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GM Foods in the Spotlight

Its not easy being GM Two recent articles, one featured on National Public Radio, and the second on New York Times Op-Ed page, both look at the trials and tribulations of the approval process for  new GM products. In his piece for NPR, Dan Charles looks at the different motives behind the development of so-called […]

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Its not easy being GM Two recent articles, one featured on National Public Radio, and the second on New York Times Op-Ed page, both look at the trials and tribulations of the approval process for  new GM products. In his piece for NPR, Dan Charles looks at the different motives behind the development of so-called

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Mislabeled fish rampant in the U.S.

According to a New York Times article by Kirk Johnson, a recently released study shows that the fish being served on tables across America is chronically mislabeled, either through error or through misrepresentation. The study was conducted by Oceana, a non-profit ocean protection group,  who looked at seafood being sold in sushi bars, stores and

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According to a New York Times article by Kirk Johnson, a recently released study shows that the fish being served on tables across America is chronically mislabeled, either through error or through misrepresentation. The study was conducted by Oceana, a non-profit ocean protection group,  who looked at seafood being sold in sushi bars, stores and

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GMO Labeling on the move

Labeling of GMO foods to be on ballet: Good news on the GMO Labeling front:  Washington State Initiative I-522, which would require labeling of foods that contain Genetically Modified material, has qualified enough signatures to be put to a vote.  According to the Seattle Times, The initiative will be part of the general election ballet

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Labeling of GMO foods to be on ballet: Good news on the GMO Labeling front:  Washington State Initiative I-522, which would require labeling of foods that contain Genetically Modified material, has qualified enough signatures to be put to a vote.  According to the Seattle Times, The initiative will be part of the general election ballet

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I-522 for GMO Labeling in Washington State

California voters declined to approve labeling for foods containing GMOs on November 6, 2012.  But now Washingtonians have a chance to be at the forefront of the drive to know what ingredients our food contains. Washington Initiative 522  if passed would establish mandatory labeling of food produced through genetic engineering.  Whether not they think that

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California voters declined to approve labeling for foods containing GMOs on November 6, 2012.  But now Washingtonians have a chance to be at the forefront of the drive to know what ingredients our food contains. Washington Initiative 522  if passed would establish mandatory labeling of food produced through genetic engineering.  Whether not they think that

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Landmark Election for GMOs

New day for GM Foods? As noted in an earlier post, November 6 will not only be a big day in Presidential politics but also a landmark day in the history of Genetically Modified or GM foods.   California’s Proposition 37 , if passed by voters, will  do what no legislative body has so far

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New day for GM Foods? As noted in an earlier post, November 6 will not only be a big day in Presidential politics but also a landmark day in the history of Genetically Modified or GM foods.   California’s Proposition 37 , if passed by voters, will  do what no legislative body has so far

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Where did the flavor go?

It looks so nice;  why doesn’t it taste better? “Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless?” This is the question posed by a recent New York Times article by Gina Kolata. “The unexpected culprit is a gene mutation that occurred by chance and that

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It looks so nice;  why doesn’t it taste better? “Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless?” This is the question posed by a recent New York Times article by Gina Kolata. “The unexpected culprit is a gene mutation that occurred by chance and that

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Is our food too clean?

We are what we don’t eat? In a recent New York Times article, Jeff D. Leach suggests that our increasing distance from the soil in which our food grows may be behind not only increasing rates of allergies and food sensitivities, but perhaps also increases in chronic diseases and in the severity of effects we

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We are what we don’t eat? In a recent New York Times article, Jeff D. Leach suggests that our increasing distance from the soil in which our food grows may be behind not only increasing rates of allergies and food sensitivities, but perhaps also increases in chronic diseases and in the severity of effects we

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GMO Labels to be put to vote in California

GMOs are everywhere…at least in the USA Although many people are not aware of it, almost all the processed food sold in the US contains Genetically Modified Organisms.  This according to an article by Amy Harmon and Andrew Pollack in the New York Times.  If that makes you nervous, it may (or may not) help

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GMOs are everywhere…at least in the USA Although many people are not aware of it, almost all the processed food sold in the US contains Genetically Modified Organisms.  This according to an article by Amy Harmon and Andrew Pollack in the New York Times.  If that makes you nervous, it may (or may not) help

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Arsenic found in factory chickens

If you still need a  reason to switch to organic or no-chemical chickens, I recommend you read the April 5, 2012 New York Times article by Nicholas Kristof.  He sites two new studies, one from John Hopkins University and the other from the Arizona State University, that found evidence indicating that  factory poultry are routinely

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If you still need a  reason to switch to organic or no-chemical chickens, I recommend you read the April 5, 2012 New York Times article by Nicholas Kristof.  He sites two new studies, one from John Hopkins University and the other from the Arizona State University, that found evidence indicating that  factory poultry are routinely

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