The people vs. their food — the fight over Prop. 37 in California
(Note: This article was first posted on Oct. 10, 2012. We’re re-posting it today because this initiative, which would require food producers to label genetically modified foods, has clear ramifications...
View ArticleSome consumers saying cheerio to Cheerios for supporting GMO foods
From Green Right Now Reports Food activists who support GMO labeling have been letting General Mills know that they don’t appreciate the corporation’s recent contributions toward defeating the labeling...
View ArticleWill Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s kill the genetically modified salmon?
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now When last we left the Genetically Modified or Engineered (GE) salmon, he was swimming upstream hard, headed for the government stamp of approval needed before...
View ArticleA new report asks: Should the U.S. State Department be promoting GMO foods...
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Biotech Ambassadors accuses the State Department of pushing genetically engineered crops on nations around the world. The U.S. State Department has been aggressively...
View ArticleThe secret life of GM sweet corn
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now Last year, there was a big fuss over Monsanto’s new genetically modified (GMO) sweet corn, which has been injected with a trait that makes the entire plant toxic to...
View ArticleHow to shop for organic brands that support labeling GMOs
From Green Right Now Reports Organic food advocacy Cornucopia Institute has released this list of companies that opposed labeling GMO foods in the recent initiative in Washington state known as I-522....
View Article2,4-D corn and soybeans move toward approval; despite public disapproval
GRN REPORTS: A new generation of genetically modified crops, designed to resist the old-line herbicide 2,4-D, is fast nearing government approval, despite wide criticism from experts and an exasperated...
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