All Washington state Chipotle restaurants close amid E. coli investigation

Maybe Chipotle should worry less about GMOs? Continue reading All Washington state Chipotle restaurants close amid E. coli investigation

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.

Chipotle petitioned to stop selling red meat because of WHO cancer classification

Hoisted on its own petard. Continue reading Chipotle petitioned to stop selling red meat because of WHO cancer classification

Sad: Congress working to recognize and formalize rules for anti-GMO idiocy

Industry wants these rules to head off a patchwork of state GMO-labeling laws. This is self-defeating. Continue reading Sad: Congress working to recognize and formalize rules for anti-GMO idiocy

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.

New GMO Techniques May Circumvent Regulation, But Not Fears

New GMO Techniques May Circumvent Regulation, But Not Fears.

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Monsanto clears USDA regulatory hurdle for new GMO corn

Monsanto clears USDA regulatory hurdle for new GMO corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday signed off on a new genetically modified type of corn developed by Monsanto Co after a review concluded it posed no significant threat to agricultural crops, other plants or the environment.

‘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