The “pro” side in the debate over the benefit of genetically modified foods got a big boost from science this month, with an international study funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Kauai Law Limiting GM Crops and Pesticides
County governments on individual islands in Hawaii may have stirred the pot when it comes to genetically modified crop and pesticide use, but U.S. District Court Judge Barry M. Kurren has now ordered them out
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Publisher’s Platform: Mike Taylor and the Myth of Monsanto’s Man
I have known of Mike Taylor since shortly after September 29, 1994. As Food Safety News reported in “Looking Back: The Story Behind Banning E. Coli O157:H7,” Taylor took the podium that day
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AC21 Wants USDA to Investigate Crop Insurance for Genetic Harm To Organic Crops
It held five meetings, waited until after the election, gained consensus among all but one of its members, sent off a 61-page report to the Secretary of Agriculture and now is waiting for the reviews,
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