM group in New Zealand wants the government to shut down research into an allergen free milk produced by a cloned cow.
In a world breakthrough, AgResearch (NZ) scientists have produced milk from ‘ Daisy’ that is free of the protein betalactoglobulin (BLG)
It’s estimated up to 3 per cent of humans […]
Both Romney and Obama Eat Organic While Pushing GMOs for Others
By Dr. Mercola
Over the past few years, an interesting pattern has emerged, where political supporters of genetically engineered (GE) foods are feasting on organics, while promoting unlabeled GE foods for everyone else.
Most recently, Mother Jones1 discussed how Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney – whose ties to Monsanto go back to the late 1970’s when GE crops […]
Russia suspends import and use of American GM corn after study revealed cancer risk
by Sean Poulter
DailyMail.co.uk
Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage.
Separately, the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), has ordered its own review in to the research, which was conducted at a French university.
The decision by Russia could be followed by […]