The federal government is still working hard to convince the public that their food is safe.
Category: GMO
Buyer Beware: GMO Rebranded as ‘Bioengineered’, Selectively Shows Up on New US Food Labels
Big Ag, Big Food and their champions in the U.S. Federal government have found a way to get around consumers who want to avoid GMO foods. They have renamed GMO foods to “bioengineered” foods in the hopes that U.S. consumers can be tricked. As of Jan. 1, 2022 U.S. consumers will begin to see labels on some foods that say “bioengineered” or “derived from bioengineering,” (aka GMO) as the new federal law takes effect.
Russia Bans U.S. Pet Food Containing GMOs
Starting in February 2021, the Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor said it had banned the import of feed and feed additives from multiple U.S.-based companies after undeclared and unregistered GMO components had purportedly been found in several product samples during routine investigations.
Lawsuit Filed Against FDA for Additive in Popular Veggie Burgers
One of the many additives in highly processed veggie burgers has recently led to a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for permitting the additive to be included in the fake burgers sans proper safety testing.
GMO Salmon in US stores by late 2020
Controversial GMO salmon will be available in some US supermarkets by late 2020.
Researchers Hide Key Facts from Participants in Another Attitudes about GMO Food Study
Yet another study has just been published that has as its premise, “If we could just get the idiot public to understand science, they would change their negative attitudes about GMO food”. The problem? As with the researchers that came before them did, the researchers in the current replication study neglected to inform study participants of TWO KEY FACTORS SURROUNDING GMO FOOD: (1) High levels of Monsanto’s Round-Up Weedkiller pesticide is present in GMO foods on the grocery shelves, and (2) No safety testing for GMO foods has ever been conducted in the U.S.
The GMO-Idiot Link (or Why this Controversial Religious Org Funded a Study on GMOs)
A controversial fundamentalist religious foundation with right-wing ties has funded a study on consumers’ perceptions of GMOs. The study appears … More
What Americans Really Think About Food Additives & GMOs: Report
Do Americans believe that food additives are really harmful to health and well-being? Interesting results have been reported by the … More
GMOs: Politicians deaf to people’s ethical concerns, says researcher
A new study indicates that politicians completely ignore their constituents’ concerns about GMOs. Chances are if a replication study was … More
A rose is still a rose: Bayer drops Monsanto name, but not questionable chemicals
History has taught us that the collective memory of the general public is a short one–and that is exactly what … More