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$25 Million Russian-backed Study of GMO and Pesticide Safety
2014-11-21 00:00:00| Food Processing
'Factor GMO' claims to be independent, world's largest study of genetically engineered corn.
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UPDATE 1-ADM sues Syngenta over rejections of GMO corn by China
2014-11-20 23:23:58| Agriculture - Topix.net
Archer Daniels Midland Co sued seed company Syngenta AG on Wednesday over sales of a genetically modified corn variety not approved for import by China, joining more than 100 farmers and exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. The lawsuit alleges that Syngenta commercialized the MIR162 corn variety, also known as Agrisure Viptera, without creating an effective stewardship program to ensure the grain would not be shipped to markets that have not approved it.
Starbucks says wrongly accused of fighting Vermont GMO labeling law
2014-11-18 18:11:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
Starbucks Corp said on Monday it has been wrongly accused in online petitions of supporting a Grocery Manufacturers Association lawsuit to block Vermont's GMO labeling law. Petitions posted to websites such as Sumofus.org and Care2.com accused Starbucks of teaming with fellow GMA member Monsanto Co to kill GMO labeling in Vermont, which in May became the first U.S. state to pass a mandatory GMO labeling law that did not require another state to go first.
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Neil Young Boycotts Starbucks Over Its Opposition to GMO Labeling
2014-11-18 15:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Neil Young has long been known for his involvement in environmental and social justice issues. Now Young has extended his longtime activism to another area: taking on Starbucks and its association with the anti-GMO labeling Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The GMA has spent heavily in states where GMO labeling has been on the ballot, working to defeat it, usually coming in just behind Monsanto in the size of its donations. Goodbye Starbucks! Young announces on his website. I used to...
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Monsanto, Dow unit sue Maui County over GMO law
2014-11-14 04:25:10| Chemicals - Topix.net
Two agricultural companies sued Maui County on Thursday to challenge a new law banning the cultivation of genetically modified organisms. Monsanto Co.
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