Tag: food safety
Monsanto: ‘There is no need for, or value in testing the safety of GM foods in humans’
Monsanto, the largest purveyor of GMOs in the world, believes that GMOs are no different than natural organisms, and that GMO testing is both needless and valueless
New report: Regulators knew Roundup caused birth defects
Regulators have known since 1980 that Roundup, the herbicide manufactured by U.S. company Monsanto, causes birth defects, and have done nothing to make the information public, according to a new report
Congress sticks it to U.S. farmers with passage of food safety bill that will actually cause fresh produce to be more dangerous
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2751 yesterday with a 216 to 144 vote (yes, many members of the House did not even vote). The so-called Food Safety Modernization Act now heads to the President to be signed into law.
Foiled ‘terror’ plot on eve of passage of Food Patriot Act
CBS exclusive report is filed on the eve of passage of the draconian Food Safety Modernization Act, otherwise known as the Food Patriot Act.
Cloned meat gets the go-ahead: Minister rejects ban despite health and animal welfare fears
The spectre of a clone food free-for-all came a step closer yesterday.
Ministers want to allow the unrestricted sale of meat and milk from so-called Frankenfarm animals.
Federal Court Orders First-Ever Destruction of a GMO Crop
Today Federal District Judge Jeffrey S. White issued a preliminary injunction ordering the immediate destruction of hundreds of acres of genetically engineered (GE) sugar beet seedlings planted in September after finding the seedlings had been planted in violation of federal law.
Lost Roman camp that protected against Germanic hordes found 
