A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Survey polled Americans about GMO and organic foods and the importance of healthy eating. This NPR report highlights key findings of this survey, including: Many Americans don’t believe that GMOs are safe for consumption and don’t think there is scientific consensus on this issue; Food issues are […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2001 A report released today suggests how universities can continue taking research money from corporations while avoiding the pitfalls and conflicts that come with such collaborations. For roughly two decades, federal and state policies have encouraged universities and professors to […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: The Ecologist, Vol 32 No 4, May 2002 A dirty tricks campaign leads straight to the door of a Monsanto PR company, says Jonathan Matthews in the launch of his new column The journal Science reporting recently on how the Mexican “maize scandal” was driving the battle over […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post, Wednesday, April 5, 2000 Genetically engineered crops appear to be safe but the government should better coordinate how it regulates them to make sure they don’t pose a danger to the environment or human health, a National Academy of Sciences report concluded […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Robert S. Greenberger, The Wall Street Journal, August 18, 1999 WASHINGTON — What do three rabbis, a Roman Catholic priest, a Seventh-day Adventist minister, an Eastern Orthodox cleric and a Buddhist who converted from Judaism have in common? The answer: They all are part of […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: David Barboza, The New York Times, June 3, 2000 CHICAGO, June 3 — Frito-Lay announced in January that it would stop using biotechnology-based corn in its chips. Gerber Products has banned genetically modified ingredients from its baby food. And McDonald’s has asked its suppliers not […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Brandon Mitchener, The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2002 BRUSSELS — In a vote reflecting deep divisions over biotechnology, the Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted narrowly in favor of more extensive labeling of foods and animal feeds containing genetically modified organisms. The committee voted to […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. California Right to Know, December 1999 We wrote this initiative because we believe people have a fundamental right to know whether the foods they purchase and consume have been genetically engineered. Written in deliberately simple language, the initiative will require the labeling of genetically engineered foods […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: David Safford, BNA Daily Report for Executives, No. 230, November 29, 2000 A top executive with biotechnology giant Monsanto Co. on Nov. 27 conceded that the company’s “arrogant” and “insensitive” approach in developing genetically modified foods has hurt its image, and vowed to change its business practices. […]
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