Jonathan Latham, PhD and Allison Wilson, PhD Commercially, insect-resistant transgenic (GMO) plants are made by inserting a gene coding for one of a family of toxins produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. These Bt …
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US: Private Food Safety Labs Hide Negative Tests
Some private U.S. laboratories are under investigation by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for withholding samples of tainted food and allowing importers to continue to bring their contaminated products into the U.S., the …
Continue readingIndia’s Colourless Revolution: Replacement of Traditional Oils by Soy and Palm Oils
Dr Rashmi Sharma, Dept. of Chemistry, S.D. Govt. College, Beawar, India The interrelationships between agriculture, food, cooking and health are highly complex and profoundly significant. A characteristic of complex relationships is that a change in …
Continue readingPew Commission Report: Industrial Animal Farming Poses “Unacceptable” Risks for Public Health and the Environment
Pew Press Release is reproduced below: The current industrial farm animal production (IFAP) system often poses unacceptable risks to public health, the environment and the welfare of the animals themselves, according to an extensive 2½-year …
Continue readingCivil Society Statement on Nanotechnology: Guiding Principles for Regulation
An international coalition of 44 food, environment and labour organisations is calling for urgent precautionary management of nanotechnology’s toxicity risks to human health and the environment, and its significant social challenges. The group has released …
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