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This Little Piggy Is Not Going To Market

Apr 2, 2012Food

Following last week’s victory on the end of sales of a cancer-causing strawberry pesticide comes more good news for safe food: as a result of widespread consumer rejection of GMO food, Canadian researchers have been forced to shelve production of their experimental...
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Not Monsanto’s Biotech Basics: The ABCs of GMOs

Mar 28, 2012Food

Preceding the news yesterday that more than 1 million Americans have signed the petition calling on the FDA to label genetically modified (GMO) foods came more unsettling news about the biotech industry’s assault on our children’s minds. A primer on “biotechnology...
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Tell Walmart: Just Say No to GMO Corn!

Mar 12, 2012Food, Tips

Monsanto’s new experimental GMO corn contains a toxic pesticide in every bite,  intended for the frozen and/or canned corn market. This experimental corn will not be labeled, so consumers cannot know when they may be eating a GMO food.  As the nation’s largest...
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Walmart: Behind the Curve on GMO Corn

Mar 12, 2012Food, Tips

Last fall, biotech giant Monsanto announced its first new genetically modified (GMO) corn variety that would be intended for sale as whole food, in canned and frozen corn products. Previously most GMO corn went for animal feed or into highly processed foods, like corn...
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LA Times: Back to the ABC’s on Bee Deaths

Mar 8, 2012Food

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times ran a review of the import to California farming of healthy bee populations, including an overview of bee colony collapse disorder. While the story aptly covered some of the concerns and issues for food and farming, the Times...