Posts tagged as:

gmo

Monsanto corn linked to organ damage

January 12, 2010 by Mike Soron

Change.org reports:
The first-ever public study of the health effects of genetically modified corn shows that three patented crops developed and owned by agriculture giant Monsanto cause liver, kidney and heart damage in mammals.
The FDA has approved all three varieties for sale and consumption in the U.S. and all three are in our food [...]

Read the full article →

GM Flax Contamination from Canada Soars to 28 Countries, Canadian farmers still have no answers

Thumbnail image for GM Flax Contamination from Canada Soars to 28 Countries, Canadian farmers still have no answers October 5, 2009 by National Farmers Union

Ottawa, Monday, October 5, 2009 – 28 countries, including more European countries as well as Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand, have now been affected by contamination from genetically modified (GM) flax in Canadian exports since contamination was first reported on September 8.
Mere weeks are left before farmers in Canada finish harvesting their flax and yet [...]

Read the full article →

GM contamination of Canadian flax exports threatens markets in Europe

Thumbnail image for GM contamination of Canadian flax exports threatens markets in Europe September 10, 2009 by National Farmers Union

The European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has confirmed the contamination of Canadian flax exports with a genetically modified (GM) flax, devastating Canadian flax sales to Europe. The GM flax has been illegal to grow in Canada since 2001 when flax growers forced the government to take the product off the market. [...]

Read the full article →

Enviro-cynicism is hurting Margaret Wente’s credibility

July 20, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

I’m glad that Margaret Wente can see the agricultural situation so much better than what she refers to as “organic ideologues” in her latest column in the Globe and Mail. Her argument, which is very simple–perhaps too simple to merit her full column–is that we are hurting Africa by holding back the miracles of North [...]

Read the full article →

Dr. Ann Clark: Genetically Engineered Crops a “Spectacular Failure”?

Thumbnail image for Dr. Ann Clark: Genetically Engineered Crops a “Spectacular Failure”? June 22, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The push is on once again by groups advocating for the continued development and commercialization of genetically engineered wheat.
In a letter dated May 14 signed by nine farmer organizations in three countries, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, among others, are demanding that farmers receive the same supposed benefits that other farmers who grow [...]

Read the full article →

Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto

Thumbnail image for Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto June 2, 2009 by National Farmers Union

Ottawa, Montréal, Washington, Canberra – Monday, June 1, 2009. Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their collective commitment to stop commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) wheat. (1) In 2004, global pressure prevented biotechnology company Monsanto from pushing GE wheat onto an unwilling market.
The statement [...]

Read the full article →

Genetically Engineered Crops – A Spectacular Failure?

Thumbnail image for Genetically Engineered Crops – A Spectacular Failure? May 19, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient now features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it “>here or download the podcast via iTunes.
On our April 9 episode, Deconstructing Dinner examined the [...]

Read the full article →

Tell me what’s in my food: GMOs and stark contrasts in world food policy

Thumbnail image for Tell me what’s in my food: GMOs and stark contrasts in world food policy April 20, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

On Tuesday, Germany’s agriculture minister announced that the German government would be putting a ban on Monsanto’s MON 810, a breed of genetically engineered corn that is thus far the only GMO crop allowed to be planted in Germany.
The minister cited the reason for the decision being based on the fact that the corn poses [...]

Read the full article →