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2018

Articles
Title Published Date
Roundup causes changes in gut microbiome of rats 01 January 2018
Non-GMO yeast can reduce toxic acrylamide in potatoes and other foods 03 January 2018
Arkansas panel stands by proposal to ban disputed herbicide 04 January 2018
New article challenges commentaries linking glyphosate to wide range of diseases 05 January 2018
Enviro secretary Gove says genome-edited animals could be allowed in UK after Brexit 05 January 2018
Since 2007, India's govt has allowed import of GM edible oil, violating food safety laws 06 January 2018
GM crops in Brazil have driven up pesticide use 06 January 2018
Shhhh: The “gene silenced” apple is coming 08 January 2018
Glyphosate herbicides contain toxic heavy metals, including arsenic 08 January 2018
Why we need to keep Michael Gove in “special measures” 09 January 2018
Six EU member states call for glyphosate alternatives, exit plan 08 January 2018
TPP sows fear in Japan’s agriculture industry 08 January 2018
Dicamba is wreaking havoc on US crops – Is Monsanto profiting off the problem? 09 January 2018
Glyphosate and GM crops are harming no-till soils 10 January 2018
EU Commission uses Christmas period to grant authorisation for imports of GM soybeans 10 January 2018
Michael Gove's embrace of gene editing prompts "Frankencow" backlash 10 January 2018
In memoriam: Dr Shiv Chopra, public servant 11 January 2018
“I’m right, so please stop arguing” 14 January 2018
Lynas, lies, and marketing 17 January 2018
More pesticide runoff from no-till fields than ploughed fields 17 January 2018
Glyphosate: A victory for corporate lobbying, not science 17 January 2018
Syngenta fails at the European Patent Office 17 January 2018
GM among top ten food safety concerns posed by US-UK trade deal 17 January 2018
Modern mutagenesis techniques are genetic engineering and give rise to GMOs 18 January 2018
European Patent Office revokes Broad Institute's CRISPR patent 18 January 2018
Glyphosate: European Parliament group presidents endorse Special Committee 18 January 2018
Most genome edited crops fall under GMO food laws according to new legal opinion – expert 19 January 2018
Arkansas lawmakers OK ban on disputed herbicide dicamba 20 January 2018
Around 80% of Maharashtra's GM Bt cotton has fallen victim to pink bollworm 21 January 2018
Ignoring adjuvant toxicity falsifies the safety profile of commercial pesticides 22 January 2018
China’s first GM rice gets US FDA approval 23 January 2018
Please fund GMOWTF's documentary on GM foods and crops 24 January 2018
Threat of significant loopholes in EU regulation of GMOs 24 January 2018
Monsanto’s fingerprints all over Newsweek’s hit on organic food 25 January 2018
Opposition to GMOs is neither unscientific nor immoral 25 January 2018
Chinese consumers can say no to GMO papayas 25 January 2018
Monsanto to defend Brazil patent on GM soybeans 26 January 2018
House Science Committee wants to investigate a government scientist for doing science 29 January 2018
What’s making our children sick? And what we can do about it 29 January 2018
Missouri organic family farm faces ruin after herbicide drift 30 January 2018
California says weedkiller used in LA River is carcinogenic 30 January 2018
The "fake news" of the tobacco, pharmaceutical and GMO industries 01 February 2018
Tamar Haspel – buckraking on the beat 01 February 2018
Newsweek and USA Today have bizarre standards for opinion writers 01 February 2018
Monsanto weedkiller is killing humans – America’s Lawyer 02 February 2018
Helmut Greim: Defending the indefensible in support of industry 02 February 2018
France's President Macron outlines "three battles" for French agricultural sovereignty 04 February 2018
Monsanto faces farmer antitrust suit on dicamba, resistant seed 04 February 2018
GMO corn to blame for soaring pesticide use in Vermont 05 February 2018
Corporate power, not public interest, at root of upcoming science committee hearing 05 February 2018
IARC Monographs programme and public health under siege by corporate interests 05 February 2018
Court rejects Trump administration secrecy in GM salmon case 06 February 2018
Industry writes its own rules for assessing pesticides, GMOs 06 February 2018
European Parliament creates committee to probe glyphosate approval 06 February 2018
Andrew Kniss was offered money by Monsanto 07 February 2018
New report exposes chemical industry tactics to smear and defund IARC 08 February 2018
IARC rebuts House committee criticisms about glyphosate cancer warning 08 February 2018
Defending IARC’s scientific integrity against Congressional attack 08 February 2018
Stop the Australian government deregulating "new GM" animals, plants, and microbes 09 February 2018
How a GM giant "bought control" of what millions of Londoners read 09 February 2018
Fabricated reality: Lobbying for GMO agriculture in India 10 February 2018
Beyond GM launches interactive GMO Wheel of Chance 11 February 2018
The food industry lobby is collapsing, is its “science” institute ILSI next? 11 February 2018
No benefit to imminent release of risky GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso 12 February 2018
US EPA settles Syngenta pesticide claim for pennies on the dollar 14 February 2018
GM maize approved in the EU caused kidney disease and bladder stones in rats 14 February 2018
Mathematics explains why Crispr-Cas9 sometimes cuts the wrong DNA 14 February 2018
Pest attack on GMO Bt cotton has killed crops and hopes of farmers in Maharashtra 15 February 2018
Ubiquitous: Will dicamba beans take off in 2018? 15 February 2018
Brace yourself for dicamba damage 3.0 15 February 2018
Lawsuit demands US EPA vacate dicamba registration 15 February 2018
Citizen-regulators in Arkansas defied Monsanto: Now they're under attack 17 February 2018
A Precautionary Tale 19 February 2018
Now Monsanto goes after civil society 20 February 2018
Humans can taste pesticides, French wine study shows 20 February 2018
India: Farmers welcome move to restrict glyphosate use 20 February 2018
Biohacker regrets publicly injecting himself with CRISPR 21 February 2018
Monsanto mouthpieces: House Science Committee, EPA, EU-EFSA 21 February 2018
Success of GM mozzie project queried by Cayman mosquito research unit 21 February 2018
Civic group Avaaz “commanded” in subpoena to turn over to Monsanto all its communications 23 February 2018
Australia, New Zealand approval of GM rice questioned 23 February 2018
Poland plans to cut GMOs in animal feed 23 February 2018
Millions say no to gene drives as Brazil attempts to legalize genetic extinction technology 23 February 2018
Western Australia could be testing ground for "gene drive" mice to end mice 26 February 2018
Exposed: The Tory-Trump plan to kill food safety in the UK 26 February 2018
Monsanto demands Avaaz hands over all of its campaign data 26 February 2018
The lie of substantial equivalence 27 February 2018
US researchers blame Russkies for anti-GMO media 27 February 2018
Judge: Monsanto not required to place warning labels on products 27 February 2018
Genome editing: Legal expert criticises opinion of Attorney General of EU Court of Justice 28 February 2018
How corporations suppress disclosure of public records about themselves 28 February 2018
Dicamba drift puts natural areas at risk, environmental groups warn 01 March 2018
Film showcasing dangers of GM crops and associated pesticides wins two international awards 05 March 2018
Brazil starts growing GM sugarcane 05 March 2018
Expert witnesses to face off in Roundup cancer hearing 05 March 2018
Mosquito control chemical under the spotlight again in microcephaly cases 05 March 2018
Scotland fears Conservative UK Govt may seek to allow GMO crops post-Brexit 05 March 2018
Monsanto says glyphosate is safe. Now, a court wants to see the proof 05 March 2018
Yields have stagnated since GM Bt cotton introduction in India 06 March 2018
EU’s GMO regulator ignored human health warnings over a Monsanto insecticidal corn 06 March 2018
Scientist tells judge that Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer 06 March 2018
Annual monarch count shows butterfly still threatened 06 March 2018
Twin campaigns launched to safeguard UK's food and farms 09 March 2018
Glyphosate exposure correlates with shortened pregnancy length - new study 10 March 2018
India's regulators under attack for inaction on illegal GM crops 12 March 2018
Commercial pesticides: Not as safe as they seem 12 March 2018
European authorities violated own rules to conclude glyphosate is not carcinogenic 14 March 2018
India slashes Monsanto's GMO seed royalty 13 March 2018
EU Court of Justice strengthens the precautionary principle 14 March 2018
EU environmental challenge to Monsanto soybeans revived 15 March 2018
$1.5 billion settlement in suit over Syngenta GM corn seed 15 March 2018
Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance 15 March 2018
Impossible Burger executive grilled at Sustainable Foods Summit 16 March 2018
Tsargrad TV: Russia preventing the US from establishing a global GMO dictatorship 18 March 2018
Ready for GMO 2.0? 18 March 2018
Bitter harvest: Three artists reflect on the Maharashtra farmers’ march 18 March 2018
Kenya’s top GMO labs filthy and pose serious health risks 18 March 2018
Monarch free-fall just got worse: 5 things you can do 19 March 2018
EPA cut back protections for crops and wildlife following Monsanto research 20 March 2018
Health Canada approves GM “golden rice” not intended for sale in Canada 21 March 2018
Gene editing: Don’t bet the farm on this pig in a poke 23 March 2018
Monsanto merger... or bust? 24 March 2018
Glyphosate and AMPA found in wind‐blown material 24 March 2018
Mexico: The dangers of industrial corn and its processed edible products 24 March 2018
Urgent international action on new GM techniques 26 March 2018
"Beginning of the end" for secret corporate courts 27 March 2018
Group warns that GM golden rice is not the solution to malnutrition 27 March 2018
Amazon sells GM Arctic apples unlabelled 27 March 2018
Glyphosate – and a hidden epidemic 28 March 2018
Proposed new GM trial presents new risk to people and wildlife 28 March 2018
The forests are in crisis but biotechnology is not the solution 29 March 2018
CETA: Secret committee meets to weaken pesticide rules 29 March 2018
Scientists testify in court on glyphosate's health risks 29 March 2018
USDA is flying blind on genome-edited crops 30 March 2018
GM crops that produce industrial products could be grown in Britain for first time 30 March 2018
Time to end the pesticide merry-go-round 31 March 2018
Telangana govt, farmers’ union pitch non-Bt cotton seeds 31 March 2018
Regenerative agriculture: merging farming and natural resource conservation profitably 01 April 2018
When nature says "Enough!": The river that appeared overnight in Argentina 02 April 2018
Meta-analysis of data from GE maize fails reality check 02 April 2018
Nonprofit says new GM corn report is sleight of hand 03 April 2018
Bangladeshi journalist Faisal Rahman remembered 03 April 2018
Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray dicamba 03 April 2018
Glyphosate herbicide tied to shorter pregnancies 04 April 2018
Canadian wheat exports to Italy slump over glyphosate fears 04 April 2018
Del Monte commits to non-GMO 05 April 2018
UN: Agroecology critical to future of humanity and planet 06 April 2018
GMO golden rice gets OK from Canada 06 April 2018
Kenya: Chair of Bt cotton task force hypes GM Bt cotton yields 06 April 2018
Research reveals new dimension in environmental risk posed by GM plants 06 April 2018
US: High-fibre gene-edited wheat cleared for commercialisation 06 April 2018
Eco-farming can solve hunger and climate crises, experts say 07 April 2018
GMOs: Why we gave seed, grains importers 7 days' ultimatum 10 April 2018
Nigeria: When GMO applications are mere formalities 10 April 2018
US to allow Bayer’s Monsanto takeover 11 April 2018
Monsanto does not have patent over Bt cotton seed varieties, rules Delhi High Court 11 April 2018
Monsanto can't have patent on Bt cotton in India, court says 12 April 2018
Health impacts of GMOs can be challenged under Aarhus Regulation – court 12 April 2018
Environmentalists and farmers seek court decision halting use of Dow's "Agent Orange" pesticide 13 April 2018
Glyphosate and neonics impair learning in bees 13 April 2018
The Bayer-Monsanto merger just got a major green light — but farmers are terrified 13 April 2018
GM foods, pesticide-laden produce, and pus in milk: A Brexit trade deal that’ll make you sick 13 April 2018
GMO seed crackdown in China 13 April 2018
"We need a full exit from glyphosate" – new German enviro minister 13 April 2018
Monsanto may leave India after losing GMO cotton patent 14 April 2018
Two pests targeted by GM Bt toxins hybridise to form global mega-pest 15 April 2018
Woman fighting release of GMO mosquitoes found dead in hotel pool 15 April 2018
Folta’s wife accuses him of “trying to hide” corporate monies 15 April 2018
Global non-GM soybean demand to rise, driven by EU 16 April 2018
Is this tomato engineered? Inside the coming battle over gene-edited food 16 April 2018
BASF to use CRISPR to develop herbicide-tolerant seeds 17 April 2018
New research shows risks to insects from Rothamsted's GMO "fishy" camelina 18 April 2018
Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict weedkiller glyphosate 18 April 2018
Zombie GMO myths 18 April 2018
Local courts lift Arkansas dicamba ban, creating chaos 19 April 2018
UCSF Industry Documents Library publishes key agrichemical industry papers 20 April 2018
CFS and State of California win appeal over listing of glyphosate as probable carcinogen 20 April 2018
Exposé of Monsanto's history of toxic pollution nominated for award 20 April 2018
Judge allows peach farm's Monsanto, BASF herbicide lawsuit to go forward 23 April 2018
Argentine study links glyphosate herbicide to miscarriage, birth defects 23 April 2018
EFSA collaborates with GMO industry to dismiss superweed risks 25 April 2018
Bollworms from many areas in US southern states now resistant to Bt toxins 25 April 2018
Industry studies on pesticides to be made public, says EFSA boss 25 April 2018
How many genes do cells need? Maybe almost all of them 27 April 2018
EU Member States approve enhanced neonics ban 27 April 2018
FDA OKs GM salmon facility at Albany, Indiana 27 April 2018
Dr Belinda Martineau takes down Food Evolution GMO propaganda film 28 April 2018
Should Africa accept GM Bt maize in fight against fall armyworm? 30 April 2018
Glyphosate found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show 01 May 2018
RIP Dr Samuel Epstein 02 May 2018
Non-GMO non-browning apple features on Daytime Emmys and CBS talk show 02 May 2018
USDA may miss GMO labelling rule deadline 02 May 2018
"Independent scientists" serve the interests of industry over new GM 02 May 2018
Dicamba in 2018: What’s at stake? 03 May 2018
Monsanto labelling suit advances in Washington 03 May 2018
The storm brewing in India’s cotton fields 03 May 2018
Special event in London 24 May: What’s making our children sick? 03 May 2018
Is the public to blame for collapse of the GMO venture? – Part 1 04 May 2018
Proposed regulations for GMO food labelling could leave millions of Americans in the dark 04 May 2018
India: Expert panel seeks destruction of GM herbicide-tolerant cotton seed 07 May 2018
Is the public to blame for collapse of the GMO venture? – Part 2 08 May 2018
Glyphosate formulations more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show 08 May 2018
Punjab govt plans to approve GM corn varieties without trial 09 May 2018
Do young people really have no qualms about GM crops? 09 May 2018
Monsanto halts plan for GM Bt soybeans in US 10 May 2018
Biased questioning in "millennials" GMO survey 10 May 2018
Trump Administration's new Orwellian GMO labels won't actually say "GMO" 11 May 2018
Kevin Folta: Omission impossible? 14 May 2018
The science is still out on GMO food safety – Prof David Schubert 14 May 2018
New evidence of failure of Oxitec's GM mosquito trials 14 May 2018
As DIY gene editing gains popularity, "Someone is going to get hurt" 15 May 2018
Bayer man wants to abolish animal feeding studies with GMOs 15 May 2018
Glyphosate study shows adverse health effects at "safe" dose 16 May 2018
Glyphosate shown to disrupt microbiome "at safe levels", study claims 16 May 2018
#EmbracingNature? Biotech industry spin seeks to exempt new GMOs from regulation 16 May 2018
MEPs' pesticides investigation: "Health should be the priority" 17 May 2018
Africa: Push-Pull technology halts fall armyworm rampage – without GM 18 May 2018
The EU needs to speak up to avoid "backdoor" GMOs on our plates 18 May 2018
Women’s shelter returns Kevin Folta’s donations 21 May 2018
The Impossible Burger: Boon or risk to health and environment? 21 May 2018
The future of genetically modified crops in India 21 May 2018
Monsanto in Epic Fail with attempted attack on Global Glyphosate Study 22 May 2018
UK: Defra issues a free pass on new GM technique 22 May 2018
Non-GM blight-resistant potato performs as well as GM 24 May 2018
Pakistan: Cotton output under threat as non-Bt varieties found contaminated 27 May 2018
Folta allies join calls for investigation of abuse allegations 28 May 2018
Tell the University of Florida to investigate Professor Kevin Folta 01 June 2018
GM beer, anyone? 03 June 2018
Kevin Folta fails to deny driving drunk 04 June 2018
Andhra Pradesh to become India's first Zero Budget Natural Farming state 04 June 2018
GMO golden rice offers no nutritional benefits says FDA 04 June 2018
Bayer to ditch Monsanto name after mega-merger 04 June 2018
DARPA (US military) to tweak our genomes to survive flu, opioids, pesticides, and radiation 05 June 2018
Who should feed the world: real people or faceless multinationals? 05 June 2018
Kevin Folta’s wife goes public, says abuse allegations are true 05 June 2018
New meta-analysis reveals extensive phenotypic differences between GMO and non-GMO cultivated plants 06 June 2018
US: 2,4-D and dicamba spray damage reports trickle in across the South and Midwest 07 June 2018
France may start labelling meat fed with GM crops 07 June 2018
Mixtures of chemicals present at so-called "safe" levels cause liver damage 07 June 2018
Bayer: A history 09 June 2018
Serious new hurdle for CRISPR: Edited cells might cause cancer, find two studies 11 June 2018
EU-funded rat feeding studies do not refute the Séralini study 12 June 2018
Did Kevin Folta bully a senior scientist into stepping down? 13 June 2018
A Crispr conundrum: How cells fend off gene editing 14 June 2018
Japan blocks Canadian wheat after unapproved GMO wheat plants found in Alberta 15 June 2018
Former “Billion Dollar Bug” is mounting a comeback 17 June 2018
Hawaii will finally force companies to say what pesticides they’re spraying 17 June 2018
Putting agriculture first – without farmers and land? 18 June 2018
South Korea suspends wheat and flour sales from Canada over GMO plants found in Alberta 18 June 2018
Philanthrocapitalism: The Gates Foundation's African programmes are not charity 19 June 2018
Trial begins for man alleging Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer 19 June 2018
GMO grass is creeping across Oregon 25 June 2018
Monsanto’s ghostwriting and strong-arming threaten sound science — and society 26 June 2018
Weed science society slammed for inaction over dicamba damage 26 June 2018
WEMA's Bt maize and fall armyworm claims are unscientific and unsubstantiated 27 June 2018
The EU must reject the GMO industry's efforts to hide its new GMOs 27 June 2018
Indian newspaper makes false claims about EU GMO studies and Séralini study 28 June 2018
EFSA GMO expert doesn't agree that GM maize has been shown to be safe 28 June 2018
Biosafety in danger 29 June 2018
GM crops in India: Approval by contamination? 30 June 2018
Retraction by corruption 02 July 2018
GMO labelling should apply to highly refined oils, sweeteners, say Unilever, Hershey, Nestle 04 July 2018
Brazil: The soy industry’s poison package 05 July 2018
GM tomatoes give fish a futuristic hue 05 July 2018
Leading African opponent of gene drive mozzies denied Canadian visa days before UN forum 05 July 2018
Slovakia turns its back on GM crops 07 July 2018
More and more patent applications on CRISPR plants and animals 09 July 2018
Experts confirm differences between genome editing and mutation breeding 09 July 2018
Rats fed GM stacked-trait maize developed leaky stomachs 09 July 2018
Opening statements set for Monday in Monsanto cancer trial 09 July 2018
Monsanto "bullied scientists" and hid weedkiller cancer risk, lawyer tells court 10 July 2018
Monsanto judge won't block cancer victims' key witnesses 11 July 2018
China: Producer admits illicit sale of GM corn seeds 12 July 2018
Ireland to maintain a "GMO-free status" 12 July 2018
India: Telangana state clamps down on glyphosate to curb illegal herbicide-tolerant cotton 12 July 2018
Why a US judge allowed lawsuits over Monsanto's Roundup to proceed to trial 12 July 2018
Despite efforts to stop drift, dicamba complaints up 13 July 2018
CRISPR causes greater genetic damage than previously thought 17 July 2018
Prof Chris Portier slams US and EU regulators over glyphosate verdict 17 July 2018
EFSA wants to avoid inappropriate proximity to industry in future 17 July 2018
Sri Lanka lifts glyphosate ban 18 July 2018
EU Commission sabotages endocrine disruptors policy 18 July 2018
Pesticides in foods can harm human fertility 18 July 2018
Monsanto trial: Toxicologist explains to jury how Monsanto colluded with EPA 18 July 2018
GM babies given go-ahead by UK "ethics" body 18 July 2018
Brussels moves goalposts on glyphosate 19 July 2018
New dicamba drift damage estimated on more than 1 million acres 20 July 2018
Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited crops 20 July 2018
Secret test with DNA-hacked maize in Flanders 23 July 2018
New briefing on the European Court of Justice ruling on GM crops produced via mutagenesis 23 July 2018
Glyphosate-based herbicide impairs female fertility – new study 24 July 2018
BASF and Cargill are members of the Organic Trade Association 24 July 2018
Monsanto's "cancer-causing" weedkiller destroyed my life, dying man tells court 24 July 2018
EU’s top court confirms safety checks needed for new GM 25 July 2018
Campaign groups demand action as Rothamsted Research GM field trial is ruled unlawful 25 July 2018
Industry "shocked" by EU Court decision to put gene editing technique under GM law 26 July 2018
US EPA approved Monsanto herbicide label changes after consulting with company 26 July 2018
India: Supermarkets flooded with foreign GM foods despite ban 28 July 2018
Bayer, BASF to pursue plant gene editing elsewhere after EU ruling 29 July 2018
Nuffield Council approval of GM designer babies is a disgrace 30 July 2018
The mysterious case of Alberta's rogue GMO wheat: Could it happen again? 31 July 2018
GM fish food intended to prop up unsustainable fish farming 01 August 2018
EU court ruling on "new GM" techniques: The Observer gets it wrong 02 August 2018
Australian city becomes haven for mosquitoes in effort to combat diseases 02 August 2018
The greening of unsold GM papaya? 05 August 2018
Federal suit alleges companies knew dicamba would drift, Monsanto created monopoly 05 August 2018
Non-GM insect-resistant cotton varieties to the rescue of Indian farmers 05 August 2018
Trump administration lifts ban on GMOs and neonics in wildlife refuges 05 August 2018
Golden rice: Good intentions, insertional mutants, human error, and the need for better regulation 06 August 2018
Nestle misled consumers about GMOs in its food products, lawsuit alleges 07 August 2018
Is the new European ruling on GM techniques "anti-science"? 07 August 2018
Brazil judge suspends use of agrochemical glyphosate 07 August 2018
Could Roundup be killing more than your weeds? 07 August 2018
Virus resistance breaks down in Chinese GM papaya 07 August 2018
Jurors mull "day of reckoning" in Roundup cancer trial 08 August 2018
GM genes escape into non-GM plant populations 08 August 2018
Pathogens can overcome GM virus resistance 08 August 2018
Legal action challenges Trump reversal of prohibition on bee-killing pesticides, GM crops on national wildlife refuges 09 August 2018
Stop illegal "new GM" field trials – NGOs to Juncker 09 August 2018
GM Bt toxin is immunogenic, allergenic, and causes pre-cancerous intestinal changes 10 August 2018
Gene drive scientists find CRISPR is imprecise 10 August 2018
Monsanto witness admits calculations were wildly wrong 10 August 2018
Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial 11 August 2018
Brazil: Glyphosate found in over 80% of breast milk samples 11 August 2018
One man's suffering exposed Monsanto's secrets to the world 11 August 2018
DIY chains "reviewing product ranges" as US court says groundskeeper's cancer was caused by weedkiller 12 August 2018
Bayer shares drop after Monsanto loses Roundup cancer trial 13 August 2018
The Monsanto Papers: Poisoning the scientific well 14 August 2018
Brazilian lawmakers seek to deregulate pesticide use, ban sale of organic food in supermarkets 14 August 2018
Glyphosate is here to stay in EU — at least for now 15 August 2018
Monsanto loses another court case over glyphosate weedkiller 16 August 2018
Dicamba drift problems not an aberration 17 August 2018
US seed sellers push for limits on dicamba 17 August 2018
The other Monsanto chemical that Bayer investors should watch 18 August 2018
Sri Lanka: Lawyers to seek compensation for glyphosate deaths 19 August 2018
Australia: Councils urged to suspend use of Roundup or face risk of legal action 19 August 2018
Pesticide damage to DNA found "programmed" into future generations 19 August 2018
Is glyphosate carcinogenic? 20 August 2018
Public spaces should be green, safe and healthy for all 22 August 2018
General Mills faces class action lawsuit over Cheerios glyphosate cover up 22 August 2018
West Texas vineyards blasted by herbicide drift from nearby cotton fields 22 August 2018
9th GMO-Free Europe conference and public event with international scientists 22 August 2018
Independent, rigorous, vilified - why attacks on IARC are unfair 23 August 2018
Monsanto faces a surge in lawsuits following cancer ruling 24 August 2018
Monsanto faces Wisconsin Roundup class action lawsuit 24 August 2018
Time for Roundup to wind up? 24 August 2018
Questionable claims of Bt efficacy against the fall armyworm in Africa 24 August 2018
Brazil court yet to rule on glyphosate, minister says tweet was wrong 25 August 2018
Bayer's Monsanto sued by 8,000 plaintiffs on glyphosate 25 August 2018
Vietnam demands Monsanto pays compensation for Agent Orange victims 27 August 2018
Pesticide studies won EPA’s trust, until Trump’s team scorned "secret science" 27 August 2018
GMO law change mooted as way to get round court ruling 29 August 2018
Brazil’s pesticide poisoning problem poses global dilemma 29 August 2018
Japanese authorities recommend not regulating gene editing 29 August 2018
(GM) soy boom devours Brazil’s tropical savanna 29 August 2018
Can using Roundup give you cancer? 29 August 2018
A story behind the Monsanto cancer trial — journal sits on retraction 30 August 2018
RIP Peter Melchett 31 August 2018
Bayer's weed-killing future targeted in appeal of EPA approvals 01 September 2018
Australia: Cancer Council concerned Monsanto concealing Roundup cancer links 01 September 2018
GM Bt brinjal in Bangladesh: GMO win or smoke and mirrors? 03 September 2018
Brazil court overturns ban on weedkiller glyphosate 03 September 2018
Avaaz wins against Monsanto in court 07 September 2018
Burkina Faso OKs release of GM mosquitoes 08 September 2018
Failing for forty years: What the Poison Papers tell us about the EPA and how to reform it 10 September 2018
EFSA ignored independent studies on glyphosate but not on neonics 11 September 2018
"We want our poppies back" 11 September 2018
The death of Fabián Tomasi 11 September 2018
UK: Union demands ban on glyphosate 12 September 2018
Gene editing in agriculture poses new risks to health, environment 12 September 2018
Will business secrecy keep defeating the public’s right to know on food safety? 14 September 2018
UK: GMO lobby upset at EU Court of Justice ruling on "new GM" 14 September 2018
US synbio firm Intrexon investigated for securities fraud 17 September 2018
Czech Republic to restrict use of glyphosate weedkiller 17 September 2018
Soylent meal replacement product gets UK launch 18 September 2018
Agroecology can feed Europe pesticide-free in 2050, new study finds 18 September 2018
Bayer steps up legal fight over weedkiller blamed for cancer 19 September 2018
Rightwing thinktanks unveil radical plan for US-UK Brexit trade deal 19 September 2018
Phasing out pesticides is the chance for Europe to heal its environment and economy 20 September 2018
EU Parliament report demands reform of approval procedure for toxic pesticides in Europe 20 September 2018
US officials face growing pressure over dicamba herbicide use 21 September 2018
India: Failed promises of GM Bt cotton 23 September 2018
Orchard growers raise dicamba red flags 24 September 2018
Gene drives breakthrough needs urgent restraint 24 September 2018
Glyphosate linked to bee deaths 25 September 2018
New row erupts over Folta’s failure to disclose lucrative Bayer consultancy 25 September 2018
US: GMO lobbyist attacks non-GMO labelling 25 September 2018
$200 million corporate research subsidy goes unnoticed 26 September 2018
GM mozzies and salmon didn't work for Intrexon – now it gets into cannabis 27 September 2018
New GMOs: European Commission in no hurry to act 27 September 2018
Brazil public prosecutor demands ban on three commercialised GM maize varieties 27 September 2018
Monsanto's role in Roundup safety study is corrected by journal 28 September 2018
Drifting dicamba weedkiller puts prized trees, orchards at risk 28 September 2018
Nonprofits sue Pret A Manger for deceptive marketing of foods as “natural” 02 October 2018
Red-fleshed apples, CRISPR, and shameless hype 02 October 2018
US seeks to push African countries to adopt GM crops 02 October 2018
Glyphosate found in pet food 03 October 2018
A bad move that could end up exposing kids to chemicals 04 October 2018
Glyphosate sales to non-professionals banned in Belgium 04 October 2018
Washington state store discontinues Roundup sales 04 October 2018
Hormones, cows and the new trade deal: What you need to know 04 October 2018
Gene-edited soybeans will be processed at organic/non-GMO processor 05 October 2018
Synbio ingredients claimed as non-GMO 05 October 2018
US plan to genetically alter crops via insects feared to be biological war plan 05 October 2018
EU Parliament's pesticide committee put under strange pressure 05 October 2018
Cornell Alliance for Science is a PR campaign for the agrichemical industry 07 October 2018
A misguided experiment 08 October 2018
Pakistan: Stakeholders warn against introducing GM maize seed 08 October 2018
UK: Soil Association responds to George Eustice on genome editing 08 October 2018
ECJ ruling on "new GM" techniques: A victory, but vigilance needed 09 October 2018
Hidden health dangers: Former agbiotech insider wants his GMO crops pulled 08 October 2018
The creator of GMO potatoes reveals the dangerous truth – exclusive interview 09 October 2018
Australia set to deregulate genetically modified animals 10 October 2018
Despite a ban, Arkansas farmers are still spraying controversial weedkiller dicamba 10 October 2018
GMO potatoes: The risks to health 11 October 2018
The Three Stooges of Science Denial: The Genetic Literacy Project, Sense About Science, and STATS 15 October 2018
Glyphosate and dicamba herbicides increase antibiotic resistance in bacteria 12 October 2018
California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award 11 October 2018
The Times uncovers Russian plot to scare Westerners about GM crops 11 October 2018
Doctors' group confirms toxic pesticides not needed in parks, green spaces 15 October 2018
Let $289 million jury award stand in Monsanto case 14 October 2018
Gene drive organisms: German ministry warns of risks from releases 15 October 2018
Citizen science reveals glyphosate in UK breakfast cereals 15 October 2018
Don't overturn our verdict in Roundup cancer case – jurors to judge 16 October 2018
Trial date set in dicamba "ecological disaster" litigation against Monsanto, BASF 16 October 2018
Over 200 global food movement leaders and organizations reject "gene drives" 16 October 2018
Australia: States reject proposal to deregulate new GM techniques 17 October 2018
How lobbyists for Monsanto led a "grassroots farmers'" movement against an EU glyphosate ban 17 October 2018
It's Groundhog Day again: Only GM can save the banana! 17 October 2018
Food wasted by rich nations could end world hunger - UN 17 October 2018
Glyphosate found in human hair as unique testing project releases first results 18 October 2018
"We did the right thing": jurors urge judge to uphold Monsanto cancer ruling 19 October 2018
Commission asks EFSA for urgent assessment of allergenicity of GM crop Bt toxin 20 October 2018
Will EU Commission allow import of new Baysanto "monster" maize? 22 October 2018
Pesticide-free organic food lowers blood cancer risk by 86% – study 22 October 2018
Dr Caius Rommens replies to Simplot on GMO potato controversy 22 October 2018
Monsanto trial: Judge rejects bid to overturn landmark cancer verdict 23 October 2018
Bt brinjal: Bangladesh’s model not fit for adoption by India 23 October 2018
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict but cuts award to $78 million 23 October 2018
"Illegal" attempt to weaken EU pesticides rules backed by UK could increase cancer risk – lawyers 23 October 2018
Genetic engineer renounces his GMO potatoes 23 October 2018
Organic food consumption lowers overall cancer risks in study 24 October 2018
Former EFSA GMO Panel member says GM Bt crop toxin allergy study is solid 26 October 2018
Glyphosate herbicide sales banned in Punjab 25 October 2018
My fight for justice goes on – Dewayne “Lee” Johnson 26 October 2018
Inadequate procedure led to GM crop approvals: European Ombudsman starts investigation 26 October 2018
(GM) soy destruction in Argentina leads straight to our dinner plates 27 October 2018
Throwing nature under the bus: GMO bees and robo-bees 29 October 2018
"Sea rice": As genetic modification struggles, crossbreeding succeeds 29 October 2018
New study showing organic diets cut cancer risk is a big deal – let’s treat it that way 29 October 2018
Glyphosate is lethal to, and Cry toxins alter the development of, the stingless bee 29 October 2018
Europeans join forces to call for higher level of protection from pesticides 31 October 2018
Meet the next must-have clean food label 31 October 2018
Trump EPA bows to Monsanto, reapproves dangerous, drift-prone pesticide 01 November 2018
Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million in Monsanto cancer suit 01 November 2018
GMO potato now classified as high-risk 02 November 2018
Keith Kloor: The agrichemical industry’s favourite writer 03 November 2018
EPA re-registers drift-prone dicamba. Really? 03 November 2018
US EPA ruling on dicamba "unacceptable" – chair, Save Our Crops Coalition 03 November 2018
Bayer CEO says would consider glyphosate settlement depending on costs 03 November 2018
African Union's endorsement of unproven gene drive mosquitoes "misguided" 05 November 2018
Digging into dicamba rules 06 November 2018
Scientists say EPA’s dicamba restrictions won’t be strong enough to stop crop damage 06 November 2018
Why US Midwest farmers are locked into the GM herbicide-tolerant crop model 07 November 2018
Germany seeking end date for glyphosate use - minister 07 November 2018
Germany sets new restrictions on glyphosate 07 November 2018
Organic GMOs – Can this ever be a "thing"? 07 November 2018
Brazilian researchers link rise in colon cancer to increase in pesticide use 07 November 2018
Compromised ethics run rampant in nutrition research 07 November 2018
European Parliament group finds pesticides in hair samples across Europe 08 November 2018
Is the Pentagon modifying viruses to save crops — or to wage biological warfare? 08 November 2018
Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80% since 2005 08 November 2018
Baysanto patent on severed broccoli revoked 08 November 2018
Release of risky GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso highly unethical 09 November 2018
Prof Chris Portier hits back at EFSA director 10 November 2018
Monsanto resistance continues to build following landmark verdict 09 November 2018
Pest becoming resistant to stacked-trait Bt maize in South Africa 10 November 2018
Trump's EPA sides with Monsanto, extends dicamba​ two more years 09 November 2018
GMO potato creator now fears its impact on human health 09 November 2018
Sick couple pushes to fast-track Roundup cancer trial 11 November 2018
German minister for environment pushing for end of glyphosate 11 November 2018
"Troubling allegations" prompt Health Canada review of studies used to approve glyphosate 12 November 2018
Cleaning up after GM: Is it possible? 12 November 2018
New GMO technologies represent major challenges to non-GMO supply chain, certification 12 November 2018
Bound to fail: The flawed scientific foundations of agricultural genetic engineering (part 1) 13 November 2018
Caymans research unit to stop releasing GM mosquitoes 13 November 2018
Mayan communities and organizations denounce illegal sale and planting of GM soy in Mexico 15 November 2018
UK’s chemical Catch-22 14 November 2018
South Africa government rejects Monsanto’s triple stacked GM drought-tolerant maize 15 November 2018
GM American chestnut tree a "Trojan Horse" to open door to commercialize GM trees 15 November 2018
Africa doesn't need GMO mosquitoes, says African scientist 16 November 2018
Zambian citizens call on leaders to raise concerns on GMOs at meeting in Egypt 18 November 2018
Are GMO foods safe? Don’t ask the New York Times 19 November 2018
Do not betray Africa on synbio and gene drives 20 November 2018
Bound to fail: The flawed scientific foundations of agricultural genetic engineering (part 2) 21 November 2018
Roundup maker Monsanto appeals $78.5 million verdict over Bay Area man's cancer 21 November 2018
US judge selects first case in federal Monsanto weedkiller litigation 21 November 2018
Missouri farmer charged with illegally using dicamba weedkiller 22 November 2018
EU Scientific Advice Mechanism in lockstep with US government, GMO lobby 22 November 2018
Shock as Tanzanian government bans GMO trials 23 November 2018
Scientist unveils blueprint to save bees and enrich farmers 23 November 2018
Bayer fights transparency of industry studies on pesticides, GMOs 23 November 2018
Tanzania orders destruction of Monsanto/Gates’ GM trials due to illegal use for pro-GM propaganda 23 November 2018
Minister claims GM mosquitoes didn’t work 24 November 2018
Over 1m tonnes of animal feed in Europe may contain banned GMOs: Report 24 November 2018
Soybeans from Ukraine: GM and undeclared 25 November 2018
Australian city beats dengue fever using special mosquitoes 26 November 2018
Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies 26 November 2018
China baby gene editing claim "dubious" 26 November 2018
Claims for GM babies underscore need for global ban 26 November 2018
Please support GMWatch for Giving Tuesday 27 November 2018
French government starts phase-out of glyphosate with online farmer platform, herbicide tax 27 November 2018
Bayer pursued Monsanto despite weedkiller lawsuits and executive’s concern 27 November 2018
Persistence of pesticides threatens European soils – study 27 November 2018
The Gates Foundation’s Ceres2030 plan pushes agenda of agribusiness 27 November 2018
Non-GMO food and feed industry welcomes ECJ ruling to provide legal certainty 28 November 2018
Editing babies? We need to learn a lot more first 28 November 2018
GM mosquito trial sparks "Sorcerer’s Apprentice" lab fears 28 November 2018
Failure of scientific self-regulation means lawmakers must ban designer baby experiments 29 November 2018
"Father of Green Revolution in India" slams GM crops as unsustainable and unsafe 29 November 2018
United Nations hits the brakes on gene drives 29 November 2018
Bayer to sell businesses, cut jobs after Monsanto deal 29 November 2018
Keep GM wheat out – Manitoba's largest farm policy organization 30 November 2018
Gene-edited babies: China halts work of He Jiankui 30 November 2018
GM bacteria in animal feed products are spreading resistance to antibiotics 30 November 2018
New GMOs: Does the Commission want them to be traceable? 30 November 2018
Industry-funded pesticide data problematic, study shows 04 December 2018
The CRISPR baby scandal gets worse by the day 04 December 2018
We need a temporary moratorium on using gene editing to create babies 04 December 2018
Chinese scientist who claimed gene-editing success now missing: Report 04 December 2018
Gene drive symposium 06 December 2018
The pesticide generation: Children on the front line 06 December 2018
Beekeepers say problems from weedkiller, dicamba, pose a threat 06 December 2018
Mark Lynas slammed for exploiting African farmers’ images to promote GMOs 07 December 2018
EU Parliament report reveals shortfalls of current pesticide authorization system 06 December 2018
The US military wants to hunt enemy subs with GM sea life 06 December 2018
EU Patent Office undermines ban on patenting of plants and animals from conventional breeding 06 December 2018
The weedkiller in our food is killing us 06 December 2018
Maize, maize everywhere, but where will Tanzania sell its surplus? 08 December 2018
Pesticides – MEPs propose blueprint to improve EU approval procedure 10 December 2018
Opposition mounts as Arkansas moves to roll back dicamba ban 11 December 2018
China set to shock markets with low glyphosate residue limits in food imports 11 December 2018
Food safety: More transparency, better risk prevention 11 December 2018
Koch, Spiked, and Mark Lynas: Uncomfortable bedfellows? 13 December 2018
The "innovation principle" trap 12 December 2018
New analysis reveals shortfalls of EU pesticide authorisation system and proposes solutions 13 December 2018
EU reports on pesticides are copy-pasted from industry dossiers 13 December 2018
How France and Germany are ousting glyphosate in search for healthy soils, pesticide-free crops 13 December 2018
Big business circles EU’s consumer protections 14 December 2018
The dubious virtue of apostasy – review of Lynas's new book 14 December 2018
Big tongues and extra vertebrae: The unintended consequences of animal gene editing 16 December 2018
Africans paid 69 cents an hour to be bitten in GMO mosquito trial 18 December 2018
Intrexon/AquaBounty receive regulatory exemption for GM tilapia 18 December 2018
Campaigners demand ban on GMOs in Nigeria 18 December 2018
Exposure to glyphosate herbicide linked to Parkinson's disease 19 December 2018
Cutting corners on consent 19 December 2018
Help strengthen GMWatch in 2019 21 December 2018
GM Bt brinjal seeds face hurdles, US agency says in report on Bangladesh 20 December 2018
USDA’s new GMO food disclosure rule will leave consumers in the dark 21 December 2018
The GMO issue reaches boiling point in India 23 December 2018
GMO label to become more visible in Russia, Eurasia 27 December 2018
Groups urge Canada to reject new US-style GM food labelling 27 December 2018
Pamela Ronald led chemical industry front group efforts 28 December 2018
Experts: Dicamba will come for trees, specialty crops in 2019 28 December 2018
Please support GMWatch 28 December 2018
Old lobby, new language 31 December 2018
A YEAR IN REVIEW PART 1: GMO industry suffers major setbacks 13 January 2019

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