GMO Corn Archives - Center for Environmental Health

From Dolly to Dinner: Your Right to Know

Oct 15, 2012Charles MargulisEnvironmental Justice, Food, Tips

In California, voters have a chance next month to take a stand for our right to know when our food has been genetically modified, whether in plants or animals, by voting YES on Prop 37, the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. GMO foods are currently found...

Stand Up to Monsanto this Wednesday—March 28th is National GMO Call-In Day

Mar 27, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

This Wednesday we’re calling on Walmart to reject selling Monsanto’s GE sweet corn before farmers start planting it this summer. Walmart cares most about their bottom-line and public image. That’s why we’re collaborating with our allies at Food & Water Watch to...

Join Us: This Saturday is GE-Free Action Day at Walmart!

Mar 15, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, Tips

Walmart is behind the curve on GMOs. While Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods have responded to CEH’s surveys asking for their policy on Monsanto risky new, pesticide-laden corn, Walmart has ignored our direct questions about the Monsanto corn (check out the details in...

Tell Walmart: Just Say No to GMO Corn!

Mar 12, 2012Ali Geering-KlineFood, 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...

Americans Call on Food Companies to Can Monsanto’s New GMO Corn

Nov 1, 2011Charles MargulisFood, Tips

In August, the gene altered (GMO) crop giant Monsanto announced it would for the first time sell a variety of GMO sweet corn, intended for marketing as canned and/or frozen whole corn. Since the vast majority of GMO corn has, until now, been used as animal feed or for...

There’s Something Fishy About Failures to Label GMO Food

Oct 6, 2011Charles MargulisFood

While FDA has not yet approved sale of genetically engineered (GMO) salmon, a new “harmoniously raised” salmon just marketed last month is making GMO waves. Sold by AquaChile, the Verlasso-brand salmon claims environmental cred by reducing the use of fish feed used to...

A Pesticide in Every Bite: Monsanto’s New GMO Corn

Aug 11, 2011Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Food

Last week, the biotech food giant Monsanto announced it is marketing a new variety of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) food: a sweet corn intended for sale as frozen and/or canned food. Unlike most previous GMO crops, which are primarily used for animal feed or...