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Ask Food Retailers to Reject GMO Fish

January 31, 2013 by Organic Consumers Association

The FDA has set in motion the approval of the first food from a genetically engineered animal when it released its environmental assessment (EA) of AquaBounty’s “AquAdvantage” transgenic salmon. During its required 60-day public comment period, the FDA has already received an earful from consumers who don’t want genetically engineered (GE) salmon – dubbed “frankenfish”… Read more »

Vote YES on 37!

October 25, 2012 by Ecology Center

For those who are casting their ballots early in the mail, the Ecology Center urges you to join us in voting YES on Prop 37. We’ve frequently highlighted the hazards of the GMO food system on our blog, from increased pesticides to crippling lawsuits against small scale farmers. Now is a rare moment to cast… Read more »

Tell the FDA: Just Label It, and Demand Your Right to Know about GMO Foods

February 14, 2012 by Environmental.Working.Group

From the team at the Environmental Working Group, Just Label It is a petition to the FDA to label GMO foods. EWG says, “Genetically engineered foods are appearing on supermarket shelves with increasing frequency. More than 80 percent of crops like corn and soy are genetically engineered. Some 60 to 70 percent of processed foods… Read more »