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Is Monsanto's New Genetically Engineered Soy a Health Food?
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22.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| Monsanto just announced a deal with DSM Nutritional Products to sell a new type of genetically engineered (GE) soybean: one with supposed nutritional benefits. The majority of Monsanto's GE crops are engineered to resist Monsanto's herbicide, Roundup, or to produce their own pesticide, Bt. Once farmers harvest them, they are mixed together with non-GE crops and sold to consumers without labels. This new soybean, called the SDA Omega-3 soybean, will be different. Click here to read this article |
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More States Support GMO Labeling Bills
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22.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
In a continuing victory for the food movement and consumer advocates, yesterday the Connecticut Senate voted 35-1 in support of legislation that would require foods that are genetically engineered (GE) to be labeled. Following in the steps of Vermont, this is the second major state legislative body to pass a bill that would require that all GE foods be labeled. read more |
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Sanders: Let States Require GMO Food Labels
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22.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today proposed an amendment to the farm bill that would let Vermont and other states require clear labels on any food or beverage containing ingredients that have been genetically modified. read more |
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Connecticut Senate Approves GMO Labeling Bill
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22.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| A bill that would require food made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels cleared the state Senate late Tuesday night. Click here to read this article |
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Heinrich Rohrer, Physicist Who Won Nobel, Dies at 79
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22.5.2013 |
NY Times: Europe |
| Heinrich Rohrer, Physicist Who Won Nobel, Dies at 79 |
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Bill requires labels for genetically modified food
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22.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Technology |
| Bill requires labels for genetically modified food |
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From Mexico to India: Monsanto is Killing More Than Just Biodiversity
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21.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| In late April, world renowned Indian 'seed activist' Vandana Shiva travelled to the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca to join a gathering of Mexican farmers, indigenous leaders and environmentalists, fighting to protect Mexico's native corn crops against the imposition of genetically modified alternatives. Click here to read this article |
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Legislators Endorse GMO Labels for Maine Food
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21.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| AUGUSTA - Despite concerns any law forcing food producers to label products containing genetically modified organisms could lead to a challenge in the courts, the Legislatures's Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee approved a labeling measure on an 8-3 vote Tuesday.
Click here to read this article |
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Wenonah Hauter: Monsanto and Other GM Firms Are Winning in the U.S. and Globally
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20.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| With a farm policy of "get big or get out" that only benefits big and increasingly consolidated companies, which wield unprecedented power over the market and put small and midsized farmers out of business, it's no accident that we're here. |
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'End the Dictatorship': Senator Leads Call to Repeal 'Monsanto Protection Act'
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20.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
Following the recent passage of a law dubbed derisively by its critics as the 'Monsanto Protection Act', environmentalists and legislators are standing up against the biotech giant and their "dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our freedom." read more |
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Pivotal Moment Hit in Battle Over Genetically Enhanced Food
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20.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
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The decades-old fight over genetically modified food has reached a fever pitch in Washington.
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"End the Dictatorship": Senator Leads Call to Repeal Monsanto "Giveaway"
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20.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| Following the passage of the "outrageous special interest override" of the Monsanto Protection Act, environmentalists and legislators are standing up against the biotech giant and their "dictatorship over seeds, over life, over food and over our freedom."
In an email to supporters on Sunday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced his proposed amendment to the upcoming farm bill which would effectively eliminate the Act:
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How GMO Plants Harm Food Production and Your Health
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20.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| Optimal health is one of my passions and nutrition is one of the best tools I know of on how to achieve it. But the key to getting healthy organic vegetables, of course, is the health of the soil in which it's grown. Click here to read this article |
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Dem Senator Takes Aim At 'Outrageous Special Interest Provision'
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20.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) confirmed on Sunday that he is proposing an amendment to the upcoming farm bill that would eliminate the "Monsanto Protection Act."... |
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'Monsanto Protection Act' might be repealed in Senate
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19.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| The so-called Monsanto Protection Act signed into law earlier this year caused such an outrage that people around the world are planning to protest the biotech company later this month. Now a United States senator is expected to try and repeal that law. Click here to read this article |
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At trade talks, U.S., E.U. ready for fight on genetically modified crops
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18.5.2013 |
Washington Post: World |
| LENNEWITZ, Germany — Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell.
Now, the opposition here to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe. ... |
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Former FDA Official Complains About GMO Labeling Movement: 'Science Doesn't Always Win'
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18.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| Whether the food industry likes it or not, when it comes to GMO labeling, the "train appears to have left the station", according to former FDA associate comissioner of foods Dr David Acheson. Click here to read this article |
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OCA Calls on Congress to Reject King Amendment and Any Other Farm Bill Riders That Would Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws
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17.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on all members of Congress to reject the King Amendment and any other amendments or riders to the 2013 Farm Bill that would take away states’ rights to enact laws requiring the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). read more |
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Genetically Modified Democracy: Monsanto and Congress Move to Stomp on Your Rights
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17.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Reliable sources in Washington D.C. have informed the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) that Monsanto has begun secretly lobbying its Congressional allies to attach one or more “Monsanto Riders” or amendments to the 2013 Farm Bill that would preempt or prohibit states from requiring labels on genetically engineered (GE) foods. (Photo: via OSGATA.org) read more |
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GMO Labeling Campaign Money Pouring in From Out of State
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17.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
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Out-of-state money pouring into the campaign coffers of this fall's initiative to require labeling of genetically modified food products make clear that Washington will once again be a battleground state for progressive causes. Click here to read this article |
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