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Federal agencies join efforts for electronic home for biotech regs

By News Desk on January 10, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday launched a unified website for biotechnology regulation. The agencies timed the rollout to coincide with January 2020’s observance…
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‘BE’ label launch may cost more than feds yearly spend on food safety

By Dan Flynn on May 30, 2018

Remember all that noise not long ago that went on for years about labeling genetically engineered foods, aka GMOs? Four big states put the idea to voters, who all rejected it. Then little Vermont passed…
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Three new GMO spuds earn permission from USDA

By Coral Beach on November 1, 2016

Two companies have green lights from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their non-browning potato varieties that have had their genes altered.

Simplot logo with seedlingsCalyxt, a company based in New Brighton, MN, got the go ahead for…
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Arctic Fuji apple gains approval despite anti-GMO opposition

By Coral Beach on October 5, 2016

A third genetically modified apple variety, the Arctic Fuji, has gained U.S. approval and the grower responsible for it plans next to seek approval for genetically modified Arctic Gala apples. Neal Carter founded Okanagen Speciality Fruits in 1996 in Summerland, British Columbia. The company has developed and gained approval for genetically modified apples that have non-browning properties. Neal…
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Scientists tell Congress genetically engineered food is safe

By News Desk on May 18, 2016

The first genetically modified food to hit the market 22 years ago was a tomato that did not win any taste tests. But it did pass the food safety test, and genetically engineered food has…
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Even if GMOs are safe, mandatory labeling is a good idea

By Mahni Ghorashi on March 24, 2016

Salmon-I-knoy-you-are In November 2015 the FDA approved the first genetically engineered salmon as fit for human consumption, paving the way for genetically modified organisms to become a regular part of the American diet. The “super salmon” …
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Confessions of a former GMO virgin

By Cookson Beecher on February 8, 2016

Back in the late 1990s, I was a GMO virgin. I had never heard of GMOs — genetically modified organisms —  nor had I ever had any contact with them, much less allowed any of…
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Northeast U.S. Continues to be a Hotspot for GMO-Labeling Bills

By Dan Flynn on March 11, 2015

Mark Lynas, the British environmentalist and author, recently wrote in the Washington Post that activists should not be more convincing than scientists when it comes to issues like GMO food. But in Massachusetts, activists from…
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Online Survey: Floridians Concerned About Food Safety, GMO Foods

By News Desk on December 12, 2014

An October online survey of 524 adult residents of Florida found that respondents are concerned about food safety and genetically modified foods and believe they do a good job of keeping themselves safe from foodborne…
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A new day: IFT weighs in on the future of the FDA

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