Reading Time: 2 minutes Monsanto Co’s unapproved, experimental genetically engineered wheat, which is feared to have potentially contaminated U.S. wheat supplies after it was found growing in an Oregon field this spring, was kept in a U.S. government storage facility until at least late 2011, according to documents obtained by Reuters. The revelation that the seed for the controversial […] Read more
Fate unclear of Monsanto GM wheat stored in Colorado
Scientists say new study shows pig health hurt by GM feed
Study looked at 168 pigs over six months and found those fed genetically modified varieties of soy and corn had higher rates of severe stomach inflammation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pigs fed a diet of only genetically modified grain showed markedly higher stomach inflammation than ones which dined on conventional feed, according to a controversial new study. The study was trumpeted by critics of GM crops, but proponents of biotechnology were equally quick to label the study as flawed. The study by epidemiologist and biochemist […] Read moreCanada approves Dow’s new Enlist Duo herbicide
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian regulators have given a green light to Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical Co., to introduce a controversial new herbicide meant to control spreading weed resistance, Dow said May 16. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)approved “Enlist Duo” herbicide for use in Canada, making it the first country to authorize the new […] Read more
Unapproved GE wheat stored in Colorado through 2011
Monsanto’s experimental genetically engineered (GE) wheat, which was feared to have potentially contaminated U.S. wheat supplies after it was found growing in an Oregon field this spring, was kept in a U.S. government storage facility until at least late 2011, according to documents obtained by Reuters. The revelation that the seed for the GE wheat […] Read more
GM wheat find in Oregon ‘suspicious,’ Monsanto says
Monsanto officials said Friday that continued extensive testing of U.S. soft white wheat supplies shows the presence of the company’s unapproved, experimental genetically altered wheat in an Oregon wheat field is highly suspicious and was an isolated incident that could not have happened through normal farming practices. Company officials said more investigation is needed to […] Read more
USDA probes Colorado storage site in GE wheat mystery
The U.S. Agriculture Department, probing how a genetically engineered (GE) trait entered an Oregon wheat field and the extent of the contamination, has tested a dozen wheat samples and is looking at a national seed storage facility in an effort to resolve the mystery and calm a troubled market for U.S. wheat exports, a spokesman […] Read more
Scientists say new study shows pig health hurt by GM feed
Pigs fed a diet of only genetically modified (GM) grain showed markedly higher stomach inflammation than pigs who dined on conventional feed, according to a new study by a team of Australian scientists and U.S. researchers. The study adds to an intensifying public debate over the impact of genetically modified crops, which are widely used […] Read more
New study claims glyphosate can cause range of health problems
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new study is linking heavy use of glyphosate to a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson’s, infertility and cancers. The peer-reviewed report, published last week in the scientific journal also claims to have found evidence of glyphosate residues in food. Those residues enhance the damaging effects of other foodborne chemical residues and […] Read more
Tests so far show commercial wheat seed GM-free, Monsanto says
Monsanto said Wednesday that broad testing of commercial wheat seeds in Oregon and Washington state has found no sign of its long-shelved experimental biotech wheat — and company officials said it was possible the illegal wheat discovered growing in an Oregon field may have been the result of sabotage. Monsanto officials said they have supplied […] Read more
USDA extends reviews on Enlist corn, dicamaba-tolerant soy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it will extend its scrutiny of proposed biotech crops developed by Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto after receiving an onslaught of opposition to the companies’ plans. The news frustrated Dow officials who’d hoped to have secured regulatory approval and have their new herbicide-tolerant Enlist corn brand on the market […] Read more
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