How tinkering with plant genetics could lead to devastating human health and ecological consequences as genetic engineers eliminate plants’ ability to cry for help. Action Alert.
Food
GM Bt corn fails against target pest in US
Given the problem of pest resistance, the lack of a yield advantage, and the higher price, there appears to be no reason at all to plant GM Bt corn and every reason to favour non-GM corn.
Scientists sound the alarm over outdoor gene editing pesticides
Deregulation could mean humans and animals are exposed to gene-altering pesticides with no regulatory oversight, with potentially deadly consequences.
War on Farmers: World Bank Sowing Seed Colonialism in Africa
Thousands of seed varieties have been lost and corporate seeds have increasingly dominated agriculture as peasant farmers have been prevented from freely improving, sharing or replanting their traditional seeds.
Monsanto drops lawsuit against Mexico’s GM corn ban
In what is being called a significant victory for Mexico, Monsanto has withdrawn its legal challenge against the 2020 presidential decree aimed at banning glyphosate and genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption.
Organic farming leads to adaptations in plants’ genetic material
Varieties developed specifically for organic farming adapt their genetic makeup to local environmental conditions, making them more robust and able to deliver higher yields over time.
Congress Must Stop Electronic Animal ID Mandate
You may have heard that the last omnibus funding bill included electronic ID, which is unfortunately true … but it still hinges on the USDA rule going into effect. So we can still stop it if Congress takes action in the Farm Bill!
FDA Opens Floodgates to Gen2 Frankenfoods
The agency has released “guidance” to the biotech industry about how to get foods from gene-edited (GE) plants onto your dinner plate, doubling down on bad policies that treat GE foods the same as any other type of food—even though they are anything but. Action Alert!
UK Agency wants to fast-track and greenlight lab-grown meat
In the US where regulations are already more relaxed, only two lab-grown products have so far gone through the approval process and, despite gaining approval, neither is currently available to buy.
Food inflation: Math doesn’t add up, factoring in corporate power
This combination of monopoly power and unregulated activity in financial markets allows agricultural commodity traders, big agribusiness and food companies to make huge profits from food price rises.
Sick to Death: Unhealthy Food and Failed Technologies
Industry narratives have nothing to say about the food system itself, which sees ‘food’ as just another commodity to be rinsed for profit regardless of the impacts on human health or the environment.
US Fast Food Testing Reveals Glyphosate in All Samples
100% of Top Twenty ( +1) Fast Food brands contained alarming glyphosate residues.
