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U.S. GMO label law clears Congress

A law for mandatory labelling of foods for sale in the U.S. with genetically modified or otherwise “bioengineered” ingredients has cleared both houses of Congress and now goes to President Barack Obama. The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Senate’s bipartisan bill S.764 by a 306-117 vote, sending it to the White House

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U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News July 7, 2016

UPDATED, July 7, 2016 | Reuters — The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients, which labeling supporters say could create loopholes for some U.S. crops. The Senate voted 63-30 for the bill that would display GMO contents with words, pictures or

Nobel Prizes, funded through the last will of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel, have been issued since 1901 to honour outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and literature, and for work in peace. (Pi Frisk photo copyright Nobel Media AB, 2015)

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Nobel laureates urge Greenpeace to stop opposing GMOs

By Adam Derose, GFM Network News June 30, 2016

Washington | Reuters — More than 100 Nobel laureates called on the international environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday to end its opposition to genetically modified crops, saying there is a scientific consensus they are safe and can benefit society. At a news conference, the scientists cited in particular the value of a genetically modified rice

Campbell, which recently rolled out several Star Wars-themed products such as these Darth Vader-shaped SpaghettiOs, plans to label all its U.S. products for presence of GMO ingredients. (Campbells.com)

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MP calls for mandatory GMO labels, echoes Vermont regulations

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 15, 2016

CNS Canada — A Quebec MP has tabled a new bill calling for mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, following steps taken by lawmakers south of the border. Pierre-Luc Dusseault, the New Democrat MP for Sherbrooke, introduced Bill C-291 Tuesday morning, calling for the mandatory labelling of genetically engineered (GE) foods in Canada. Dusseault

Atlantic salmon is one of the major species grown in aquaculture. (Troutlodge, Inc. photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Canada says GMO salmon safe for consumption

By GFM Network News May 19, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada approved a type of genetically modified salmon for sale, health officials said on Thursday, the first such animal to be cleared as safe for consumption in the country. The salmon was approved in the U.S. to be farmed for human consumption last year but has since been a source of

Biologists isolate novel genes from cauliflower to improve crop nutritional value. A study committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine looking at gene-altered crops notes a genetically engineered characteristic that alters the nutritional content of a crop is “unlikely to have the same environmental or economic effects as a characteristic for herbicide resistance.” (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. study finds no risks to people, planet in GMOs

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 18, 2016

It’s time for the task of regulating new crop varieties to focus on plants’ characteristics rather than on how the plants were developed, a team of U.S. scientists recommends in a new report. A study committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Tuesday released an “extensive” study of genetically engineered crops, finding

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U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Tom Polansek May 6, 2016

Reuters — Across the U.S. Farm Belt, top grain handlers have banned genetically modified crops that are not approved in all major overseas markets, shaking up a decades-old system that used the world’s biggest exporting country as a launchpad for new seeds from companies such as Monsanto. Bold yellow signs from global trader Bunge are

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China may cultivate GM corn in next five years

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 13, 2016

Beijing | Reuters — China, the world’s second-largest corn consumer, may allow commercial cultivation of pest-resistant genetically-modified (GM) corn within the next five years, an agriculture ministry official said Wednesday. “We will push forward the commercial process of new strains of pest-resistant cotton and pest-resistant corn among other key crops,” during the 13th Five Year

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Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume April 13, 2016

Reuters — The world scaled back biotech crop planting for the first time ever in 2015, led by a decline in the U.S., which has fuelled rapid expansion of genetically modified crops since their commercial launch two decades ago, according to an annual report released Wednesday. The decline was blamed largely on lower crop plantings

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

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Chinese citizens protest ChemChina-Syngenta deal

By GFM Network News, Niu Shuping April 8, 2016

Beijing | Reuters — Around 400 Chinese citizens have signed a letter to protest the purchase of Swiss-based seeds and pesticides company Syngenta by state-owned ChemChina, saying the deal would eventually lead to genetically modified crops being sown across swathes of the country. Critics of genetically modified organisms argue the technology poses risks to public

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U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

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U.S. GMO label law clears Congress

U.S. GMO food labeling bill passes Senate

Nobel laureates urge Greenpeace to stop opposing GMOs

MP calls for mandatory GMO labels, echoes Vermont regulations

Canada says GMO salmon safe for consumption

U.S. study finds no risks to people, planet in GMOs

U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

China may cultivate GM corn in next five years

Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

Chinese citizens protest ChemChina-Syngenta deal

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