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Green America Campaign Targets Starbucks over GMO Milk

Green America’s GMO Inside campaign today launched a major push to get Starbucks, America’s largest coffee chain with more than 20,000 stores in 62 countries, to serve only organic milk sourced from cows not fed GMOs. In early January, GMO Inside made worldwide headlines when its social media...

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New Zealand Court Backs Bay of Plenty GMO ‘Precautionary Approach’

Fears the Bay of Plenty Regional Council was introducing policy by stealth to manage the risk from genetic engineering have been defused by the Environment...

Dr Vandana Shiva: India Minister Moily Endangers Seed Freedom

India’s Oil and Environment Minister Veerappa Moily’s approval of more than 200 GMO trials on wheat , rice, canola, cotton by companies such...

Roundup Weedkiller Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic

The mystery of what is causing thousands to die each year from a fatal kidney disease may now be solved, with evidence pointing to the world’s most...

New USDA GM Crops Report Includes Surprise Criticisms

A new United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) report released last week has come out with some surprise...

California Takes Up New Bill to Label GMO Foods

Answering the call for greater transparency and choices in the food system, California State Senator Noreen Evans (D – Santa Rosa) introduced a new bill...

Chinese Finance Ministry Bans GM Oil for Staff to Safeguard Health

China’s Ministry of Finance has caused waves in the country’s agricultural circles after announcing on Thursday that it will make sure no genetically...

Roundup Linked to Global Boom in Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance

Celiac disease, gluten intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome are on the rise worldwide, and that rise has taken place in parallel with the increased...

UK Environment Minister Paterson Slammed over Africa GMO Promotion

UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who has been widely criticised for his complacency in the face of the current flooding disaster, has now been slammed...

Oxitec ‘Negligent’ over GM Mosquito Release in Panama

Oxitec’s notification for the export of GM mosquito eggs to Panama contains no risk assessment for its planned experiments, despite this being a requirement...