As the FDA moves closer to approving AquAdvantage salmon, a fish genetically engineered (GE) to grow twice the speed as normal salmon, numerous consumer, health, and fishing groups have continued to express concern regarding the effects of the first GE …

By Gary Hirshberg (Chairman, Just Label It) I appreciate the Times’ encouraging citizens who wish to buy foods free of genetically engineered ingredients to buy Certified Organic foods.  And while it would be completely self-serving for me as an organic …

Today, Whole Foods Market  announced its commitment to the consumer right to know,  promising that all genetically engineered products sold in its stores would be labeled by 2018. According to its blog, co-CEO Walter Robb stressed the national retailer’s support for …

By Gary Hirshberg (Chairman, Just Label It) I am often asked about why GE ingredients should be present on our food labels, as well as whether the government actually has the power and responsibility to label. In a recent presentation …

Salmon with a dash of eel-like creature…on your dinner plate?  A fish with this genetically engineered make-up may soon hit grocery store shelves.*   On December 21, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration released an Environmental Assessment with a “Finding of …

By Tom Philpott (Mother Jones) According to the biotech industry, genetically modified (GM) crops are a boon to humanity because they allow farmers to “generate higher crop yields with fewer inputs,” as the trade group Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) puts &hellip

By Katey Parker (Partner Outreach Manager, Just Label It) Yesterday, Ben & Jerry’s officially announced their support for labeling of genetically engineered foods.  As the movement for labeling genetically engineered foods heats up in 2013, more and more companies are …

As the movement to label genetically engineered foods continues to gain momentum in 2013, national food brands are making sure to voice their stance.  Just Label It is happy to partner with Ben & Jerry’s, the latest company to come …

By Tom Philpott (Mother Jones) Earlier this month, Mark Lynas, a prominent UK environmentalist and author, delivered a blunt attack (text here) on critics of agricultural biotechnology at a farming conference at Oxford University. Reviewing the development of his opinions on …

By Robyn O’Brien (Prevention) The landscape of food has changed. Not only is it available 24/7 and marketed to us using mobile apps and Internet games, but it is also full of lots of ingredients that just didn’t exist when …