Tag: Genetically Engineered Foods

  • Another Victory Strengthens Local GE and Pesticide Bans in Hawaii

    Center for Food Safety (CFS) yesterday welcomed the committee defeat of SB 110, a bill that would have circumvented the legislative process for the so-called “Right to Farm” Act in Hawai’i. SB 110 would have stripped local control over agriculture and replaced it with a “one size fits all” policy dictated by the state.  “This is…

  • New Campaign Debunks Misleading ‘Natural’ Labels, Highlights Organics Benefits

    A public education campaign was launched this week to highlight the benefits of organic food and to help consumers understand the difference between products labeled organic and those that are labeled as “natural.” [caption id="attachment_320255" align="alignnone" width="500"] Natural labels have been added to everything from processed snacks to cooking oils made from GMOs to ice…

  • New Report Shows Monsanto A Major Culprit in Record Decline of Monarch Butterflies

    By Larissa Walker We hate to be the bearer of bad news, again, but the 2013-2014 overwintering population numbers for Monarch butterflies in Mexico were just released yesterday, confirming our bleak predictions from a few months ago: the situation is worsening. Last year’s overwintering numbers were an all-time low, with monarchs occupying 1.19 hectares. The area occupied by monarchs this year…

  • 11 Arrested at Monsanto Protest Outside Shareholder Meeting

    Dozens of protestors from around the globe rallied against Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, on Tuesday urging its shareholders to consider the risks of growing and consuming genetically modified crops. [blackoutgallery id=”319684″] Protestors, with signs in hand, converged at the Monsanto headquarters in suburban St. Louis, MO during the company’s annual investors meeting in…

  • Want to Avoid GMOs? Look for This Label

    What do Cheerios and apples have in common? They are the latest and very public battlegrounds for the GMO [genetically engineered organisms] debate. But these two mainstays of American childhood nutrition are headed in opposite directions. While the arctic apple, genetically modified to not brown when cut, is all but set to be approved for…