The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Proposed labels for genetically engineered foods aim to put smiley face and sunshine on bad technology

In early May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its draft proposal for labeling foods containing genetically engineered ingredients, and the 106-page document was met with criticism and many unanswered questions. The 106-page proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard resulted after legislation requiring labeling of GMO foods was passed by US Congress and signed into law […]

Healthy Food, Healthy Children

In order to reverse the current health crisis affecting children, we need to rethink our relationship with food and the type of medicine we support, says Professor Vincanne Adams.

Portable pesticide sensors for produce coming soon

In the wake of weak monitoring of pesticides by the FDA and USDA, a University of Texas Dallas professor has built an inexpensive handheld device to test pesticide levels. Shalini Prasad’s tool will allow consumers, grocers, organic certifiers and growers to soon be able to check for pesticides on produce themselves. When a swab is […]

California: Monsanto not required to put warning label on Roundup

A federal judge has overturned a January 2017 opinion, stopping a California decision to require designation of glyphosate as a carcinogen and placement of a warning label on products containing it. U.S. District Judge William Shubb favored Monsanto in its First Amendment lawsuit, citing a lack of sufficient evidence that glyphosate is cancer-causing—suggesting that a […]

EPA softened dicamba restrictions on basis of Monsanto research

“The EPA expects that exposure will remain confined to the dicamba treated field.”