The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

CRISPR alert: gene-edited cells could trigger cancer

Two recent studies found that cells altered using the gene technology CRISPR-Cas9 for disease treatment could seed tumors leading to cancer. Developers of CRISPR-based therapies are taking a hard look at the research from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and Novartis, published in Nature Medicine. These new data raise concerns that a potentially “fatal flaw” in some […]

Organic, non-GMO soybean facility to process gene-edited soybeans

Gene-edited crops are unregulated in the U.S. raising concerns about unintended consequences of the GMO technology

GMO burger described as “Natural” at the Cheesecake Factory

The Impossible Burger, whose main ingredient is genetically engineered heme, is now served in Cheesecake Factory restaurants, and is described as “Natural” on the restaurant’s menu and website. Several lawsuits have been filed against companies that make “natural” claims on their products when they contain GMO ingredients. This hasn’t happened to a restaurant chain but […]

Percy movie dramatizes Saskatchewan farmer’s legal fight with Monsanto

Academy Award winner Christopher Walken is in Winnipeg, Manitoba to film the story of Percy Schmeiser, a canola farmer from Saskatchewan who was sued by Monsanto in 1998 for “stealing” genetically modified canola seed that had drifted onto his property. Christina Ricci plays Rebecca Salcau, a non-GMO activist involved in his struggle to fight the […]

U.S. government pushing GM crops on African countries

U.S. State Department and Trade officials are aggressively promoting acceptance of genetically modified crops in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Kenya, as boons to health and the hunger crisis. In fact, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer warned that the Trump administration would file cases in international forums protesting government restrictions on GMO imports that are not […]