Category Archive: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

GMOs linked to leukemia and anemia

A new study shows that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) toxins are linked to leukemia and anemia. Research shows toxic effects at the lowest dose tested. The new study shows that ingesting toxins produced by… Read More

Hot off the Grill: Test Tube Burger

A Dutch scientist hopes he’ll change minds about the viability of test tube meat when his first genetically engineered hamburger, made from billions of stem cells, is served hot off the grill. Mark Post,… Read More

GM wheat could permanently damage human genetics by silencing hundreds of genes throughout the body

It is one of the only major food crops left without a genetically-modified (GM) counterpart, but this could soon change if the Australian government gets its way in approving a GM wheat variety… Read More

European Union urged to embrace genetically engineered crops

BRUSSELS, – The European Union will be unable to meet its agricultural policy goals unless it embraces genetically engineered crops, Spanish researchers said. Paul Christou of the University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center in Spain and colleagues… Read More

GM meat and fish set to go on sale: Scientists to press ahead despite public outrage

The first genetically modified meat and fish could be approved this summer. Authorities in the US are expected to grant approval to Aqua bounty salmon, which has been modified to grow twice as fast… Read More

British ‘Pig 26’ in drive to create disease-resistant GM animals

Scientists at the Roslin Institute, the birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep, have announced a milestone in a project to produce animals resistant to infections – they created the first genetically modified pig… Read More

H.R. 193 would force farmers to pay a fee on saved seeds and register them

Farmers around the country Friday expressed frustration after learning about House Resolution 193. H.R. 193 would require farmers to register their seeds with the Secretary of Agriculture after a harvest. The farmers would then have to pay a fee for retaining those seeds. However,… Read More

USDA caves to food industry pressures, approves three new toxic meat preservatives

After intense lobbying by Kraft Foods Global Inc. and Kemin Food Technologies, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has agreed to reverse existing regulations that prohibit the… Read More

Obama betrays America yet again by signing the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ into law

President Barack Obama campaigned on promises to end secret prisons, decriminalize marijuana, balance the budget, honor the Second Amendment and make health care affordable. But what really unfolded was an explosion in the… Read More

Pepsi replaces sugar with mystery ingredient

So what exactly is this magic ingredient that will be appearing in a new version of Pepsi, and how is it made? Unfortunately, those questions are hard to answer. Senomyx… refers to them… Read More

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