Corn

Senate Rejects Genetically Modified Food Labeling Measure, Farmers Breathe Sigh Of Relief

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 24, 2013 10:06 AM EDT

Fearing that GMO labels would turn away consumers, the majority of Senate voted against the labeling amendment on Thursday.

Purple tomato

A Case For Purple GMO Tomatoes: Taste Better, Last Longer, More Antioxidants

By Nsikan Akpan | May 23, 2013 12:01 PM EDT

UK researchers found that purple engineered tomatoes are packed with healthy antioxidants and have a longer shelf life than regular red tomatoes.

soy beans

FDA: GMO Foods Must Adhere To Same Safety Laws As Other Plant-Derived Products

By Christie Rizk | May 14, 2013 04:43 PM EDT

The FDA says GMO foods must go through the same testing and approval process as any other product the agency oversees.

Genetically Modified Food Labeling Measure to Qualify for Washington State Ballot

By Jonathan Kaminsky | Jan 06, 2013 01:20 PM EST

A measure to require special labeling of genetically modified foods appeared virtually certain to qualify for the ballot in Washington state.

salmon fish

FDA Closer to Approving Biotech Salmon, Critics Furious

By Carey Gillam | Dec 22, 2012 11:09 AM EST

A controversial genetically engineered salmon has moved a step closer to the consumer's dining table.

California proposition 37

California GMO Measure May Fail After Food Industry Fights Back

By Lisa Baertlein & Carey Gillam | Nov 05, 2012 12:11 PM EST

Major food and seed companies appear to be on the verge of defeating a California ballot initiative that, if passed on Tuesday, would create the first labeling requirement for genetically modified foods in the US.

French Study Finds Tumors in Rats Fed GM Corn

By Ben Hirschler | Sep 19, 2012 09:53 AM EDT

Rats fed a lifetime diet of Monsanto's genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller Roundup suffered tumours and multiple organ damage.

Golden Rice

China Investigates Claims That US Scientists Secretly "Used Chinese Children as Guinea Pigs" in GMO Golden Rice Trial

By Christine Hsu | Sep 11, 2012 02:55 PM EDT

China is investigating allegations Chinese children were fed potentially harmful genetically modified rice in a study that involved Chinese and US researchers, the state media reported on Tuesday.

Real Time Analytics