2016

Greenpeace to Nobel laureates: It’s not our fault golden rice has failed as a solution

Greenpeace responds to pro-GMO stunt by “107 Nobel laureates”

Burkina Faso is phasing out GM cotton due to its poor quality fibre – but other African countries haven’t learned from its experience

Monsanto executives and allies engaged in fundraising for the pro-GMO and anti-organic Academics Review organisation, collaborated on strategy and even discussed plans to hide industry funding

Greenpeace is being criticized for blocking GMO golden rice – even though the crop is years away from being ready, reports Claire Robinson

Food, farm, environmental, and consumer groups are outraged by the deal that the Organic Trade Association and others signed on to that trades away clear on-package GMO labelling in favour of codes that consumers must decipher by scanning with smart phones

The National Academy of Sciences needs to urgently address the one-sided nature of its work on GMOs, say public-interest groups, farmer organisations, and academics

Plans also to demarcate “GMO zones” in future

Glyphosate herbicide use will continue; people will still be exposed

An article for Euranet Plus looks at regulatory loopholes that allow glyphosate herbicides and other pesticides of questionable safety to remain on the market