By Gary Hirshberg (Chairman, Just Label It) California voters will have a chance to vote for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods this fall. Proposition 37 – the California Right to Know Campaign would require labeling of genetically engineered foods …

By Robyn O’Brien (Founder, Allergy Kids) The landscape of children’s health has changed.  If you have any doubt whatsoever, ask your grandmother. Did she have friends juggling breast cancer and play dates?  What about autism and allergies?  ADHD and diabetes? And …

By David Bancroft Campaign Director, Just Label It It was in September 2011 that a few folks were talking at the Natural Products Expo East about the decision earlier in the year by USDA to approve genetically engineered alfalfa.  They …

The federal government has just embraced a more coordinated and intensive safety review policy for proposed genetically engineered crops. There’s now a new procedure to review GMOs that requires the USDA and EPA to review data on proposed crops in …

Many of us know the apple as a healthy, doctor recommended snack – however, this fruit’s idyllic image may soon change. Okanagan Specialty Fruits is attempting to put their new “Arctic Apple” on the market, which has been genetically engineered …

By Michele Simon (Grist) – In case you had any doubt that California’s Prop 37 — which would require labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) — poses a significant threat to the food industry, a top food lobby has now …

By Tom Philpott (Mother Jones) - In early July, on the sleepy Friday after Independence Day, the USDA quietly signaled its intention to green-light a new genetically engineered soybean seed from Dow AgroSciences. The product is designed to produce soy plants that withstand …

(Bill Moyers) - Vandana Shiva describes the latest battleground in the war on Planet Earth. Full Transcript: BILL MOYERS: We turn now from one champion of the public interest to another. From Sheila Bair fighting for greater oversight of the big …

By Robyn O’Brien, Allergy Kids The 4th of July has always been one of my favorite holidays.  It’s full of friends, family, food and fun, and it doesn’t require a lot of fuss or formality.  We come together to celebrate …

Last week, powerful interests in Washington defeated the “Consumers Right to Know About Genetically Engineered Food Act” in the Senate, denying you and all Americans the right to know about our food.  Now they are at it again, trying to …