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    USDA to Decide on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

    By Everest ⋅ March 2, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

    The Center for Food Safety asks us to speak out against USDA approval of genetically engineered (GE/GMO) alfalfa, given its impact on the environment and public health.

    Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Serious Food Safety Concerns

    By Urban Garden Magazine ⋅ December 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    Monsanto has abandoned its ambitious plans for a so-called “second generation GM crop” rather than accede to a request from European regulators for additional research and safety data. This is the first time a GM multinational has pulled two GM corn varieties from the regulatory and assessment process at the eleventh hour, after planning for a future income of several billion dollars per year from global sales.

    Three Major GMOs Approved for Food and Feed Found Unsafe

    By Everest ⋅ December 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

    In what is being described as the first ever and most comprehensive study of three major GMOs about assessing the effects on mammalian health, researchers from CRIIGEN and Universities of Caen and Rouen have highlighted a number of new sex and often dose dependent side effects linked with their consumption.

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