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UK Government Keeps Public in Dark over Secret GMO Deals

GeneWatch UK today made an official complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about missing and redacted documents showing the GM industry’s influence over the Government’s policy and...

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Shaka Movement Shakes Up Biotech Industry in Hawaii – Exclusive Interview

Sustainable Pulse Exclusive Interview with member of the Hawaiian SHAKA Movement, Mark Sheehan, Ph.D. The SHAKA Movement is an advocacy, communications and educational outreach program and hub, where...

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Bavaria Signs Agreement to Go GMO Free

Germany’s Bavaria region has become the 62nd GMO Free farming area in Europe. The Munich-based Bavarian Environment Minister Dr. Marcel Huber, signed the GMO Free agreement in Brussels, with the...

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Chinese Army Bans All GMO Grains and Oil from Supply Stations

The Chinese army has ordered all military supply stations to only allow the purchase of non-GMO grain and food oil due to health safety concerns over GMOs. This move by the Chinese army is being seen...

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GM Foods Neither Safe Nor Needed, Say Genetic Engineers

Genetically modified crops and foods are neither safe nor necessary to feed the world, a new report by genetic engineers shows. The second edition of GMO Myths and Truths, co-authored by genetic...

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Global GMO Free Coalition Brings Together 4.5 Million People to Fight Biotech...

The Global GMO Free Coalition has launched on Tuesday, bringing together GMO Free groups across 6 continents with a partner membership of over 4.5 Million people. The Global GMO Free Coalition, with...

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Bulgaria Stands Up to EU over Full Ban on GM Crops

Bulgaria stands categorically against the cultivation of GMO Maize in Europe. After lengthy debates in the European institutions regarding the cultivation of genetically modified maize (GM Maize) in EU...

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U.S. Government Ties El Salvador USD 277 M Aid Package to Monsanto’s GMO Seeds

The President of the El Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technologies (CESTA), Ricardo Navarro, has demanded that the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Mari Carmen Aponte, stops pressurizing the...

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Kyrgyzstan Bans All GMO Products and GM Crops

Kyrgyzstan has Wednesday become one of the first countries in the World to ban the cultivation of GM Crops alongside the import and sale of all GMO products, the news agency 24.kg has announced. The...

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China’s State Media Reveals Unapproved Genetically Modified Rice Is on the...

CCTV, China’s state broadcaster, has discovered genetically modified rice being sold in two southern provinces, the second such allegation it has made in two years at a time when public opinion seems...

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European Parliament Releases Q&A on GMO Cultivation

The European Parliament (EP) has released a Q&A summary regarding GMO cultivation in the bloc ahead of Wednesday’s EP debate on the subject. Source: European Parliament The EU has one of the...

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German Supermarket Giants Demand Return to GMO-Free Fed Poultry

Germany’s top supermarkets, the powerhouses of Europe when it comes to retail, have delivered a blow to the biotech industry by forcing the German poultry industry to return to the use of non-GMO feed....

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GMO Labeling Will Cost Less than a Penny a Day for U.S. Consumers

A new analysis commissioned by Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, and conducted by the independent Portland-based economic research firm, ECONorthwest, found from a review of...

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World’s Largest Ever GMO Safety Study Set for London Launch

On Wednesday Sustainable Pulse received a media advisory regarding the launch of a $ 25 Million international study on GMO and pesticide safety in Central London, UK on November 11. The location of the...

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Azerbaijan MP Mustafayeva: Sellers of GM Foods Should Be Fined

Azerbaijan should penalize those involved in the sale of food products containing genetically modified organisms, Member of Parliament, Head of the Research Institute on Human Rights, Ayten Mustafayeva...

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Maui Wins Community GMO Victory Over Monsanto

GMO bans pass in counties in Hawaii and California, while millions in industry spending drown out labeling efforts in Colorado. Residents of Maui County in Hawaii, frequently referred to as ‘GMO Ground...

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European Parliament Strengthens Countries’ Rights to Say No to GMO

The European Parliament’s environment committee today voted on a proposal for a new scheme for the authorisation of genetically-modified organisms in the EU (1). The vote by MEPs strengthens the...

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Global GMO Free Coalition Set to Help Fund World’s Largest GMO Safety Study

The Global GMO Free Coalition welcomes the launch of the largest ever study on GMO and pesticide safety – Factor GMO. This is the type of study that should have been carried out on all GM foods before...

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Germany and Bulgaria Confirm Strong Opposition to GM Crops

Germany’s Farm Minister Christian Schmidt and Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov both confirmed their countries’ strong opposition to GM crops on Friday. “Bulgaria’s position on that matter...

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Norwegian Authorities Ban GM Fish Feed over Antibiotic Resistance Fears

According to the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has stopped approving (on a yearly basis) GMOs for use in fish feed that contain genes coding for antibiotic...

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