Category Archives: Cross-contamination

GMOs: Food, Money & Control: Part I – Charles W. Elliot

Originally posted on Buddhist Global Relief:
? Charles W. Elliott The recent battle over California’s Proposition 37, a ballot initiative to require consumer labeling of genetically modified organism (“GMO”) food[1], has shone a harsh spotlight on the impacts of biotechnology…

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Russ: GMO Alfalfa Contaminates Crops and the Environment

Originally posted on Volatility:
> In late August a Washington alfalfa farmer reported to the state agriculture department that his crop, intended for export, had been rejected by the exporter because it was contaminated with genetically engineered (GE) material. The state…

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Matt Jenkins: Brave New Hay – Is Monsanto’s GE erasing the line between what is natural and what is not?

This a small excerpt from “Brave New Hay: Is Monsanto’s genetic engineering erasing the line between what is natural and what is not?” by Matt Jenkins, Tucson Weekly; June 21, 2007.In 2007, Matt Jenkins wrote about GE Alfalfa: “Over the past … Continue reading

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A response to the Boston Globe editorial, ‘Science, not fear, should guide food labeling laws,’ by James Brownell, Esq.

Monsanto can sell the seeds and the poison that goes on top of it. They have corrupted our political process with huge sums of money, and improperly influenced studies done by respected scientists. It is time that these GMOs were labeled. Continue reading

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