Rice can often contain high levels of arsenic, writes Andy Meharg. But while levels of this highly toxic element are tightly regulated in water, the EU has set no limits for arsenic in food. This needs to change, fast - and until it does, be careful not to feed too much rice to babies and small children ...
… Rice can have high levels of arsenic - so why … 2014 Comment Food Farming Toxics baby-rice-cut.jpg Rice can often contain high levels of arsenic, …
Rice-eating peoples are very particular about the rice their diets are based on, writes Ted Greiner. And they have a strong aversion to yellow grains, the tell-tale sign of the deadly mould that causes beri-beri disease. That alone makes GMO 'Golden Rice' a non starter; 107 Nobel Laureates had better start eating their words.
… Beri-beri disease and resistance to GM 'Golden Rice' Ted Greiner | 13th July 2016 Comment GMOs Health Food Culture Society rice-leaf-cut.jpg Rice-eating peoples are very particular about …
Farmers in the Bicol region of the Philippines have gathered to renew their fight against field trials of Golden Rice and halt moves towards its commercialization. But with last year's 'advanced' Golden Rice trials showing low yields, the prospect of a GR release is fast receding.
… Philippines: farmers call to stop 'Golden Rice' trials Oliver Tickell | 8th September … GMOs Philippines Science Nutrition bicol-rice-harvest-cut.jpg Farmers in the Bicol … their fight against field trials of Golden Rice and halt moves towards its …
Japanese rice farmers won a reprieve last week when TTP negotiations in Hawaii ended without conclusion on opening Japan up to cheap US rice imports, writes Nicole L Freiner. But with Japan keen to export more cars to the US, the victory is a temporary one. At stake is a way of life, an ancient land-rooted religion, and the future viability of Japan's farming villages.
… Japan's 'sacred' rice farmers evade TPP death sentence - for … News Japan Food Farming Society Trade USA rice-fields-niigata-japan-cut.jpg Japanese rice farmers won a reprieve last week when TTP …
The real reason why 'golden rice' remains uncultivated after a 20 year effort is its poor agronomic performance, write Angelika Hilbeck & Hans Herren. But beyond that, the very idea of golden rice as a 'solution' to Vitamin A deficiency fails to recognise the real causes of malnutrition - poverty, hunger and poor diet. How will golden rice reach poor children in the first place? And will they ever get the rich, oily diet they need to assimilate its fat-soluble nutrients?
… who is to blame for the failure of GMO Golden Rice? Angelika Hilbeck Hans Herren | 15th … The real reason why 'golden rice' remains uncultivated after a 20 year … But beyond that, the very idea of golden rice as a 'solution' to Vitamin A deficiency …
Advocates of Golden Rice - a GMO rice that produces Vitamin A - present the debate over its use a clear moral choice with only one possible conclusion. But as Clare Westwood writes, the reality is very different ...
… Golden Rice - a complex tangle of unanswered … 2014 Comment GMOs Food Farming golden-rice-irri.png Advocates of Golden Rice - a GMO rice that produces Vitamin A - …
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?
… GMO golden rice trials fail: stunted plants, reduced … GMOs Farming Science Technology Food golden-rice-cut.jpg The troubled project to develop GMO 'golden rice' cultivars has just hit a serious …
Greenpeace is being attacked for 'crimes against humanity' by 100 Nobel laureates for blocking GMO 'golden' rice, reports Claire Robinson. But the low-yielding crop is years away from going on sale, and there is no proof of any nutritional benefit to the malnourished children it's meant to benefit. Could the distinguished prize-winners have fallen for slick pro-GMO PR and spin?
… campaign exploits Nobel laureates in 'Golden Rice' Greenpeace attack Claire Robinson | 4th … GMOs Campaigning Science Health Food golden_rice-cut.jpg Greenpeace is being attacked for … 100 Nobel laureates for blocking GMO 'golden' rice, reports Claire Robinson. But the …
'Golden Rice' is being promoted by GM advocates as a solution to malnutrition. But Daniel Ocampo says it is for the 'target populations' in the Philippines and elsewhere to decide whether to accept the technology - and they don't want it!
… Golden Rice ignores the risks, the people and the … Food Farming GMOs Gm Food Philippines Golden Rice banaue-rice-terraces.png 'Golden Rice' is being …
Professor Dale Sanders takes issue with Zac Goldsmith, former editor of The Ecologist. Is 'golden rice' a Trojan Horse for the GM industry, or nutritional manna from heaven for the world's poor?
… Golden rice naysayers ignore the world's need for … November 2013 Comment Gm GMO Farming Golden Rice Food golden-rice.png Professor Dale Sanders takes issue …
Research on the biological effects of radiation near the Fukushima nuclear disaster site finds a powerful response in rice seedlings, writes Gregory McCann. The discovery will do nothing to boost consumer confidence in resumed rice exports from the Fukushima region.
… Fukushima radiation damages rice genome Gregory McGann | 18th September … Japan Food Farming Science Nuclear Power rice-fukushima-cut.jpg Research on the … disaster site finds a powerful response in rice seedlings, writes Gregory McCann. The …
Campaigners in India are facing charges including trespassing and criminal intimidation following a protest last month against genetically modified rice being trialled by Bayer BioScience
… Bayer clamps down on GM rice protest in India The Ecologist | 13th … Food And Farming Bayer Gm India Rice Greenpeace Genetic Engineering Biotech Brinjal Sheep rice.jpg Campaigners in India are facing …
A key paper that's been widely cited to justify the use of GM 'Golden rice' to boost vitamin A nutrition has been withdrawn due to ethical breaches, with no proof of consent by parents of the children taking part in trials. But that's not the only objection.
… Golden rice GMO paper retracted after judge rules for … News GMOs Food Science China Media golden_rice-cut.jpg A key paper that's been widely cited to justify the use of GM 'Golden rice' to boost vitamin A nutrition has been …
For the women farmers of Tamil Nadu life has long been a struggle, Sheelu Francis told Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, all the more so following the advent of 'Green Revolution' industrial agriculture. So now women's collectives are organising to restore traditional foods and farming methods, resulting in lower costs, higher yields, improved nutrition, and a rekindling of native Tamil culture.
… "Farmers were encouraged to grow all [rice] paddy, paddy, paddy, because of … government subsidies which promoted growing rice, especially with hybrid seeds and chemicals. Rice paddies use lots of water, so when it is …
Do a 2-week gluten fast and you may just see your energy levels double......
… You can eat any of these gluten-free foods: RICE DAIRY PRODUCTS BEANS & PULSES EGGS MEAT & … gluten-free white blend and brown blend and a rice flour) ALCOHOL: Spirits made with wheat … Gluten-Free White Flour Blend and a slosh of rice milk) -Quinoa or rice puffs with …
Seventeen or more secret applications have been made to India's GMO regulators for trials and release of GM crops including rice, wheat, chickpeas, brinjal and mustard, write Colin Todhunter & Oliver Tickell. In a violation of the law regulators have released no information about the applications, raising fears that India's first GMOs will be released with no health, safety or environmental testing.
… Rice, wheat, mustard ... India drives forward … for trials and release of GM crops including rice, wheat, chickpeas, brinjal and mustard, … other major crops including staple foods like rice, wheat and chickpeas. According to …
The environment secretary's stance on GM food is grotesque, argues Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith.
… GMOs Gm Gm Food Food Farming Politics Golden Rice zac.jpeg Zac Goldsmith The environment … corporations. Asked recently about ' golden rice ', genetically modified to tackle … say. For one thing, the developers of golden rice have said that it is not even ready for …
President Obama will shortly be on his way to India. In this Open Letter, Vandana Shiva invites him to join in securing the essential human freedoms to seeds and food - and to set aside any plans to pressure India into changing its laws to allow the corporate domination of life.
… revoked. Attempted biopiracy of India's rice On 8th July 1994, Rice Tec Inc, a Texas based company, filed a … generic patent(Patent No. 5663484) on basmati rice lines and grains in the United States …
Supporters of a controversial dam in one of Asia's poorest countries say it will bring huge economic benefits. Critics say it could threaten fisheries and rice cultivation, threatening the livelihoods of millions. Brendan Brady reports from Laos
… Critics say it could threaten fisheries and rice cultivation, threatening the livelihoods … fisheries in the world, and the copious rice harvest of Vietnam’s fertile delta, where … makes that country the world’s second-largest rice exporter. Studies warn that this cascade …
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
… chain. And in April 2005, unauthorised GM Bt rice was discovered to have been sold and … Hubei. An estimated 950 to 1200 tons of the rice entered the food chain after the 2004 … tons entering the food chain in 2005. The rice may also have contaminated China’s rice …
The Gates Foundation has sunk $15 million into developing GMO 'super bananas' with high levels of pre-Vitamin A, writes Adam Breasley. But the project is using 'stolen' genes from a Micronesian banana cultivar. And what exactly is the point, when delicious, popular, nutritious 'red bananas' rich in caroteinoids are already grown around the tropics?
… human feeding trials of so-called 'Golden Rice' in the US and in China have been plagued … from the Tufts human trials of 'Golden Rice' from her permission to conduct human … ethics in the human feeding trials of 'Golden Rice' carried out in Hunan . The American …
Global food production may need to double over the next century to feed a growing world population, writes Tim Radford - just as yields crops in major crop-growing areas fall due to higher temperatures. But there is another way: to build sustainability into our food production and consumption.
… crops and around a third of all wheat and rice will be grown in regions vulnerable to … of the maize, 33% of the wheat and 37% of all rice is grown in areas that will be vulnerable … and those designed to reduce food prices. Yet there are some broader policies …
In her new book The Vandana Shiva Reader, the celebrated campaigner and scientist deplores the way in which the Green Revolution forced India's poorest farmers off their land, writes Colin Tudge. Now she fears even worse outcomes in Africa where a GMO-fuelled farming revolution is under way.
… Similar methods then produced shorter-stemmed rice in the Philippines. Now there is much … achievement The stems of wheat (and rice) needed to be reduced, it was felt, …
Join the growing chorus of individuals and organisations demanding the right to know what's in their food... all GM foods should be labelled, say Just Label It campaigners
… biofortified crops succeed after Golden Rice controversy? Plans for GM 'Golden Rice' have divided critics, but Howarth Bouis …