Tag: gmo
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monsanto named ‘company of the year’ by forbes magazine
from kmox: St. Louis-based Monsanto has been named “2009 Company of the Year” by Forbes Magazine. The publication cites Monsanto’s on-going work in the field of bio-engineering to improve crop yields and feed an ever-growing world population. Spokesman Darren Wallis says while chief executive Hugh Grant and everybody else at Monsanto are pleased with the…
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monsanto muscles out competition in seed business
from allgov: With a near monopoly over the biotech gene market covering soybeans and corn, Monsanto has been able to dictate the terms of business for rivals who use the agribusiness’s genetically modified seeds. After obtaining confidential contracts, the Associated Press found that Monsanto—whose patented genes are found in 95% of all soybeans and 80%…
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12/12 binge & purge: bayer, kroger, peet’s & vick’s
bayer admits gmo contamination is out of control* bayer gmo contamination bites back* the troubles at kroger: frugal consumers* peet’s coffee & tea bows out of bidding for diedrich coffee* coffee may fight prostate cancer* recalls: vick’s sinex nasal spray recalled due to bacterial contamination* give thanks, but not for toxic sewage sludge*
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scientists ‘grow’ meat in laboratory
from telegraph: Researchers in the Netherlands have created what was described as soggy pork and are now investigating ways to improve the muscle tissue in the hope that people will one day want to eat it. No one has yet tasted the product, but it is believed the artificial meat could be on sale within…
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reports say gmo’s causing massive pesticide pollution
from food freedom: Two new reports this year on genetically modified foods expose Monsanto and other biotech company lies. The first by Union of Concerned Scientists, Failure to Yield, came out in February. The latest report comes from Organic Center: Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years, and exposes that…
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11/12 binge & purge: coke, milk, maize & limp
US acad. of family physicians lets coke sponsor health advice* kellogg’s claims cocoa crispies can boost your child’s immunity* kraft turns hostile in $16b bid for cadbury* flashback: kraft attempts buyout of cadbury for $16.7b* dean foods pulls bait-and-switch on ‘organic’ silk soymilk* join the organicconsumers.org’s national boycott of ‘organic cheater’ brands* monsanto pulls high…
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10/22 binge & purge: sweet scams, recalls, gates & vilsack
high-fructose corn syrup produces toxic chemical ‘hmf’ when heated … but meanwhile, junk food industry front groups fight back* organic baby food recall: plum organics apple & carrot* north korea food shortage ‘desperate’* ethiopia faces large food shortfall* un says more investment in agriculture needed to tackle world hunger* bill gates: gm foods conflict threatens…
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monsanto guilty in france on false advertising charges
from bbc: France’s highest court has ruled that US agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as “biodegradable” and claimed it “left the soil clean”. The company was fined 15,000 euros (£13,800; $22,400).…
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video: food inc.
from viddler: In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put…
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why are monsanto insiders now appointed to protect food safety?
from mercola: [W]hile health care reform is finally on the table, and an organic farm has, for the first time, been planted on the White House lawn, there are an unsettling number of foxes being appointed to guard the U.S. health care and food industry hen houses … foxes that have entirely too many connections…
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10/1 binge & purge: gmo’s & sting-a-roos
video: everything you have to know about dangerous gmo* usda illegally approved gm sugar beets*audio: red lobster introduces new ‘jellyfish sting-a-roos’*
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uk supermarkets in ‘secret talks to introduce gm foods to the shelves’
from daily mail: The big supermarkets have held secret talks to pave the way for the introduction of controversial GM crops on to their shelves, industry sources said last night. The stores banned GM ingredients more than ten years ago in response to public anxiety about their impact on human health and the environment. But…
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8/27 binge & purge: suing bayer, UN plans & boycotting big beer
farmers suing german-based bayer cropscience over gm ricefrom ap: Nearly 1,500 rice farmers are suing the German conglomerate Bayer Cropscience and affiliated companies over a genetically engineered strain of rice. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Little Rock claims the farmers’ crops were corrupted by the rice that was produced by Bayer. The…
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top 6 ways to identify & avoid gmo foods
from food freedom: Recent polls across the world have consistently shown that, if they had a choice, 90% of people would actively seek to avoid GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in their food. Unfortunately, GMOs are taking over our farmland so quickly, it is virtually impossible to avoid eating GM foods… unless you know what to…
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8/13 binge & purge
the jackasses did it: hr2749, the seizure of the US food supply &production, has passed the house … now what happens?* gm crop imports should be increased, say ministers & farmersfrom times online: More genetically-modified crops used to feed pigs, poultry and dairy cattle could be imported into Britain to meet the demand for animal…