USDA Review of GE Crops Finds Concerns Amid Benefits

Civil society statement for the FAO Technical Consultation on Low Levels of GM Crops in International Food and Feed Trade

Civil society statement on low levels of GM crops in international food and feed trade calls for preservation of zero tolerance for unapproved GM crops. […]

Civil society statement for the FAO Technical Consultation on Low Levels of GM Crops in International Food and Feed Trade

High Residues of Glyphosate Accumulate in Roundup Ready Soybeans

Compositional differences in soybeans on the market: glyphosate accumulates in Roundup Ready GM soybeans  

RNAi–based Pesticides and GM Crops Will Need Special Safety Testing

A peer-reviewed paper draws attention to potential hazards on nontarget species of pesticides and GMOs made with RNAi gene-silencing techniques and suggests that current toxicity testing is inadequate to assess the safety of these new technologies. […]

RNAi–based Pesticides and GM Crops Will Need Special Safety Testing

Democracy and Diversity can Mend Broken Food Systems

In his final report to the UN Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food has called for the world’s food systems to be radically and democratically redesigned. […]

Unresolved Questions Around Golden Rice

An article in The Ecologist exposes the tangled web of unanswered questions around Golden Rice, especially the full implications of the terms of ‘humanitarian use’ which receiving countries would be wise to consider carefully before availing themselves of […]

Unresolved Questions Around Golden Rice

Transgene Spread Poses Risks to the Environment

A new study analyzes scientific reports on GM crop transgenes spreading into the environment. It highlights the significant uncertainties associated with such occurrences and calls for stringent regulation to contain and reduce them. […]