Alaska Senator Blocks FDA Appointment Over GMO Salmon
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski claims Dr. Robert Califf, the deputy commissioner of the FDA, wasn’t straightforward with her about GMO salmon. Murkowski comes from the major salmon-producing state of Alaska and has been adamantly opposed to GMO salmon. It was just two days before the FDA voted to approved GMO salmon that she spoke with him, and he did not reveal details to her of the impending approval. Murkowski made it clear...
A New GMO Ban — Philippines Bans GMO Eggplant
Growing GE crops in the Philippines hasn’t been easy. Many farmers became indebted because of the rising cost of GM corn seeds and the increasing cost and quantity of inputs being used. They also faced the emergence of new pests, soil erosion, corn contamination, plus human and animal health impacts. Yet, despite these problems, the Philippines is a regional biotechnology leader. GE corn has been on the rise since 2003 and...
Campbell Adding GMO Ingredients to Campbell’s Soup Labels
Currently, Vermont, Connecticut and Maine have passed mandatory GMO labeling laws, and in July, Vermont will be the first to enact it (pending federal legislation still in the works). Critics, including Campbell, speculate state-by-state GMO labeling requirements will prove confusing for everyone, but they feel optimistic a federal solution will be reached soon. Yet, for now, Campbell is voluntarily adding GMO ingredients to its...
GMO Labeling: Are QR Codes a Solution? The GMA Says Yes
Last month, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) launched a new initiative they hope will ease the GMO labeling concerns of both consumers and producers. Shoppers can access product information by either scanning a QR code, doing a search on the web, or by directly visiting a participating company’s website. What exactly will it look like? Each individual product that participates in SmartLabel will have a specific...
EPA To Limit Future GMO Corn Crops
As we learned in GMO Truth Podcast #6, a big part of the GMO pitch was the reduction of pesticide use and replacing harsher pesticides with less toxic ones, primarily referring to glyphosate. But has the promise to reduce pesticides held up? Now a voracious pest, the corn root worm, is amplifying the problem. As Nation of Change reported in late 2015: Genetically modified crops, corn specifically, has created a pesticide resistant...
China GMO Ban – Schools Will Ban GMO Food
Trying to get a good read on China’s stance regarding GMOs, but not having any luck? Join the club! According to The Library of Congress, China’s Five-Year Plan on National Economic and Social Development for 2011–2015 was to speed up the innovation and application of biotechnology breeding in agriculture. And bloomberg.com says China seems intent on developing it’s own bioengineered seeds rather than importing...
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