The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

Friend or foe? Environmental advocates eye Kennedy nomination warily

By Shannon Kelleher In the wake of last month’s announcement that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), some leading environmental and public health advocates say they’ve found themselves in a “weird” position. On the one hand, Kennedy is a lifelong environmental […]

GMOs grown in the U.S.? Same old, same old

After more than 20 years of GMO crop production, just two traits are the most common GMOs: herbicide tolerant and insect resistant Despite decades of promises of feeding the world with genetically engineered foods by the biotechnology industry, the most common genetically engineered crops contain just two traits, herbicide tolerance (HT) and insect resistant (Bt). […]

U.S. flails in GM corn dispute with Mexico

By Timothy A. Wise Closing arguments are in in the U.S. trade complaint against Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn, with the three-arbitrator tribunal set to rule on the matter in November. The legitimacy of the trade agreement itself hangs in the balance. In the course of the year-long process Mexico has dismantled U.S. […]

Non-GMO Summit 2024: International non-GMO industry calls for transparency on new GMO technologies and cooperation throughout the value chain

More than 160 representatives from a thriving international non-GMO industry and leading European associations from 23 countries and four continents met on October 7-8, 2024 at the International Non-GMO Summit 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. Operators across the full Non-GMO value chain are united in battling the current challenges posed by the planned deregulation of New Genomic […]

Non-GMO Project’s new initiative aims to transform the food system

Food Integrity Collective’s holistic approach looks to “amplify and unite the critical work of non-GMO, organic, and regenerative agriculture movements” The Non-GMO Project, recently launched the Food Integrity Collective, an initiative aimed at revolutionizing the retail food system. Megan Westgate, CEO of the Non-GMO Project, says the Food Integrity Collective “represents a paradigm shift in […]