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Monsanto Protection Act Dies In The U.S. Senate
In what many anti-GMO activists are claiming as a victory, several U.S. Senators have proposed a measure that would allow the infamous “Monsanto Protection Act” to expire at the end of September. Just...
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Unregulated Sale Of Monsanto's GMO Corn, Canola Approved By USDA
While the rest of the country braces for a government shut-down, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) quietly approved three new biotechnology...
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Monsanto Invests $930M In Climate Change Preparedness
They say if you want to know the truth, follow the money. Although U.S. politicians continue to debate the validity of climate change, Monsanto, one of America’s biggest agricultural lobbyists, just...
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Over 50 Countries Will March Against Monsanto On October 12th
As the battle for mandatory GMO labeling draws to a close in Washington, anti-GMO activists from at least 50 nations will take to the streets to reclaim the food supply. The global March Against...
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Monsanto And Friends Win World Food Prize, Despite Global Protests
The World Food Prize is an international award that recognizes individuals who have “advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.” This year the...
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Mexico and Hawaii Pass New Anti-GMO Legislation
Just days after the global March Against Monsanto, two new developments have anti-GMO activists claiming victory: The Big Island of Hawaii passed a GMO prohibition bill, and a judge in Mexico instated...
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‘GMO Labeling Won’t Increase Food Price,’ Admits Former Food Lobbyist
Those who oppose mandatory labeling for genetically-engineered foods love to claim that to pass such a law will cause food prices to skyrocket. In a time when many Americans are struggling to put food...
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Former Arksansas Senator Hired to Lobby for Monsanto
In yet another demonstration of the revolving door between industry and politics, former Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln has been hired to promote the agenda of Monsanto, among other corporations....
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'There's No Consensus That GMOs Are Safe' Say International Scientists
An international group of over 85 scientists, academics and physicians recently released a statement to de-bunk the myth that genetically modified foods and crops are safe. There is in fact no...
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Is Monsanto To Blame For Cancer, Birth Defect Spike In Argentina?
Earlier this month, the Associated Press released an article reporting an alarming increase in the rates of cancer and birth defects in Argentina since 1996, when the country welcomed Monsanto to its...
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Controversial French Study on GMOs and Glyphosate Retracted by Publication
A popular French study published in 2012 that tied genetically modified seeds and the herbicide glyphosate to an increased risk of cancer has been retracted by the journal that originally published...
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USDA Facility Linked to 'Mysterious' GMO Monsanto Wheat Discovery in Oregon
Illegal genetically modified wheat found growing in an Oregon field “mysteriously” might have escaped from a USDA managed facility, reports Food Safety News. The discovery of the wheat just a month...
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'No End in Sight': Monsanto Gives Up Efforts in Europe
Monsanto, the Missouri-based biotech and chemical company announced that it will officially withdraw efforts to gain approval for GMO crops in Europe. According to the Los Angeles Times, the company...
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Will New Website on GMOs Actually Provide Answers?
Who are you going to trust when it comes to facts about GMOs—researchers, activists, or the people who actually make them? Wait… Is this a trick question? A new website, GMOAnswers.com, has been...
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'Major Weaknesses' in GMO Field Trial Regulations, Group Tells USDA
More than 150 farmers and food-related businesses and organizations are requesting that the USDA require stronger oversight on experimental field trials of genetically modified crops, reports Reuters....
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Herbicide-Resistant Monsanto GMOs Planted Before USDA Approved
The U.S. may be getting ready to attack Syria over alleged use of sarin gas on its citizens, but here at home, there’s little being done to protect Americans from unapproved chemicals. Just a few...
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73 Farmer Groups Vs. Monsanto, Seeking Supreme Court Ruling on Seed Patents
A coalition of 73 U.S. farmers, advocacy groups and seed companies have appealed a case to the Supreme Court against the biotech company Monsanto over seed patents and the company’s rights to sue...
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3 More Months for the 'Monsanto Protection Act': Laws Don't Apply to Biotech...
The controversial earmark better known as the Monsanto Protection Act has been extended for three more months, reports the Center for Food Safety. The rider initially passed last spring and gave...
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Monsanto Protection Act Dies In The U.S. Senate
In what many anti-GMO activists are claiming as a victory, several U.S. Senators have proposed a measure that would allow the infamous “Monsanto Protection Act” to expire at the end of September. Just...
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A Change in Strategy? Monsanto Invests in Microorganism Development
Monsanto, a company best known as the unfavorable face of genetically modified organisms and toxic herbicides, has partnered with a Danish biotech company in order to develop “microscopic organisms...
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