EU Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal

EU Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal. A draft EU law that would enable any EU member state to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved GMO food or feed on its territory was rejected by the European Parliament on Wednesday.

Delingpole: Chipotle must stop serving class 2A carcinogens – like ‘deadly’ pork and beef in its burritos

Delingpole: Chipotle must stop serving class 2A carcinogens – like ‘deadly’ pork and beef in its burritos. Up till recently, Chipotle used to be by far my favourite fast food chain.

With G.M.O. Policies, Europe Turns Against Science

With G.M.O. Policies, Europe Turns Against Science. Call it the “Coalition of the Ignorant.” By the first week of October, 17 European countries — including Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland — had used new European Union rules to announce bans on the cultivation of genetically modified crops.

‘World’ (i.e., thousands of activists in real world of billions) marches against abundance of affordable food made with technology (aka GMO food)

In “‘No Monsanto!’: World marches against GMO food”, RT.com reports: Continue reading ‘World’ (i.e., thousands of activists in real world of billions) marches against abundance of affordable food made with technology (aka GMO food)

Ben & Jerry’s vows to stop using GMO ingredients in North America by next year

JunkScience looks forward to debunking this — like we did with Ben & Jerry’s dioxin activism. Continue reading Ben & Jerry’s vows to stop using GMO ingredients in North America by next year

EU Luddites, Protectionists Win: Monsanto to stop GMO activities in Europe

“Monsanto Co is not pushing for expansion of genetically modified crops in most of Europe as opposition to its biotech seeds in many countries remains high, company officials said on Friday.” Continue reading EU Luddites, Protectionists Win: Monsanto to stop GMO activities in Europe

GMO-zilla: Japan freaks out; Suspends US wheat imports after discovery of unapproved wheat in Oregon

“History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of men…” Continue reading GMO-zilla: Japan freaks out; Suspends US wheat imports after discovery of unapproved wheat in Oregon