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Germany Bans Cultivation of GM Corn

www.spiegel.de - September 01, 2010

Germany has banned the cultivation of GM corn, claiming that MON 810 is dangerous for the environment. But that argument might not stand up in court and Berlin could face fines totalling millions of...

Home Pesticides Linked to Childhood Cancer

www.seattlepi.com - August 31, 2010

A new study of children in the Washington, D.C., area and published in the journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring links one form of childhood cancer to exposure to common organophosphate pesticides used...

Studies Link Range of Major Diseases to Pesticides, New Database Launched

beyondpesticides.org - August 26, 2010

Links to pesticide exposure are being found in a growing number of studies that evaluate the causes of preventable diseases –including asthma, autism and learning disabilities, birth defects and...

A Month Without Monsanto

yesmagazine.com - August 25, 2010

April Dávila wondered what it would take to cut the GMO giant out of her family's life. She found that it was far more entrenched than she'd ever realized.

U.S. unsure if cloned meat has been sold in North America

www.calgaryherald.com - August 16, 2010

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture on Tuesday said he doesn't know whether cloned cows or their offspring have made it into the North American food supply. But Tom Vilsack, in Ottawa to talk trade...

Judge Revokes Approval of Modified Sugar Beets

www.nytimes.com - August 14, 2010

A federal district court judge revoked the government’s approval of genetically engineered sugar beets Friday, saying that the Agriculture Department had not adequately assessed the environmental...

Why Is the Food Industry Pumping Food Dyes That Cause Cancer Into Our Food?

alternet.org - August 11, 2010

Try pronouncing disodium 6-hydroxy-5-((2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl) azo)-2-naphthalene-sulfonate. It's not easy, right? That explains why this mouthful goes by its friendlier name, Red 40. It...


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