"The Genetic Engineering of Food and the Failure of Science" Agro-ecologist Don Lotter published a paper titled "The Genetic Engineering of Food and the Failure of Science" in the 2009 edition of the peer-reviewed International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Foo …

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Bill Gates does know a thing or two about licensing and fee income! Gates Foundation joins global crop research network Yojana Sharma 10 December 2009 | EN

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Montana Governor Schweitzer's Monsanto email

This exchange was sent to be shared. Gov. Schweitzer reminds us that claiming ignorance, passing the buck, kissing up and kicking down are political staples well beyond Washington. From: Paul Stephens Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:02 PM To: "Schweitzer, Brian"

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As the U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture gear up for an unprecedented series of investigative workshops on agricultural competition and regulatory issues, a Des Moines law firm with deep political ties has signed on to represent agribusiness giant Monsanto.

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New studies debunk Industry claims that horizontal gene transfer is not a problem. It found evidence for large concentrations of transgenic DNA in animals from the food web associated with RoundUp Ready corn.

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I've just received from an American PR firm a press release which announces with fanfare that the loony-right lobby group CFACT is to send a team of "10 climate policy experts" to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, which begins next week in the currently dank and dismal Danish  …

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Len Aldis, Secretary of the Britain -Vietnam Friendship Society, wrote to Nguyen Anh Thi, director of Monsanto Vietnam, asking him to discuss Agent Orange, which Monsanto manufactured and the US government sprayed in Vietnam, poisoning millions. Aldis asked for a meeting, but Th …

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Nominated for lobbying for RoundupReady (RR) soy to be considered a "climate-friendly" crop that is eligible for carbon credits and subsidies under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); and for pushing for meaningless 'responsible' label for RoundupReady soy, which could be used …

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By CARMELO RUIZ-MARRERO

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Will our views on GM food be 'modified'? Stand by for yet another attempt to persuade a resistant British public to consume genetically modified food.

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Biotech related extracts from the recent in-depth report about the power of commercial interests within science and technology: Science and the Corporate Agenda, by Stuart Parkinson and Chris Langley of Scientists for Global Responsibility.

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WANT TO EAT? SAVE THE HONEYBEE!

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Munich/ Parma - A leading staff member of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has quit to work in industry. Suzy Renckens, scientific coordinator of the GMO panel, officially represented Syngenta in an expert hearing at EU level in 2008.

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The U.S. Justice Department's inquiry into Monsanto Co.'s marketing tactics in the biotech seed industry may be a leading indicator of the Obama administration's approach to antitrust matters in general.

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Turkey, the 27th largest export market for all U.S. goods, issued a new regulation placing additional requirements on all food and feed products containing genetically enhanced components. This new regulation essentially came without warning, according to U.S.

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With all the talk about "food security," and distorted media statements like "South Korea leases half of Madagascar's land,"1 it may not be evident to a lot of people that the lead actors in today's global land grab for overseas food production are not countries or governments  …

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French scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini unmasked the dangers of genetically modified brinjal, almost approved for commercial production in India. He shared with Savvy Soumya Misra his findings on Bt brinjal and Roundup Ready soybean

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by cmargulis Earlier this week, Monsanto was found guilty by France's highest court of false advertising, for claims that Roundup, its toxic weed killer, is biodegradable and leaves "the soil clean." Environmental and consumer rights campaigners brought the French case in  …

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If Norman Borlaug was not a Monsanto Man in life, though many believe him to be the best poster boy the Biotech Brigade could produce, his legacy is cemented as a promoter of privatized seeds and genetically modified life forms, fueled by Land Grant University research.

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Years ago, an owner of a glass company was arrested for throwing bricks through store windows in his town.

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The UK became the 16th country to report contamination of its food chain on Monday, when the UK Food Standards Agency reported the illegal GMO in cereals and bakery products on the European Food Safety Authority's Rapid Alert System web site

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Norman Borlaug passed away some 10 days back. Ever since he passed away, a number of newspapers globally have published obituries and explained his contribution to agriculture. I too was flooded with requests to write about him or to talk about his role in Indian agriculture.

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Mae-Wan Ho reports on an extraordinary gathering of Thai farmers, activists, government officials, academics and rice research scientists with the objective of securing official protection for indigenous biodiversity knowledge and wisdom.

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Dr M.S. Swaminathan, considered the Father of the Green Revolution in India, finally stated his views on genetically-modified (GM) crops in an opinion piece published on August 26, 2009, in this newspaper.

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The recent appointment of Michael Taylor as FDA's Senior Food Safety Advisor is of major public health concern.

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