GMO News

GMO salmon factory in Canada for sale as company faces “deepening crisis”

Just four years after its first “harvest” of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon in Canada, the U.S. biotechnology company AquaBounty is selling its on-land GMO fish factory at Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Local community groups have confirmed that AquaBounty’s factory is now closed. “We never wanted genetically modified salmon and we’re relieved the company […]

China approves first gene-edited wheat for food production

The Chinese government recently authorized the safety of genetically engineered wheat as it proceeds cautiously with the commercial production of GMO food crops. The gene-edited, disease-resistant wheat will be used to manufacture pasta, noodles, and bread. China is the biggest producer and consumer of wheat worldwide. China grows non-GMO crops for food but imports GMO […]

Spain’s GM corn cultivation is in sharp decline

Despite a robust debut in the mid-1990s, and two decades of strong adoption, the last ten years have seen stagnation and moderate growth of GMOs globally. Genetically modified crop acres grew by 1.9% in 2023 compared to 2022, totaling around 510 million acres. Twenty-three countries grow the common GMO varieties, bred for resistance to lepidopteran […]

Florida and Alabama ban manufacture of lab-grown meat

The Florida legislature has signed SB 1084, to prohibit production and sale of lab-grown meat in the state. Governor Ron DeSantis spoke of the “global elite’s plan to force the world to eat meat grown in a petri dish….” Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson added that lab-grown meat is in “direct opposition to authentic agriculture.” […]

Whole Foods betrays its non-GMO roots: The Impossible Foods Controversy

Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group In a stunning move that has left health food advocates shaking their heads, Whole Foods Market, long celebrated as a paragon of organic and non-GMO foods, has partnered with Impossible Foods, a company that brazenly embraces genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its “plant-based” meat products. This alliance not only contradicts Whole […]