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Category Archives: Biotechnology
Would Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman Have Signed that GMO Letter?
From what I have read about him, I am pretty sure that Richard Feynman would not have signed the recent letter in which a large percentage of our living Nobel laureates urged Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically modified organisms … Continue reading
The 2016 NAS Report on GE Crops (GMOs)
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) report, called Genetically Engineered [GE] Crops: Experiences and Prospects was released on Tuesday. The report is “intended to provide an independent, objective examination of what has been learned since the introduction of … Continue reading
Posted in Biotechnology
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US Food Standard: Reasonable Certainty of No Harm
There seems to be some confusion among people I have interacted with recently as to whether the standard for food safety in the United States is one of “relative safety,” i.e. one that permits foods, food additives or foods with … Continue reading
Posted in Biotechnology
Tagged EPA, FDA, Genetic Engineering, genetically engineered food, GMO regulation, GMOs
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Preparing for Regulating Future Products of Biotechnology by Learning from the Past
In response to a memorandum issued by the Executive Office of the President last July, representatives of the agencies that regulate the products of biotechnology in the United States–FDA, EPA and USDA–participated in a meeting at UC Davis today titled … Continue reading
Posted in Biotechnology
Tagged Bt176, EPA, FDA, GE labeling, genetically engineered food, NK603 corn, StarLinkTM corn, USDA
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The Good News About the Bad Effort in Congress to Thwart GMO Labeling by States
The Editorial Board of The New York Times declared a few days ago that it “is a bad idea” for the United States Senate to join the United States House of Representatives in trying “to make it harder for consumers to … Continue reading
Campbell Soup or Monsanto? Who Do You Trust?
How does a company build trust? Campbell Soup and Monsanto appear to be going about it in quite different ways. As reported in The New York Times, the Monsanto Company filed a lawsuit against California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard … Continue reading
Kudos to Campbell Soup for Supporting Mandatory Federal GMO Labeling
As announced in a company press release and reported by The New York Times on January 8, Campbell Soup Company is calling for mandatory federal labeling of foods “that may contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs)….“[Such foods/ingredients are also known as … Continue reading
Posted in Biotechnology
Tagged Calgene, FDA, Flavr Savr tomato, GE labeling, Genetic Engineering, genetically engineered food, GMOs, Prop 37
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The Products of GE Technology Must be Assessed for Safety on a Case-By-Case Basis
Mark Lynas was at it again in an opinion piece in The New York Times last week, making claims once more about a so-called “worldwide scientific consensus on the safety of genetic engineering,” and calling those 17 countries in Europe … Continue reading
GMOs: All Facts, No Fiction
I participated in two panel discussions on genetic engineering called “GMOs: All Facts, No Fiction” that were sponsored by the University of California’s Global Food Initiative in 2015. One was held at UC Davis on November 3rd and the other … Continue reading
Posted in Biotechnology
Tagged EPA, FDA, GE Foods, GE labeling, GMOs, Regulation of GMOs, USDA
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Genetic Engineering is Very Different Than Traditional Breeding
The United States National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have established a committee to study the “economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of genetically engineered (GE) crops and food.” The committee’s results may be used to reassess the … Continue reading
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