#anti-gmo

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I'm mad today

Some anti-gmo gave me a paper about how roundup is bad and one of the argument it had the paper is that it gave people neurological disease like adhd and autism.

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Vandana Shiva: A Voice for Eco-Feminism and Sustainable Agriculture

Vandana Shiva, an influential environmental activist and eco-feminist, has made significant contributions to the global discourse on sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and the rights of women and indigenous peoples. This article explores her life, her ideologies, and her impact on the environmental and feminist movements worldwide. Early Life and Education Born in Dehradun, India, in 1952,…

Vandana Shiva: A Voice for Eco-Feminism and Sustainable Agriculture

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The statement about increased use of pesticides with GE crops comes up often and was a major reason for the months of debate in Hawaii that led to the bill eventually being passed. As passed, the bill requires GE papaya growers, but not non-GE papaya growers, to keep records of their pesticide use. GE papaya growers don’t have to spray for aphids that carry the virus from tree to tree because the plants are resistant to the disease, so why would pesticide use increase by GE papaya farmers? In fact, just the opposite occurs.

Anthony M Shelton, Tragic Papaya

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anti gmo arguments are nearly always classist af

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The Misleading War on GMOs: The Food Is Safe. The Rhetoric Is Dangerous.

Is genetically engineered food dangerous? Many people seem to think it is. In the past five years, companies have submitted more than 27,000 products t ...

The World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science have all declared that there’s no good evidence GMOs are unsafe. Hundreds of studies back up that conclusion. But many of us don’t trust these assurances. ...

First, it’s true that the issue is complicated. But the deeper you dig, the more fraud you find in the case against GMOs. It’s full of errors, fallacies, misconceptions, misrepresentations, and lies. The people who tell you that Monsanto is hiding the truth are themselves hiding evidence that their own allegations about GMOs are false. They’re counting on you to feel overwhelmed by the science and to accept, as a gut presumption, their message of distrust.

... They denounce proteins in GE crops as toxic, even as they defend drugs, pesticides, and non-GMO crops that are loaded with the same proteins. They portray genetic engineering as chaotic and unpredictable, even when studies indicate that other crop improvement methods, including those favored by the same activists, are more disruptive to plant genomes.

Third, there are valid concerns about some aspects of GE agriculture, such as herbicides, monocultures, and patents. But none of these concerns is fundamentally about genetic engineering. Genetic engineering isn’t a thing. It’s a process that can be used in different ways to create different things.  ... If you’re concerned about pesticides and transparency, you need to know about the toxins to which your food has been exposed. A GMO label won’t tell you that. And it can lull you into buying a non-GMO product even when the GE alternative is safer. 

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Russia clamps down on GM animal feed, banning imports from around the globe

Russia clamps down on GM animal feed, banning imports from around the globe

By Daniel Barker

Russian authorities have announced a limit on GMO animal feed imports as the country continues taking steps towards becoming GMO-free.

The Russian food safety regulatory agency Rosselkhoznadzor made the announcement on July 21 that animal feed that is either fully GMO or that contains a high percentage of GMOs would no longer be permitted to be imported into the country.

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Food Policy Action Celebrates Stalled Anti-GMO Labeling Bill

An experienced executive in New York, Genevieve Lynch serves as the president of The Kenbe Foundation, which focuses on sustainable food and the environment. Genevieve Lynch also supports Food Policy Action (FPA), an advocacy group that works to advance a sustainable and healthy food system. In a recent press release, FPA celebrated a senate vote that stalled the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, an anti-GMO labeling bill introduced by Senator Pat Roberts. FPA reported that the bill called for a voluntary GMO labeling system and regulations that would deter states from implementing labeling laws. According to FPA’s co-founder, Tom Colicchio, more than 90 percent of US citizens want GMOs labeled, and more than 4,000 chefs recently endorsed a letter calling for the mandatory GMO labeling that FPA submitted to the Senate. Colicchio hopes that the Senate will now develop a mandatory GMO-labeling bill based on science and reflective of consumers’ desire for GMO-related information. For more information about the DARK Act and GMO labeling, please visit www.foodpolicyaction.org.