Tag: GMO

  • Is Genetically Modified Food Bad for Health?

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    Md Nasir Ahmed, a Noah Project reader, has written an informative and well-researched article about GMO’s   I’ve posted it below.  You can also find it at GreenMagz.info. GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, basically it means food made in the laboratory which refers to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest…

  • GMO Apple Comment Period Opens

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    A final, 30-day public comment period on USDA consideration of opening the United States to the growing and sales of genetically modified apples began Nov. 8 and will conclude on Dec. 9. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking public comment on its environmental assessment and plant risk assessment documents for the…

  • Take a minute to listen to David Bronner’s impassioned plea for GMO labeling. And then say “thanks”!

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    Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, a fifth-generation family-owned business, believes consumers should have the right to know if their food, or other products, contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). So the Bronner Family has donated $2 million so far to YES on I-522, the campaign to pass a GMO labeling initiative in Washington State. Please go to…

  • GMO Corn Causes Sterility in Farmer’s Pigs

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    Jerry Rosman, a pig farmer in Iowa, was cultivating GMO corn,(Roundup Ready and BT) and fed this corn to his pigs. Result: his sows became infertile, and then after one year he went bankrupt. See the whole interview here: http://vimeo.com/20237421

  • Top Tofu Producer to Display Non-GMO Project Verification

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    Nasoya announces plan to display the Non-GMO Project Verification seal on pack in PR Newswire. Nasoya, America’s #1 brand of tofu, today announced that all of its tofu products will soon display the Non-GMO Project Verification seal on pack.  Nasoya tofu has long been produced using Non-GMO ingredients, and the brand is proud to display the…

  • GMO Genewashing

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    Reposted from Dr. Frank Lipman’s Blog: By Andrea Donsky  You may be familiar with the term “greenwashing” –- a term describing the deceptive practice companies use to purposely give off the impression that their products or policies are environmentally friendly, when in fact they aren’t. Greenwashing was first coined in 1986 by an environmentalist named…

  • Chileans Protest Against the “Monsanto Law”

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    RT News provides video footage of protests in Chile against GMO’s and the “The Monsanto Law.” Thousands of Chileans have rallied against a bill dubbed the “Monsanto law” that would let multinationals patent GMO seeds. Activists say it will not only compromise food sovereignty in Chile, but will also harm consumer health. Mass protests were…

  • Activist Farmers in Philippines Destroy Golden Rice Crops

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    Asingh at the Asian Pacific Post reports on a group of activist farmers in the Philippines who stormed a government research facility and destroyed an area of genetically modified rice crops the size of 10 football fields. According to New Scientist, the farmers say that genetically modified organism (GMO) foods have not been established to…

  • Anti-GMO Movement Flourishing

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    Lots of news today on the anti-GMO front. NASDAQ notes that the right-to-choose movement is gaining strength and may be negatively impacting Big Food Stocks: Companies like Monsanto — the dominant producer of most genetically modified corn, soybean, and cotton seeds — see its revenues tied to extreme weather conditions that affect crop yields, not…

  • Organic Groceries Delivered to Your Door

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    Ever thought about trying Green PolkaDot Box, the national door-to-door discount distribution service for organic and non-GMO foods, but just weren’t ready to commit to a full membership? Now’s your chance to take Green PolkaDot Box for a spin. For a limited time, Green PolkaDot Box is offering a $10 Trial Membership. To take advantage of…