Sunday, September 6, 2015

ROUNDUP on GMO News September 6, 2015


Biggest scientific and fiscal fraud in history!

The Island.lk (subscription) - ‎18 hours ago‎
"I think it is important you read this book carefully, assessing for yourself how firmly it is grounded in fact and logic. You may well come to the same conclusion as I have: that Steven Druker is upholding the tradition of good science."– Jane Goodall ...

Colombia to End Coca Farm Glyphosate Sprayings

Newsweek - ‎Aug 31, 2015‎
Little is known about the long-term effects on the soil and people of glyphosatesprayed as part of the Colombian government's anti-cocoa fumigation campaign.

Soil as Our Salvation

Santa Barbara Independent - ‎Sep 3, 2015‎
Delegates from around the world will gather to hear from Dr. Vandana Shiva, a global leader in the fight to protect farmers and the food web; John Roulac, activist and founder of super food company Nutiva; professors from UC Berkeley; and other leaders ...

How Monsanto is getting away with looting India's farmers

DailyO - ‎Sep 4, 2015‎
In addition to illegal royalties, the firm owes the families of 'prime aged' working Indian farmers $1.764 trillion. 10722.

Monsanto “Science” Ignores Weed Killers Linked to Cancer

Environmental Working Group - ‎22 hours ago‎
As the New York Times reveals today, the “science” served up to legislators considering whether to block state and federal GMO labeling has been cherry-picked by GMO labeling opponents.

California EPA mulls labeling Monsanto's Roundup as being 'known to cause cancer'

RT - ‎9 hours ago‎
The EPA's office of environmental health hazard assessment in California wants to label four chemicals, including the most popular herbicide and key ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup

Germany and Scotland outlaw GMOs

NOW Magazine - ‎Sep 3, 2015‎
Two weeks after Scotland announced it would be banning the growth of genetically modified crops on its soil, Germany is moving ahead with a similar plan.

Indigenous and Campesinos From 15 Countries RejectGMOs

teleSUR English - ‎Sep 4, 2015‎
Indigenous and Campesinos From 15 Countries Reject GMOs. The International Meeting on Campesinos Economy and Agroecology in America held a three-day meeting in Mexico City.

Letter: Truth about GMOs

Concord Monitor - ‎Sep 3, 2015‎
Apparently the writer of the letter concerning GMO propaganda (Monitor letters, Aug. 28) has not read the article “GMOs, herbicides and public health” in the Aug. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article, which was co-authored by a ...

Evidence Mounts that Roundup Is Toxic

East Bay Express - ‎Sep 1, 2015‎
Researchers, led by Gilles-Éric Séralini, a professor of molecular biology at the University of Caen in France, reported cancers and other health impacts from both the corn itself and the herbicide.

Medical Journal Article Identifies Hazards of Pesticides in GE Crops

eNews Park Forest - ‎Aug 27, 2015‎
In addition to the recent IARC findings, the timing of Drs. Landrigan and Benbrook's positions is critical as both the U.S. and Europe examine GE labeling laws. In the U.S., Congress is considering H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of ...

USDA faces lawsuit for allegedly not providing GMOrecords

Food Dive - ‎Aug 28, 2015‎
The USDA is the subject of a lawsuit brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) for its alleged failure to provide records on GMO crops as requested by the group. ... A recent study showed that a GMO label would not necessarily scare off consumers.

Pesticides in Paradise

The Crozet Gazette - ‎Sep 4, 2015‎
According to the Center for Food Safety, it is in Kauai that four of the five big chemical agricultural companies spray 17 times more pesticides per acre than on any cornfield on the U.S.

Big Food is Spending Millions to Lobby for Less Transparency

Yahoo Food - ‎Sep 1, 2015‎
So far this year, food and beverage companies have spent $51.6 million on a series of lobbying including efforts efforts to defeat GMO labeling laws such as the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (H.R. 1599), which opponents have dubbed the ..


Latvia and Greece opt Out of GMO Foods

Greek Reporter - ‎Sep 3, 2015‎
GMO Foods European Union members Latvia and Greece are the first countries in the 28-member bloc to make use of an opt-out law, allowing them to decide whether or not to grow genetically modified (GMO) crops.


EU agriculture committee rejects draft law on use of GM food

Irish Farmers Journal - ‎Sep 5, 2015‎
Albert Dess, author of the agriculture committee's opinion, said Thursday's vote “sends a clear message” that the Commission's proposal to allow member states to decide whether or not to restrict or ban the use of GM food and feed on their territory ..."decision is totally flawed"

Germany Versus Science

Wall Street Journal - ‎Aug 27, 2015‎
So much for Europe's efforts to put the junk science surrounding genetically modified (GMO) food to rest. Berlin last week signaled it will prohibit cultivation of GMO crops in Germany, even if the crops have been approved by EU scientific bodies and ...

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