Genetically Modified Organisms

Fishing for Labels

Wendy Gordon | Posted 04.03.2012

Wendy Gordon

Let's take the stigma out of labels and have them do what they do best -- inform consumer choice.

Problem With GMO Corn Is Bigger Than It Looks

AP | By RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 02.27.2012

-- One of the nation's most widely planted crops – a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide – may be losing its...

Lawsuit Claims Frito-Lay Can't Be 'All-Natural' While Containing GMOs

Posted 12.21.2011

In August, ConAgra was hit with a lawsuit filed by Milberg LLP, arguing that its line of Wesson oils can't be "all-natural" since the oil contains GMO...

Boulder Agrees To Allow Some GMO Crops

The Daily Camera | Posted 12.21.2011

The Boulder County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to allow some genetically modified organisms to be grown on county-owned open space land....

Just Label It: We Have a Right to Know What's In Our Food

Naomi Starkman | Posted 12.05.2011

Naomi Starkman

Yesterday, a broadbased coalition of nearly 400 businesses and organizations dedicated to food safety and consumer rights called on the FDA to require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.

A Swedish Burger Chain Says "Minimize Me"

Andrew Winston | Posted 09.06.2011

Andrew Winston

What do you do if you want to be a responsible corporate citizen and you sell fast food? Well, I think your company would look a lot like Max Burgers, based in Sweden.

Pollan, Schlosser & More: United In Opposition To GE Alfalfa

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Maria Rodale

Every once in a while an issue comes along that is so shockingly wrong, that people seem to spontaneously unite in opposition. This is one of those times.

Lyme/Autism Group Blasts Genetically Modified Foods as Dangerous

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 11.17.2011

Jeffrey Smith

Stop eating dangerous genetically modified foods! That's the upshot of the Lyme Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation's position paper released today.

Addressing Global Food Production

Jose W. Fernandez | Posted 05.25.2011

Jose W. Fernandez

One way we can expand the benefits of biotechnology is to develop regulatory systems based on science, not politics. Impractical legal obstacles are stopping genetically-enhanced crops from saving millions from starvation.

You're Appointing Who? Please Obama, Say It's Not So!

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeffrey Smith

The person who may be responsible for more food-related illness and death than anyone in history has just been made the US food safety czar.

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

We Get What We Think About - Day Three

Esmeralda Williamson-Noble | Posted 11.17.2011

Esmeralda Williamson-Noble

Ok, from studying the Law of Attraction I understand that there is more to it than getting a car, or a million bucks. No, the Law of Attraction gove...

Eco Etiquette: How Can I Avoid Genetically Modified Foods?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennifer Grayson

I'm on a kick to boycott all GMOs [genetically modified organisms] because I don't want to support environmentally toxic agricultural policies. But ho...

Life Cycle: Pop vs. Soda? Either Way It's Made with (GMO) Corn.

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the environmental impacts of everyday things. Last week we talked about popcorn. Chemically flavored...

FDA Needs To Dismiss Former Monsanto Counsel

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Samuel S. Epstein

The recent appointment of Michael Taylor as FDA's Senior Food Safety Advisor is of major public health concern since he is a former counsel for Monsanto who argued rBGH was safe.