UK: Defra overrides public concern to write regulatory blank cheque for untested GM
GM potatoes have not been tested under controlled conditions
2017
Dicamba drift a new danger for potato growers
Dicamba herbicide sprayed on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans might drift and could damage potato crops
US EPA dismisses members of major scientific review board
A spokesman for the EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, said he would consider replacing the academic scientists with representatives from industries whose pollution the agency is supposed to regulate
Unauthorised GM petunias found in the UK
The Horticultural Trades Association says GM orange petunia plants and seeds have been found in the UK
University of Saskatchewan prof Peter Phillips under fire for Monsanto ties
Documents show Monsanto coached Peter Phillips, edited academic articles
Testbiotech files legal case against the EU authorisation of “toxic soybeans” produced by Bayer and Monsanto
Health risks from residues with spraying with herbicides were not assessed
US taxpayers will pay government USD 3 million to persuade them to like GM foods
Deal allocates $3 million to “consumer outreach and education regarding agricultural biotechnology,” which includes genetic engineering of food and commodity crops
Bt cotton in Burkina Faso: When theory does not match reality
New book documents the country’s unsuccessful experience with Bt cotton cultivation and calls for move away from GM and towards agroecology
EU glyphosate evidence “written by Monsanto”
The EU's conclusion that a glyphosate was safe to sell was partially based on scientific evidence that was written or influenced by the manufacturer Monsanto
Monsanto accused of hiring army of trolls to silence online dissent – court papers
Monsanto is being accused of hiring an army of Internet trolls to counter negative comments, while citing positive “ghost-written” pseudo-scientific reports which downplay the risks of their products