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New genetic extinction experiment raises environmental and health alarms

Gene drives could have serious and potentially irreversible impacts on public health and the environment. We need to stop these risky experiments from being rushed out of the lab and into the environment and our communities. Read More

NEW REPORT: Gene Editing in Agriculture Poses New Risks to Health, Environment

On the heels on the European Court of Justice’s ruling requiring organisms developed using new genetic engineering techniques to undergo GMO risk assessments, and several new studies revealing “genetic havoc” as a result of gene editing, Friends of the Earth and Logos Environmental released a new report today, Gene-edited organisms in agriculture: Risks and unexpected consequences. Read More

European Court rules new genetically engineered seeds and foods should be classified and regulated as GMOs

All products made with genetic engineering, including ones made with gene-editing tools like CRISPR, should be regulated, assessed for health and environmental impacts, and labeled. Read More

Consumer, Environmental, Farmer Groups Demand Strong GMO Food Labeling Standards

Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and dozens of consumer, environmental, and farming organizations and companies submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the agency’s long-awaited proposed regulations for the mandatory disclosure of foods produced using genetic engineering (GE or GMO). Read More

Trump announces rollback of GMO, biotechnology regulations

This is just the latest of Trump’s attacks on sensible, science-based regulations, once again putting the interests of corporations ahead of the interests of our health and environment. Read More

Military Revealed as Top Funder of Gene Drives; Gates Foundation paid $1.6 million to influence UN on gene drives

Over 1,200 emails released under open records requests reveal that the U.S. military is now the top funder and influencer behind a controversial genetic extinction technology known as “gene drives” – pumping $100 million into the field. Read More

Major Grocery Retailers Across North America Reject Genetically Engineered Fish

People have a right to know where their food comes from and exactly what’s in it, so that they can make informed choices about what they eat. Read More

Report: Algae biofuel claims overhyped

Rushing genetically engineered algae into production ahead of safety assessments and oversight could result in serious unintended consequences. These organisms could become ‘living pollution’ that is impossible to recall Read More

FDA on “Bleeding” veggie burger: “no basis for safety”

The company privately admitted to the FDA that it had not conducted or designed safety tests of burger’s key GMO ingredient. Read More

Concerned Americans say new GMO regs would make oversight worse, not better

While USDA today has more authority to strengthen oversight, its proposed new rules would weaken it. Read More