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Traces of glyphosate found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

25 July 2017

The Organic Consumers Association announced that it had found traces of glyphosate in 10 of 11 samples of the company’s ice creams

Reuters vs. UN cancer agency: Are corporate ties influencing science coverage?

25 July 2017

One key weapon in industry’s battle to defend glyphosate and attack the cancer agency IARC has been the reporting of Reuters reporter Kate Kelland

Class lawsuit accuses Monsanto reps of condoning illegal dicamba spraying

24 July 2017

Farmers are “not necessarily buying a product because it’s better and meets their needs, they’re buying it because it’s a defense mechanism” – attorney representing the plaintiffs

GM mustard: Supreme Court asks govt to have scientists file report on possible impact

24 July 2017

Court is deciding on an application filed by Aruna Rodrigues, seeking an urgent stay on the commercial release of GM mustard

Campbell Soup leaves Grocery Manufacturers Association

23 July 2017

The move stems from the GMA’s hardline stance against clear GMO labelling

Bill rider holds GM salmon at bay

22 July 2017

Regulators say GM salmon can’t be sold until the FDA publishes final labelling guidelines, and the agency hasn’t

GM salmon plant environmental assessment “woefully inadequate”, says coalition

22 July 2017

Project is “a classic example of project splitting” – Gary Schneider, Coalition for the Protection of P.E.I. Water

Ex-Cabinet secretary “regrets” introducing GM cotton in India

22 July 2017

Former Cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian said that he regrets having allowed GM cotton in the country over two decades ago

The biotech industry is taking over the regulation of GMOs from the inside

21 July 2017

Packing a regulatory agency with conflicted individuals is one way to ensure speedy GMO approvals – but a more powerful way is to bake approval into the structure of the GMO assessment process

Keith Kloor’s endearing love affair with GMOs

20 July 2017

A new expose by Paul D. Thacker looks inside the matrix of front groups, sponsored scientists, and allied reporters who collaborate to mount attack pieces on the GMO industry’s critics

January 18, 2016

Published by Farmers Relief at January 18, 2016