A new biosafety report for the Norwegian Environment Agency says GM foods cannot be declared safe due to major gaps in the science, writes Nafeez Ahmed. Indeed research clearly indicates harmful and adverse impacts to both health and environment. But Monsanto insists that GMOs are just as safe as, or even safer than, conventional crops.
GMO study finds 'indications of harmful and adverse effects' Nafeez Ahmed | 15th July 2015 News GMOs Health Norway Food Farming Corporations soya-store-cut.jpg A new biosafety report for the …
The troubled project to develop GMO 'golden rice' cultivars has just hit a serious obstacle. An attempt to breed the 'event' responsible for carotenoid production into a commercial rice variety has produced widespread genomic instability, causing weak plants and poor grain production. Has the golden rice hype bubble finally burst?
… effects were not detected in previous investigations, and it was assumed that the … of the plants for nutrition needs further investigation. 'Years of misplaced hype' GM …
Thanks to Andy Hall's investigations of abuses of migrant workers in Thailand's fish and pineapple industries, a criminal trial begins today in Bangkok - his own. He faces eight years in prison and a $10 million fine for exposing their crimes in a devastating report that has inspired international action against the companies involved.
… andy-hall-team.jpg Thanks to Andy Hall's investigations of abuses of migrant workers in …
Do you know your clod from your foreshin? Learn more about rare, cheap cuts of beef (and why local and well-hung meat is best) in this interactive guide from chef Darina Allen
… whole fish with her simple preparation guide INVESTIGATION A meaty issue Our excessive …
Japan's hunting of cetaceans has become a rallying point for nationalists, but demand for their meat is falling amid worries about toxic pollution. Fukushima could just prove to be the last straw for a declining industry ...
… review I co-authored for the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The report … Cetaceans Researcher with the Environmental Investigation Agency . …
The US looks set to approve GM crops that resist the 'Agent Orange' pesticide 2,4-D as well as glyphosate, writes Helena Paul. If it does, the toxic chemical - created in WW2 to destroy enemy food supplies - will soon end up in animal feeds, and the food we eat.
Coming to your table? GMO crops resistant to 'war herbicide' 2,4D Helena Paul | 8th May 2014 News GMOs USA Brazil Argentina Toxics Farming Food EU crop duster-cut.jpg The use of 2,4D - a toxic …
WHO's official recognition of the health damage caused by glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide, is having ramifications around the world, writes Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji. National governments are moving to restrict the chemical, campaigns to ban it are intensifying, and now 'Roundup Ready' GMO crops are coming under the regulatory spotlight.
… committed to conducting an open and thorough investigation." [10] Sri Lanka is the latest … [13]. He has even gone as far as launching an investigation into whether regulatory …
A new wave of ‘next generation' GM crops resistant to multiple herbicides, may be approved for import into the European Union, writes Helen Wallace, even though the health impact of the herbicide combinations is unknown. Regulators and retailers must refuse to authorise these GMOs or allow their use in any part of the food chain.
… Thus the EFSA opinion states that more investigations are needed in regard to the …
Following The Ecologist's revelation about Ecover's use of synthetic biology to make laundry detergent, the company has put its trials on hold, writes Jim Thomas. But to regain public trust, the company must re-engage honestly with its critics, and its customers.
… that certification doesn't address. As an investigation by The Ecologist noted, the … rainforestas they move. The Ecologist investigation concluded: "While the BSI [now …
Today (Friday, 8th July) the charity Viva! will debut its new short thriller/documentary, film SWINE which exposes the dirty secrets of factory farming in UK - including the growing health risks to humans from MRSA Superbugs
New film ‘SWINE' exposes the secret life of factory farms and the rise in antibiotic resistance in farmed animals The Ecologist | 8th July 2016 Activism Factory Farmining MRSA Superbugs Pigs …
Halal ritual slaughter has raised huge controversy in the UK press, writes Alicia Miller. But the far greater issue is farm animals' entire quality of life - as reflected in the Qu'ranic principle that meat must be 'tayyib' - good, wholesome and from well-treated, healthy animals. Is this something we can all agree on?
… labelled halal (and kosher) meat, closer investigation revealed that it wasn't quite …
An ordinary arable field in Sussex is sprayed with pesticides 22 times over a single growing season. Dave Goulson wonders how the bees can survive this toxic onslaught - and exactly who benefits.
… I was astonished. As part of our ongoing investigations into the impact of pesticides …
Local authorities in Varanasi, India, are preparing to evict Coca-Cola from land that the company is occupying illegally at its bottling plant in Mehdiganj. The eviction is due to take place 'within days'.
… officer, in December 2013 after a official investigation carried out at the insistence of …
A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops
… laws The Ecologist | 7th July 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming Green Living …
Scott Tips is president of the National Health Federation, a legitimate advocate of food consumer rights. He has for years been fighting powerful lobbyists as they try and influence regulators around the world through the WHO Codex Alimentarius agency. COLIN TODHUNTER investigates
The opaque world of Codex Alimentarius and Monsanto 'toxic' relations Colin Todhunter | 14th September 2017 News National Health Federation Codex Alimentarius WHO Food Standards 405284.jpg Scott Tips …
In August 2006, German chemicals company BASF applied to start GM potato field trials
in Cambridge and Derbyshire as early as next spring. The GM industry is making many
claims about this product, but are these based on the truth? Andy Rees investigates
European Union ministers have given an initial thumbs-up to the Novel Foods Regulation, a draft proposal that could lead to meat from cloned animals entering the human food chain
… meat The Ecologist | 24th June 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming EU EC …
Despite the lack of traceability in the supply chain, the assurances of cattle producers that they are not involved in the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is apparently enough for Tesco, a letter to the Guardian reveals
… The Ecologist | 3rd July 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming Take Action …
With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic
… new website Eifion Rees | 22nd June 2009 News Investigations Science And Technology Food And …
Free range pig campaigner Tracy Worcester had a surprise encounter after filming horrific conditions in an intensive UK pig farm. She met the elderly farmer who was cutting corners to stay in business under cut-throat pressure from supermarkets and global agribusiness - only to find he shared all her concerns. The answer is for shoppers to buy only high-welfare meat.
Not just cruel to pigs - farmers are the other victims of intensive animal farming Tracy Worcester | 29th July 2016 Activism Animal Welfare Food Farming UK tracy.pigs.les 46-cut.jpg Free range pig …
The Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology appears to have violated scientific standards by withdrawing a study which found that rats fed on a Monsanto GM corn were more likely to develop cancer than controls. William Engdahl investigates.
Scientific journal retracts study exposing GM cancer risk F. William Engdahl | 5th December 2013 News GMOs Food Health lab-rats.png The Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology appears to have …
Two decades ago the world's first GM foods went on sale, writes Pat Thomas. The consumer flirtation with GMOs soon died away, yet the biotech industry has grown into a global behemoth, driving agricultural intensification and sending agro-chemical sales through the roof. It's time for us to take a stand once again and insist: there are better, healthier ways of growing food.
… party conducted the only really comprehensive investigation into GMOs in the UK, GM Nation . That suite of investigations included public debates and …
A book by leading biochemist Dr Lawrence Plaskett champions the power of the body to destroy tumours naturally. Why this happens is not always clear but a change of diet and other nutritional and naturopathic measures can aid recovery, says Michael Finucane
… Book ID 7314657. www.lulu.com READ MORE... INVESTIGATION Special report Can the NHS ever …