Tag: Roundup

  • Engineered crops approved before their health impact fully studied

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    By Terri Fann Genetically engineered foods are pervasive in American agriculture, but many safety questions remain. The U.S. government has approved genetically engineered foods (commonly known as GMOs) based on studies conducted by the same corporations that profit from their sale. GMOs are produced through the process of genetic engineering — forcing DNA from one…

  • GMO and Monsanto Roundup: Glyphosate Weedkiller in our Food and Water?

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    This article by Colin Todhunter, in Global Research, is so alarming, I’m posting it in its entirety.  It encapsulates everything that is wrong with GM crops – from their impact on the environment to the lack of independent research to the pressure this industry exerts on governments and the scientific community. “Historians may look back…

  • Monsanto Wins Again

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a previous ruling that found organic growers had no reason to try to block Monsanto from suing them as the company had pledged it would not take them to court if biotech crops accidentally mix in with organics. Organic farmers and others have worried for…