Cuba Drops Genetically Modified Crops

June 17, 2015

“The policy of the country thus far is to not negotiate with anyone to produce transgenic seeds,” said Rodriguez. The use of such crops is not contemplated for “biosecurity” reasons, said Rogelio Pupo, another official.

http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=112027

Enlist Duo active ingredients linked to cancer

June 23, 2015 - National Resources Defense Council

Enlist Duo™, Dow AgroSciences's so-called solution to herbicide-resistant weeds, is the combination of two herbicides (glyphosate and 2,4-D) that have both been recently linked to cancer by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

While the IARC assessment of cancer risks for 2,4-D and glyphosate are very significant, there are a host of additional reasons why Enlist Duo should not have been approved by EPA (for more details, see NRDC comments to EPA here), including:

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kpullen/enlist_duo_active_ingredients_cancer.html

What physicians think about GMO labeling

June 15, 2015

SERMO, the largest online community of physicians, found that a strong majority (68%) of physicians surveyed support mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. This past April, SERMO polled physicians to gain insight on how important GMO labeling may be to the medical world by asking “Should food manufacturers be required to label products containing GMOs? Of 2,097 physician answers, 68% selected yes and 32% selected no. Of the top eleven states polled, New York ,California and Florida were the top three in favor of required labeling. Without a label, there is no traceability, no accountability and no liability. GMO LABELING IS DOCTOR RECOMMENDED.

http://blog.sermo.com/2015/06/15/physicians-think-gmo-labeling/

100,000 German beekeepers call for GMO cultivation ban
Details

18 June 2015

The beekeepers counter that a piecemeal approach will not work. Bees fly up to eight kilometres in search of food, the DIB said, so a juxtaposition of GM crop cultivation zones and GMO-free zones within Germany would be "environmentally and agriculturally unacceptable".

“Bees know no borders," the DIB added.

http://www.gmwatch.org/news/latest-news/16240-100-000-german-beekeepers-call-for-gmo-cultivation-ban

President Obama has deeply rooted ties with Monsanto.

June 24, 2015

The new president filled key posts with Monsanto people, in federal agencies that wield tremendous force in food issues, the USDA and the FDA:

Also, lets take a look at all of the GMO crops that have "walked through the open door of the Obama presidency."

Monsanto GMO alfalfa.
Monsanto GMO sugar beets.
Monsanto GMO Bt soybean.
Coming soon: Monsanto's GMO sweet corn.
Syngenta GMO corn for ethanol.
Syngenta GMO stacked corn.
Pioneer GMO soybean.
Syngenta GMO Bt cotton.
Bayer GMO cotton.
ATryn, an anti-clotting agent from the milk of transgenic goats.
A GMO papaya strain.

This makes Barack Obama the most GMO-dedicated politician in America. Obama didn’t just change his mind, he appointed all the right people, and now all those people are working in order to support the GMO growth and distribution all over the country and abroad.

https://www.minds.com/blog/view/46052025...s-with-monsanto

You won't see this on American television...

Big concerns about use of pesticides in Hawaiian paradise

June 23, 2015

Residents say they’re being poisoned by chemicals used on seeds on farms. Jacob Ward goes to Kauai to investigate. 7 minutes.

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows...i-paradise.html

Hillary Clinton Endorses GMOs. White House Meals Are Organic

June 1, 2015

Reports indicate White House meals are organic. Michelle Obama’s book titled “American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America indicate the first family’s commitment to organic (non-GMO) foods in their personal diet.

First families continue getting wholesome pesticide/GMO-free foods while promoting frankenfoods hazardous to human health for Monsanto and other biotech giants.

https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/hillary-clinton-endorses-gmos-white-house-meals-are-organic

The Cultivator – Summer 2015

June 24th, 2015

Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online.

In it you’ll find:

Cover story: USDA Sued for Upending ‘Sunset’ Process
Commentary: Organic Regulatory Theater?
Feature: Conventional Cows on Organic Dairies?
News: No Definitive ‘No’ on Nano
The Sweet Truth about Maple Syrup
The Canary in the Organic Coal Mine
Farmer Profile: Lone Star Organic All-Stars

http://www.cornucopia.org/2015/06/the-cultivator-summer-2015/

PBS series ‘Food Forward’ takes a look at America's food-industrial complex and how we can band together to put an end to it.

Full episodes and clips...

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365288920/

It is sadly very harrowing that a country that professes to be a superpower did not put funding aside for R&D for alternatives, which in turn allowed the proliferation of unbridled biotech in every institution across the country, leaving researchers and scientists with integrity to fend for themselves. We have been locked into a mode of corruption to the core. Meanwhile, these scientists face additional challenges just to alert people of the horde of problems ahead.

Glyphosate GMO Laboratory Research - 4 minute video

GMO Free News will LIVE Stream an Interview with Dr. Anthony Samsel Friday June 26 10am (PST). He will discuss the research that the GoFundMe campaign funds will go towards.

http://www.gofundme.com/xrp4h9g

GMO ban takes effect in Jackson County

Figuring out how to enforce the new regulation may prove complicated

June 14, 2015

As it turns out, figuring out how to enforce the ban is more complicated than the election.

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33175912-75/gmo-ban-takes-effect-in-jackson-county.html.csp

White Phosphorous War Crimes Connect Israel To Monsanto

June 16, 2015

As for Monsanto, this is not the only time the corporation’s products have been linked to war crimes or cancer.

http://www.mintpressnews.com/white-phosphorous-war-crimes-connect-israel-to-monsanto/206594/

DNA from GMOs can pass directly into humans, study confirms

June 24, 2014

The idea that DNA from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is broken down in the digestive tract and rendered innocuous, a common industry claim, is patently false. A recent study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE found that large, meal-derived DNA fragments from GMOs are fully capable of transferring their genes directly into the bloodstream, deconstructing the myth that transgenic foods act on the body in the same way as natural foods.

"One small mutation in a human being can determine so much, the point is when you move a gene, one gene, one tiny gene out of an organism into a different one you completely change its context," said David Suzuki, co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. "There is no way to predict how it's going to behave and what the outcome will be."


http://www.naturalnews.com/045710_GMOs_gene_transfer_DNA.html#ixzz3dKDlhR9r

LIVE Stream: Interview with Dr. Anthony Samsel

Friday, June 26 at 10:00am in PDT (1:00 p.m. our time)

Post questions now and during live stream.

https://www.facebook.com/events/381947685343121/

Organic Similac the subject of new class action lawsuit

May 27, 2015

The maker of organically labeled infant formula is being sued over allegations that its formula wasn't actually organic.

http://legalnewsline.com/issues/class-ac...-action-lawsuit

Argentina: Federal judge accepts environmental lawsuit against GMOs

21 June 2015

The lawsuit further argues for “a ban on the application of pesticides used for farming until their safety for the environment, ecosystems, biodiversity, the health of living beings, the cultural heritage of the Argentine people, and the sustainability of the production model is scientifically proven”.

http://www.gmwatch.org/news/latest-news/...it-against-gmos

Watch: Do You Eat Beaver Butt?

1:32

http://foodbabe.com/2013/09/09/food-babe-tv-do-you-eat-beaver-butt/

U.S.D.A. infiltrated by Monsanto.

June 24, 2015

There are fifteen plus employees who work for both federal government and the private corporation known as Monsanto. Monsanto is the world's largest biotech corporation and now has its hands in the federal government as well.

https://www.minds.com/blog/view/460310689387388940/usda-infiltrated-by-monsanto

Got allergies from your GMOs?

Michael Hansen, PhD, Senior Staff Scientist at Consumers Union, talks about the allergenicity of the Bt toxin insecticides in the DNA of GMO crops. It seems Monsanto has been hiding the truth, once again. No surprise there.
Listen: https://beta.prx.org/stories/87260

Read the studies:
Finamore A, Roselli M, Britti S, Monastra G, Ambra R, Turrini A, Mengheri E. (2008) Intestinal and peripheral immune response to MON810 maize ingestion in weaning and old mice. J Agric Food Chem. Dec 10;56(23):11533-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19007233

Bernstein IL, Bernstein, J.A., Miller,M., Tierzieva, S., Bernstein, D.I.,Lummus, Z.Selgrade, M.K., Doerfler, D.L., and Seligy,V.L. (1999) Immune responses in farm workers after exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis pesticides. Environmental Health Perspectives. July; 107(7):575582.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566654/

http://consumersunion.org/pdf/AMA-GE-resolutions-3-19-12.pdf
READ: No consensus on the safety of GMOs: http://www.gmofreeusa.org/research/gmo-safety/

Monsanto's airborne pesticide drones coming soon: FAA approves unmanned, poison-spraying helicopters

Thursday, June 25, 2015 by: Jonathan Benson

The federal government has granted its approval for a new unmanned pesticide drone that reports indicate will soon start dumping chemical herbicides and other crop-related substances from the sky.

http://www.naturalnews.com/050197_pesticide_drones_chemical_agriculture_FAA.html