Food & Water Watch and California Right to Know are not giving up on the GMO labeling fight. Last year Prop 37, a major initiative by the latter group failed in the November ballot, after massive spending by industry groups committed to stop labeling. Since then, more than 30 states have proposed GMO labeling laws; … Read more
The Non-GMO Project recently won a victory with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service), which approved a non-GMO label claim last week. The Project has been working for a year to get approval of the label, which will allow facilities that offer non-GMO meat or liquid eggs to market their products. The labels will … Read more
A study published in the Journal of Organic Systems, conducted by U.S. and Australian researchers on pigs fed genetically modified foods (GMOs), found problems with the animals given the altered foods. The animals fed GMO corn and soy had a higher rate of stomach inflammation and developed heavier uteri. This study was conducted because many feeding … Read more
Chipotle is one of the first chain restaurants in the country to make information about genetically modified ingredients available to consumers. Because space is limited on store menu boards, the information is available on the company’s website. Chipotle customers who have concerns about genetically engineered foods may be surprised to discover how many of the … Read more
In the lawsuit Elizabeth Cox v. Gruma Corporation over the “all-natural” claim on the label of Mission tortilla chips, District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers recommends that the FDA should decide if GMO products can be labeled as such. The plaintiff contends that there is a “gaping hold in the current regulatory landscape for ‘natural’ claims … Read more
The Center for Food Safety and Pacific Northwest wheat farmers have filed a class action lawsuit against Monsanto. Last month, illegal genetically engineered, glyphosate-resistant wheat plants were found growing in Oregon. That what has not been approved for sale or commercial production in the U.S. Importers such as South Korea, Japan, and the EU enacted … Read more
Target has joined the list of retailers pledging to keep genetically engineered (GE) salmon out of their stores if the GE fish is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA will likely not requie labeling of genetically engineered salmon, if it’s approved, leaving consumers with no way of knowing if the fish … Read more
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced this week that genetically engineered glyphosate-resistant wheat plants have been found growing in Oregon. This is the same Roundup resistant wheat variety that was field-tested by Monsanto from 1998 to 2005 but was rejected. There are no GMO wheat varieties approved for sale or commercial … Read more
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted against an amendment to the Farm Bill that would have allowed states to decide if they wanted to require labels on genetically modified foods. Senate Amendment 965 was sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Sanders said the amendment was intended to protect states from lawsuits by companies that manufacture … Read more
Last week the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced they are going to prepare two separate environmental impact statements (EIS) to “better inform decision-making regarding the regulatory status of crops genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicides known as 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and Dicamba. In other words, instead of simply … Read more