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Monsanto draws its sharp claws to attack those who protest against its products
Desperate because of the great global awakening to the threat that its products pose to humanity and the environment, Monsanto has done what any other true beast would do when corralled: It has drawn its sharp claws to attack back. One of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of the grass roots food freedom Read full article...
The Grocery Store Blacklisted Brands and 95 Sneaky Aliases
A genetically modified rose by any other name may smell sweet, but it could still have frankenthorns that might independently detach themselves and lop off your finger while you’re smelling it. That’s not unlike a trip to the grocery store these days. There are a lot of ugly surprises in pretty, charmingly-named packages. It seems Read full article...
Why is genetically engineered salmon a risk to consumers?
1. Unlabeled. Without GMO labeling, consumers will, in most cases, not have any way to distinguish “frankenfish” when it arrives in grocery stores and markets. 2. Precedence. Researchers are scrambling to engineer other fish, cows, chickens and pigs! It is especially important that we deny the FDA the ability to approve GM salmon so a precedent is not Read full article...
Whole Foods will label GMO foods
By CANDICE CHOI | AP | MARCH 8, 2013 Whole Foods says all products in its North American stores will have labels disclosing if they contain genetically modified ingredients by 2018. The company says it’s the first national grocery chain to set such a deadline for labeling foods that contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Read full article...
The Genetically Modified Seed Monopoly
How biotechnology companies monopolize seed markets, escalate seed prices, and eliminate farmer choice By KEN ROSEBORO | THE ORGANIC REPORT | FEBRUARY 18, 2013 This is the first of a 2-part series The introduction of genetically modified crops has corresponded with increasing monopolization of seed by biotechnology companies and higher seed costs that have led Read full article...
Genetically Modified Vaccines with reprogrammed insect virus are here!
NATURALNEWS | FEBRUARY 8, 2013 A new vaccine for influenza has hit the market, and it is the first ever to contain genetically-modified (GM) proteins derived from insect cells. According to reports, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the vaccine, known as Flublok, which contains recombinant DNA technology and an insect virus Read full article...
Genetically Modified Organisms: Not Even in Moderation
By DAISY LUTHER | ORGANIC PREPPER | FEBRUARY 7, 2013 If I told you that there was a poison, let’s say, strychnine, for example, that you could ingest in teeny tiny minuscule doses and live to tell the tale, would you do it? Strychnine poisoning is one of the most painful ways to die. Ten to Read full article...
USDA Committee wants farmers to insure themselves against GMO crop contamination
Members of the committee refused to assign responsibility to GMO producers for contamination of organic and conventional crops. By CAREY GILLAM | REUTERS | NOVEMBER 21, 2012 Organic growers and food safety advocates on Tuesday condemned an advisory report to the Agriculture Department claiming its recommendations would be costly for farmers who want to protect their Read full article...
Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives
By LUIS MIRANDA | THE REAL AGENDA | OCTOBER 11, 2012 Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet? That is the questions asked by the new documentary film Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives. The film is a production of the Institute for Responsible Technology. Genetically Modified Organisms are Read full article...
Hungary Kicks out Monsanto and IMF
THE AUTOMATIC EARTH | SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 I don’t know about you, but I would label my personal knowledge of Hungary as wanting, if not painfully incomplete. It’s not an easy country to come to grips with, not least of all of course because Hungarian doesn’t look like any western language we know with the Read full article...
