The EU plans to empower member states to grant admission to controversial genetically modified foods and animal feed by simplifying the import approval process. The move is expected to grant more freedom to enable entry of GM products ...
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in the US has urged Congress to pass the bipartisan bill that will create a labelling standard for foods with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling ...
The Société de développement du coton (Sodecoton), the Cotton Development Company of the West African country of Cameroon, would be soon starting its research to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton in Cameroon, ...
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Whole Foods Market strongly supports Oregon's Measure 92, requiring mandatory labeling of raw and packaged foods containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by January 1, 2016. More than 155,000 Oregonians signed a petition to put ...
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Nutranomics, a leading vitamin and supplement manufacturer that uses only naturally sourced ingredients, is now offering its products on RevNutrition.com. The brand, a top producer of vitamins and supplements, has gained increasing ...
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Food industry’s trade association, the Grocery Manufacturers Association in the US and other industry groups have filed a suit in federal court to block Vermont’s genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling law. Filed in the ...
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Finland-based paper and pulp company Metsa Board has introduced a new lightweight and sustainable board, Carta Dedica, for food service industry. Said to be safe for food contact, the board is available in a clay coating version for ...
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US-based B&G Foods has launched Non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) Project verified line of Polaner All Fruit spreads range. Claimed to contain no high fructose corn syrup, the Polaner All Fruit spreads are made with fruit and ...
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Knitting together at least five New England states to impose labeling requirements on foods with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms(GMOs)just became more elusive. That's because in New Hampshire,the House of ...
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Medical implants, complex interfaces between brain and machine or remotely controlled insects: Recent developments combining machines and organisms have great potentials, but also give rise to major ethical concerns. In their review ...
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It won't all harm you, but some of it might. That's the caveat in the latest Consumer Reports analysis of tests on raw chicken breasts purchased at retailers nationwide. The analysis found that 97 percent of tested chicken breast samples ...
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All the controversy over the past few years regarding Whole Foods Market and its dubious position on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) seems to have fizzled following the company's recent announcement that, by 2018, all GMOs sold in its ...
A couple of researchers from the University of Alberta (U-A) in Canada say they have come up with a novel new way to eventually end the practice of having to apply environmentally-harmful fertilizer chemicals to commercial crops. ...
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With so much conflicting information out there about which foods are healthy and which foods are not, it can be difficult for many people to determine how best to approach a healthy lifestyle that includes eating well. But a good place to ...
According to a new survey released Oct. 21, a majority of Americans are concerned about pesticides in their food supply. The survey of 1,000 Americans conducted by Lindberg International on behalf of Stonyfield, Londonderry, NH, the world's ...
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