The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

University of Nevada researchers develop 200 drought-tolerant sorghum varieties for dairy feed

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have unveiled 200 sorghum varieties that could be a game changer in the food, brewery, dairy feed, and biofuel industries due to their exceptional drought tolerance. Associate Professor Melinda Yerka and her team at the University of Nevada, Reno have been developing the sorghum varieties since 2017 at the Experiment […]

The merits of seed oils are under scrutiny

A recent study by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) demonstrated consumers’ confusion around seed oils. “In recent years, the topic of seed oils has become somewhat controversial with many media headlines,” said Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, IFIC’s president and COO. “Despite their prevalence … consumer awareness of seed oils varies.” According to the study, at […]

EU proposes excluding new GMOs from existing legislation

The institutions of the European Union (EU) are currently discussing a legal proposal on GMOs that covers GM crops and wild plants produced with new genomic techniques (NGTs), also known as “new GMOs.” The proposed law not only excludes new GMOs from the existing EU GMO legislation that requires on-package labeling of all products containing […]

Nebraska becomes sixth U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen recently signed legislation banning lab-grown meat, making Nebraska the sixth U.S. state to do so. “We need to be willing to protect and preserve our state’s vital ag industry as well as our consumers. These products are grown from harvested cells in bioreactor machines. The health consequences are unknown and so […]

Syngenta moving to settle thousands of lawsuits claiming paraquat causes Parkinson’s disease

By Carey Gillam Besieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes Parkinson’s disease, Syngenta has entered into an agreement aimed at settling large swaths of those claims. The company and lead counsel for thousands of plaintiffs have “entered into a signed Letter Agreement intended to resolve” the litigation, an April 14 court […]