GMOs 2.0/Synthetic Biology

GMO ice cream rushed to market; maker hides that it is GMO-derived

Brands use Perfect Day® synbio proteins to create GMO ice cream A genetically engineered ice cream has been rushed to market with consumer messaging that obscures the fact that the ice cream is GMO, according to a prominent public health attorney. The Urgent Company recently launched Brave Robot ice cream, which is made using synthetic […]

New test for gene edited crops will help organic and non-GMO food sectors keep new GMOs under control

In September, a group of non-governmental organizations, non-GMO food associations, and a food retailer announced that the first-ever public detection method for a gene-edited crop had been successfully developed and published. The gene-edited crop is an herbicide-tolerant canola, called SU Canola, developed by U.S. biotechnology company Cibus. John Fagan, Ph.D., CEO and chief science officer of Health […]

Opinion: Software to swallow—Impossible Foods should be called Impossible Patents

Intellectual property model of food maintains harmful reliance on GMO grains, detracts from regenerative agriculture, hastens soil loss The Impossible Burger with its faux meat texture and flavor is increasingly popular in the U.S. Unlike the Non-GMO Project Verified Beyond Burger, the Impossible Burger is derived using genetic engineering. It is made with GMO soy […]

Protect Nature Now launched to address new global GMO threat

Long-time anti-GMO activist and healthy food advocate Jeffrey Smith recently launched a new initiative, Protect Nature Now (PNN), to address the “new global threat from GMOs.” In particular, PNN aims to educate people about the threats posed by new gene editing technologies to the planet’s ecosystems. According to Smith, “older” genetic engineering techniques were used […]

Gene editing companies infiltrating non-GMO and organic seed industries, making non-GMO claims

Gene editing company Benson Hill purchases non-GMO soybean seed company, partners with non-GMO and organic corn seed company, while Calyxt and Cibus make non-GMO claims on gene edited seeds