By Thomas Bøhn and Marek Cuhra Food and feed quality are crucial to human and animal health. Quality can be defined as sufficiency of appropriate minerals, vitamins and fats, etc. but it also includes the …
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Can the Scientific Reputation of Pamela Ronald, Public Face of GMOs, Be Salvaged?
by Jonathan Latham, PhD Professor Pamela Ronald is probably the scientist most widely known for publicly defending genetically engineered (GE or GMO) crops. Her media persona, familiar to readers of the Boston Globe, the Wall …
Continue readingNo Scientific Consensus on Safety of Genetically Modified Organisms
Press release from ENSSER: There is no scientific consensus on the safety of genetically modified foods and crops, according to a statement released today by an international group of more than 90 scientists, academics and …
Continue readingThe Experiment Is on Us: Science of Animal Testing Thrown into Doubt
by Pat Dutt and Jonathan Latham, PhD New scientific research has cast grave doubt on the safety testing of hundreds of thousands of consumer products, food additives and industrial chemicals. Everyday products, from soft drinks …
Continue readingNew Report Links Food, Climate and Agricultural Policies
Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Understanding of the ‘problem’ of agriculture took a giant step forward in 2007 with publication of the UN IAASTD report. This report, which was as important for agriculture as the …
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