When you’ve been running the board in a San Francisco courtroom and you are on the verge of having genetically modified (GM) sugar beets torn up by their roots,
Senators Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced a bill Tuesday that would ban genetically engineered (GE) salmon, a fast-growing fish that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
In an unexpected move, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday that USDA will allow genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa to be planted without restriction.
The announcement bucked expectations that
Natural foods giant Whole Foods issued an action alert asking its customers to tell the U.S. Department of Agriculture they support coexistence between genetically-engineered (GE) and non-GE crops.
The
As the U.S. awaits word on whether federal regulators will OK a genetically modified salmon, there’s news–and more controversy–about GM chickens developed by researchers at the
University of Idaho microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her work with E. coli bacteria and a
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is accepting comments on proposed changes to the Food Standards Code until Feb. 9.
Among the changes announced in late 2010 are the approval
In the ongoing, confusing court battles over process involving genetically engineered (GE) or genetically modified (GM) crops, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has run up one white flag.
In an open letter to stakeholders Thursday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack called for “a new paradigm of coexistence and cooperation” for both genetically engineered and non-GE agricultural approaches.
The letter
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it has two preferred options regarding alfalfa genetically modified to resist Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup–that it should either be
The first possible destruction of a genetically modified crop in the United States is not going to happen without review by higher courts.
Monsanto Company said Wednesday it would appeal
Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) of Summerland, British Columbia, a biotechnology company, has submitted an application to the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)