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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