Tag Archives: Monsanto’s sweet corn

A Dearth of Life-Long Animal Studies of GE Foods

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Belinda

I’ve been corresponding with individual email-writers and I’ll occasionally post versions of my responses here because they tend to touch upon multiple issues related to genetically engineered (GE) crops in one piece (whereas I usually focus on fewer issues in … Continue reading →

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The 411 on Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Sweet Corn

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Belinda

Here’s a piece I wrote about Monsanto’s genetically engineered sweet corn that was posted on Tom Philpott’s Mother Jones blog earlier today: Genetically engineered (GE) sweet corn is being sold at a Walmart near you. And because that company has said it sees … Continue reading →

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On the Right to Know What We’re Buying

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Belinda

Here is the text of an op-ed piece I wrote that was published in the Davis Enterprise on September 20, 2012: Proposition 37, “The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act,” was not written “to authorize a whole new … Continue reading →

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I’m Voting “yes” on California’s Proposition 37

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Belinda

I’m in favor of labeling genetically engineered (GE) foods. And so I’m voting for California’s Proposition 37, the “California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act,” in November. Prop 37 calls for the labeling of all whole (GE) foods, like … Continue reading →

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