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06/12/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

GMO “golden rice” over-hyped nutrition claims dismantled by none other than the FDA

Golden rice was once touted as a miracle food that would save the world from vitamin A deficiency and the health problems it can cause. Two decades later, the rice has failed to deliver on its promises – as many predicted – and the future for this GMO rice isn’t looking too bright, either. In […]

05/11/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

We’re just a hop, skip, and jump away from buying and consuming genetically-engineered food

So far, it’s been pretty easy to avoid consuming genetically-engineered food. Buying organic and looking out for Non-GMO Project verification can give you assurance that you’re not getting anything genetically engineered. Could all that be about to change? A new wave of genetically engineered food is about to hit the market, and loose regulations will […]

03/10/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Another state appears ready to legalize the sale of raw milk

Recently, a bill to legalize the retail sale of raw milk was introduced to the Rhode Island Senate. Currently, Rhode Island is one of just eight states that has a total ban on the sale of raw milk, but this new piece of legislation seeks to change their rigid stance, and simultaneously eschew the federal […]

03/05/2017 / By Daniel Barker

EPA and FDA give go ahead for 3 types of GMO potatoes… planting begins this year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have given permission to Idaho-based agribusiness giant J.R. Simplot Co. to begin the spring planting and fall harvesting of three different types of genetically modified potatoes. Simplot says that the varieties are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen associated with late blight, the […]

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