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Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Serious Food Safety Concerns

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:08 PM EST (foodconsumer.org)

Seeded by WDH

Apparently Monsanto would prefer to not sell their corn than to subject it to study.

health, monsanto, gmo, gm-foods, food-safety

Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:26 PM EST (organic-center.org)

Seeded by CuriousG

Genetically-engineered corn, soybeans, and cotton now account for the majority of acres planted to these three crops. A model was developed that utilizes official, U.S.

science, gmo, organic, pesticides, genetically-modified-organism, genetic-engineering, food, farming, usda

Stop the Senate Vote to Give Our Food Sovereignty to the WTO Banksters

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:05 AM EST (Preserve Organic Power)

Seeded by Pamela Drew

There's never a bad time to know when Congress is putting one over on the public and the win for Monsanto getting WTO corporate buddy rules to trump National Standards is a wet dream come to life. More articulate details follow.

politics, s-510, senate-food-bill, monsanto, wto-food-standards, codex-s-510, agribusiness, corporate-government, roundup-ready-nation, organic-food

Monsanto and the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS)

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:24 PM EST (Angry Mermaid)

Seeded by Pamela Drew

Nominated for lobbying for RoundupReady (RR) soy to be considered a "climate-friendly" crop that is eligible for carbon credits and subsidies under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); and for pushing for meaningless 'responsible' label for RoundupReady soy, which could be used …

world-news, agent-orange-gang, agribusiness, monsanto, biotech, biotech-brigade, roundup-ready-nation, front-groups, astroturf-pr, round-table-on-responsible-soy

Puerto Rico: Biotech Island

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:42 PM EST (CounterPunch.org)

Seeded by Pamela Drew

By CARMELO RUIZ-MARRERO

politics, puerto-rico-biotech, monsanto, biotech-brigade, carmelo-ruiz-marrero, business-confidential-genes, biotech-food, corporate-government, food-soverignty, global-food-safety

Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy can have long-term impact on female offspring | Rodale Institute

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:43 PM EST (rodaleinstitute.org)

Seeded by CuriousG

Study confirms chlorpyrifos levels far below "toxic" threshold can impair learning, change brain function and alter thyroid levels into adulthood for tested mice.

science, pesticide, pregnancy, children, toxins, chlorpyrifos, durban, lorsban, epa, university-of-wisconsin

Will our views on GM food be 'modified'?

Seeded on Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:20 PM EST (Telegraph)

Seeded by Pamela Drew

Will our views on GM food be 'modified'? Stand by for yet another attempt to persuade a resistant British public to consume genetically modified food.

world-news, uk, organc, biotech-brigade, gm-food, genetically-modified-food, ge-food, genetically-engineered-fod, gmo, roundup-ready-nation

Humans still evolving as our brains shrink

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:26 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Seeded by rochart

"When you develop agricultural diets, you might need adaptations to survive on them, the way the digestive systems are regulated," Hawks said.

gom, freedom, health, government, monsanto, genetic-engineering, natural, organic

Extracts - Science and the Corporate Agenda

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:59 AM EST (GMWatch)

Seeded by Pamela Drew

Biotech related extracts from the recent in-depth report about the power of commercial interests within science and technology: Science and the Corporate Agenda, by Stuart Parkinson and Chris Langley of Scientists for Global Responsibility.

science, science-and-the-corporate-interest, biotech-brigade, monsanto, roundup-ready-nation, corporate-government, industry-funded-science, regulatory-failure, conflict-of-interest-disclosure