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- The Absurdity of Claiming that “All GMOs are Safe” In an op-ed piece in The New York Times, Mark Lynas recently wrote that “There is an equivalent level of scientific consensus on both issues…that climate change is real and genetically modified foods are safe.” But comparing the issues …
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Category Archives: Biotechnology
The Science of Genetic Engineering as it Relates to The California Right to Know GE Food Act
I’ll be participating in an educational event related to “The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act” this Friday, March 23rd, from 7-8:30 pm. The event, entitled “What Am I Eating? A Raphael Garden Community Conversation,” will be held on the … Continue reading
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Crop Genetic Engineering is a Mutagenic Process
In my last post I argued that the current system for regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops for commercialization in the United States is inadequate because it is possible to design GE plants in such a way that USDA, EPA or … Continue reading
Regulating Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.: Forcing a Square Technology Peg into a Round Regulatory Hole
Despite what you may have read in The New York Times or on Monsanto’s website or in books like some written by former regulatory officials, current regulation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the United States is not necessarily “burdensome” … Continue reading
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Tagged EPA, FAP, FDA, GE Kentucky bluegrass, GE sweet corn, GMO regulation, GMOs, Monsanto, Nature Biotechnology, StarLinkTM corn, The New York Times, USDA
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Presentation on GE Foods and Sustainability
The presentation I gave at the Sacramento Sustainability Forum is now available on the Biotechsalon.com Resource page. It contains photos of the point-of-purchase brochure that accompanied GE Flavr Savr™ tomatoes in U.S. grocery stores as well as information related to … Continue reading
Genetically Engineered Foods: Past, Present, and Future
I’ll be giving a brief talk entitled “Genetically Engineered Foods: Past, Present, and Future” at the Sacramento Sustainability Forum (SSF) this Thursday evening, November 17th, in the Rubicon Room of the SMUD Customer Service Bldg in Sacramento. Doors open at … Continue reading
Genetically Engineered Proteins Regulated as Food Additives: Another Very Short List
Regulation of most genetically engineered (GE) foods is currently not required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, because many developers of GE foods have voluntarily consulted with the FDA about their products (and records of those consultations … Continue reading
Genetically Engineered Foods in the U.S. that have been Labeled: A Very Short List
The genetically engineered (GE) sweet corn varieties that Monsanto hopes to sell to American farmers this fall apparently will not be the first GE sweet corn to show up in the produce sections of U.S. grocery stores. According to Monsanto’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Calgene, Flavr Savr tomato, genetically engineered sweet corn, GMO labels, Monsanto
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