By Mayank Bhardwaj and Naveen Thukral | February 16, 2016 (Reuters) – As India prepares to import corn for the first time in 16 years, at least one stipulation in its international tender has become much tougher to meet – that shipments of the crop are completely free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Asian country Continue Reading »
Chipotle E. coli outbreak ‘appears to be over,’ says CDC
By Paul R. La Monica | February 1 (CNN Money, CNN.com) The cause of the outbreak is still unknown. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that it was likely due to “a common meal item or ingredient” served at the popular Mexican food chain. “When a restaurant serves foods with several ingredients that Continue Reading »
Genetically Engineered Seeds Planted on over 90% of US Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Acres in 2015
July 20, 2015 (United States Department of Agriculture) – U.S. farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) seeds in the 20 years since their commercial introduction, despite their typically higher prices. Herbicide-tolerant (HT) crops, developed to survive the application of specific herbicides that previously would have destroyed the crop along with the targeted weeds, provide farmers Continue Reading »
