Tag: GMO
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U.S. Farmers Increase Planting of GMO Corn Banned From China Markets
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) and Bunge Ltd., two of the world’s largest grain traders, are intent on increasing corn exports to China, however, U.S. farmers have plans of their own. [caption id="attachment_328114" align="alignnone" width="500"] The wide-scale planting of GMOs that aren’t approved by key importing countries will chip away at the competitiveness of U.S. grain and…
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Monsanto Ad Banned in South Africa Due to Deceptive GMO Messaging
On March 20, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa ordered Monsanto to immediately withdraw an unsubstantiated radio ad that touted the benefits of crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to AllAfrica. [caption id="attachment_327729" align="alignnone" width="500"] Protests have sprung up across South Africa that question the safety of GMO foods. Photo credit: March…
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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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Canada Approves Genetically Modified Fish Eggs
The Canadian government has approved commercial production of genetically modified Atlantic salmon eggs, which environment watchers are calling an alarming decision that positions Canada as the source of global environmental risk. The Environment Canada approval, published Nov. 23 in the Canada Gazette, is the first government approval for the company, AquaBounty. The company has asked…
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100,000 Americans Tell McDonald’s to Pass on Biotech Fries
Food & Water Watch (FWW) delivered a letter signed by more than 100,000 Americans telling fast-food giant McDonald’s not to buy a new genetically engineered organism (GMO)—a potato from one of its main suppliers that is up for approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Innate brand GMO potato that awaits regulatory approval was…