GMO News

“Modified: A Food Lover’s Journey Into GMOs” receives James Beard documentary film award

Filmmaker Aube Giroux recently was honored with the James Beard Award (the “Oscars” of the food world) for her work exploring the labeling of genetically modified foods. A decade-long labor of love, “Modified: A Food Lover’s Journey Into GMOs” follows Aube and her mother Jali Giroux, whose shared love of food leads them into a […]

New report documents impacts of GMO contamination in Canada

Since genetically modified crops were introduced into Canadian agriculture almost 25 years ago, GMO contamination has had significant economic consequences, according to a recent report published by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and the SaskOrganics’ Organic Agriculture Protection Fund (OAPF) Committee. The report calls for action to prevent future contamination incidents.  “GM Contamination in Canada: The failure to contain living modified organisms […]

Oregon legislature may let farmers sue for contamination from GMO crops

The Oregon legislature is considering a bill that would let farmers sue companies such as Bayer and Syngenta if those companies’ genetically engineered (GMO) seeds contaminate other crops. Such contamination hurts farmers of organic and non-GMO crops because they lose premium prices for their crops if they are tested and found to contain GMOs. GMO […]

PANVEGA presents the world’s first natural and non-GMO vitamin B12

PANVEGA AG recently introduced the world’s first non-GMO and natural vitamin B12. PANVEGA has the exclusive distribution rights to the B12, and it is manufactured by a Swiss partner company. Dr. Andreas Schenzle, president and CEO of PANVEGA, said: “Our vitamin B12, which is unique worldwide, is GMO-free and as natural as wine or sauerkraut. […]

New webinar on GMO 2.0

Are you familiar with new genetic engineering technologies like gene editing and synthetic biology? If not, here is your chance to learn more. FoodChain ID will host a new webinar “GMO 2.0” on May 8 at 1:00 pm Central time. The webinar will be conducted by David Gould, FoodChain’s global sustainability director The webinar is […]