Tag: Genetically Engineered Foods
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Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto: Final Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Crops from GMO Contamination
Last week, the Public Patent Foundation filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) et al v. Monsanto, in the hopes that the highest court in the land would hear and reinstate the case of 73 American organic and conventional family farmers, seed businesses and public advocacy groups that…
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Whole Foods Pulls Chobani Greek Yogurt for Failure to Label GMOs
[caption id="attachment_315921" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: Chobani[/caption] If you like Chobani Greek yogurt, Whole Foods will no longer be among the places to find it. The retailer said Thursday that it would stop selling the popular line of yogurt after New Year’s because Chobani does not label its use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to The…
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New Mom Fears for Daughter in World Filled with Genetically Modified Food
I had a scary realization when I started my infant daughter Pearl on solid foods a few months ago. Suddenly I was placing my trust in an entire global food system—its people, processes and profit motives—to care for the health and safety of my child. Until then she was exclusively breastfed, and I was exquisitely…
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700+ March Against Monsanto and GMOs in Hawaii
By Maureen Nandini Mitra Slashing rain, rolling thunder, lightening flashes—the island of O‘ahu woke Sunday morning to a severe storm advisory and warnings of flash floods. But the crummy weather that kept most people away from the beaches didn’t deter a spirited crowd of local citizens and activists from gathering in the town of Hale‘iwa on…
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Next Steps for the GE Food Labeling Movement
The final result from Washington State’s ballot initiative to label genetically-engineered foods was painfully close. A mere two percentage points (38,000 voters) made the difference between yes and no. Similarly, last year in California, the Yes side lost by a narrow margin. Also in both states, early polling showed a strong lead, which was then chipped away at…