The pork industry wants the regulation of livestock genome editing transferred to the USDA from the Food and Drug Administration. The USDA already regulates genome editing of plants.
To support the transfer, an industry trade
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Researchers find extremists who know the least drive public opinion on GMOs
Opinions about genetically modified food may have more to do with feelings than science, according to findings by researchers from four universities.
According to research by the University of Colorado and three other universities, published
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Activists wants federal magistrate to take over GMO labeling enactment from USDA
The federal magistrate judge has yet not yet ruled whether the defendants even have the legal standing to bring their case, and the federal defense attorneys have yet to show up in the court, but
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Dallas greenhouse growers say their leafy greens are safer
Promoting its leafy greens as cleaner and safer for the planet and people, Eden Green Technology has struck a deal with Walmart to market its produce, which is grown without soil in vertical racks in
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Briefly: Pufferfish poison — Sail or fail — CRISPR mushrooms
Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the
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Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the
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Beach Beat: Del Monte’s pretty in pink with OK for GMO
You’ve gotta give it to those marketing magicians at Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. Back in the 1990s when they introduced the phrase “golden extra sweet pineapple” they stated the obvious with fabulous flair. I
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Appeals court knocks down Hawaii’s local prohibitions on GMO seed industry
Hawaii’s genetically modified seed industry and about 1,000 jobs that go with it were big winners in a 30-page ruling handed down Friday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in San Francisco.
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Arctic Fuji apple gains approval despite anti-GMO opposition
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. 
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Public comments so far show support for third GMO apple
There are 18 days remaining in the public comment period on the Arctic Fuji as Okenagan Specialty Fruits Inc. seeks permission to market its third variety of genetically modified, non-browning apple.
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Compromise bill on GMO labeling lands on president’s desk
The Senate compromise bill for labeling food with genetically modified ingredients is on its way to President Obama’s desk after gaining a solid 306-117 bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives early this afternoon. 
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