The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

GM banana lauded for “saving” the fruit—despite promising non-GMO varieties

World’s first GM banana will provide a “safety net” for Australia’s $1.3 billion Cavendish banana industry The Panama Disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) poses a threat to several banana varieties, including the Cavendish—a major export crop for Australia. Queensland scientists have developed the QCAV-4, a genetically modified Cavendish variety, to provide a “safety net” for […]

Rotten tomato: Biotech company makes false claim about its GMO purple tomato

Norfolk Healthy Produce says its patented GMO technology is the only way to develop a purple flesh tomato containing antioxidants but Oregon State University developed an antioxidant-rich purple tomato more than a decade ago using traditional plant breeding. Norfolk Healthy Produce, a UK-based biotechnology company that developed a much-hyped purple tomato, claims on its website […]

Green Boy invests in Sigma Oil Seeds, a growing plant-based organic oil producer

Green Boy has strong presence in North America, Europe, and Australia Green Boy, supplier of plant-based non-GMO and organic ingredients, has invested in Sigma Oil Seeds B.V., a Rotterdam, Netherlands company manufacturing plant-based organic and conventional oils and fats. Sigma Oil Seeds specializes in supplying high quality virgin and refined oils such as coconut, sesame, […]

Lundberg becomes the leading U.S. Regenerative Organic Certified® food brand

70+ products with Regenerative Organic Certified rice will launch in 2024 Lundberg Family Farms, a leading grower of organic rice and maker of packaged rice and rice snacks, is now the leading U.S. Regenerative Organic Certified food brand, introducing 70+ products made with Regenerative Organic Certified rice across its portfolio. Last year, Lundberg became the first U.S.-grown rice […]

New research reveals how soil sequesters plant-based carbon

Carbon either gets trapped or feeds microbes that respire CO2 into atmosphere A recent study from Northwestern University offers answers to why some plant-based carbon molecules are sequestered in soil and others are respired as CO2. “There are many efforts to keep carbon trapped to prevent it from entering the atmosphere,” said Northwestern’s Ludmilla Aristilde, […]