GE Salmon — FDA Issues Import Alert Until Labeling Guidelines Complete
Right after we reported on both gmo-related parts of the Senate’s controversial omnibus spending bill, the FDA announced its temporary ban on GE salmon, in order to comply with the new law the bill created. Here’s what the agency announced on their website Saturday (1/29/16)– The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act covering the funding of the federal government during fiscal year 2016 (FY16) was signed...
The Hypocrisy of Passing GE Salmon Labeling in a Spending Bill
Yesterday we documented the Senate shenanigans on last month’s omnibus spending bill, where an anti-GMO labeling contingent pushed hard to sneak in a rider that would ban state-by-state GMO labeling laws, among other anti-GMO labeling whoppers. But there was a second part to that story, which favored the pro-labeling side, particularly related to GE salmon labeling. Per The Hill — The $1.1. trillion bill to fund the...
The Senate Won’t Block GMO Labeling? Just Sneak It In On a Spending Bill Instead
When H.R. 1599 (referred to by labeling proponents as The DARK act – Denying Americans the Right to Know) passed last July, it was up to the Senate to decide what would happen next. Pro-labeling advocates were pleased when the bill died in the Senate last September, but anti-GMO labeling interests then began pushing for the inclusion of a rider to the recent omnibus spending bill. The rider would have nullified state laws...
The Ghana GMO Debate
Answering the question of how to farm most effectively in Ghana is proving to be quite complicated. Although there’s more to the African agricultural dilemma than a cut and dried GMO vs. non-GMO debate, it certainly plays a large role. Pro-GMO advocates claim Africa currently holds high levels of poverty, malnutrition, and hunger, coupled with a low level of agricultural productivity. They feel GM technology is the answer....
Alaska Senator Blocks FDA Appointment Over GMO Salmon
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski claims Dr. Robert Califf, the deputy commissioner of the FDA, wasn’t straightforward with her about GMO salmon. Murkowski comes from the major salmon-producing state of Alaska and has been adamantly opposed to GMO salmon. It was just two days before the FDA voted to approved GMO salmon that she spoke with him, and he did not reveal details to her of the impending approval. Murkowski made it clear...
Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak Raises Questions
Ridiculous conspiracy theory? Or conceivable possibility, that a giant food conglomerate or agro-chemical company is behind the recent Chipotle E. Coli outbreak? Either way, a significant amount of drama has surrounded the Chipotle GMO situation from the start… With the E. Coli outbreak, the illnesses started November 18- 26, 2015, and, according to cdc.gov, as of December 18, 2015, 53 people were reported as infected with the...
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