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2017

Articles
Title Published Date
Organic corn produces better yields grown organically than conventionally 03 January 2017
Texas winegrowers fear new herbicides used on GM crops will wipe out industry 03 January 2017
Latin America: The world’s scrapyard for pesticides 04 January 2017
Kevin Folta in bed with fake nurse 05 January 2017
Roundup causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease at very low doses 09 January 2017
French parks and public gardens bid adieu to pesticides 09 January 2017
GMO grass that escaped defies eradication, divides grass seed industry 09 January 2017
Britain's most used pesticide is linked to a serious liver disease which can be fatal, shocking new study claims 10 January 2017
GM crops and herbicides: Time to reassess risk assessment methods 11 January 2017
“Zimbabwe can produce surplus maize without GMOs” 11 January 2017
State of Iowa tries to remove constitutional right to free speech – apparently to protect Monsanto 11 January 2017
Commission registers “Ban Glyphosate” European Citizens' Initiative 11 January 2017
MEPs want to see more glyphosate data 11 January 2017
Kevin Folta says "fake nurse" claims are "libelous" and the work of "evil people" 12 January 2017
Glyphosate herbicides containing POE-tallowamine banned in Malta 12 January 2017
Colombia restarts controversial glyphosate fumigation of coca 13 January 2017
Trump eyes ex-agrichemical exec to fill his final Cabinet post 14 January 2017
Fake nurse is Kevin Folta’s wife 17 January 2017
Kevin Folta’s problem with ethics 17 January 2017
Burkina Faso’s cotton output to rise after discontinuing Monsanto GMO variety 17 January 2017
Urgent EU action alert: Say no to GMO maize cultivation! 18 January 2017
Monsanto, California battle over listing glyphosate as a carcinogen 19 January 2017
Monsanto, US EPA seek to keep talks about glyphosate cancer review a secret 19 January 2017
Civil society denounces World Bank scheme to hijack farmers’ rights to seeds 19 January 2017
GM Bt rice may negatively impact beneficial predator spider 19 January 2017
US: Federal approval of GMO grass seed sparks outcry 19 January 2017
US: GMO Arctic Apples to hit shelves next month without clear labelling 20 January 2017
Study linking Roundup to serious disease fuels debate 21 January 2017
"We don't want to demonize the product by putting a big GMO sticker on it” 23 January 2017
Why US restaurants are still saying No to GMO 23 January 2017
Trump gags US Agriculture Dept’s research arm from publicly sharing its work 24 January 2017
There’s nothing parochial about the issue of GMO food labelling 24 January 2017
Public interest groups, farmers file lawsuit challenging Monsanto’s toxic pesticides 24 January 2017
Development and India: Why GM mustard really matters 25 January 2017
Flawed risk assessment of Monsanto stacked trait GM soybean leaves public unprotected 25 January 2017
Trump administration seeks to muzzle US agency employees 25 January 2017
US Agriculture Dept lifts gag order 25 January 2017
Researchers recommend organic agriculture for human health 25 January 2017
Trump Administration imposes freeze on EPA grants and contracts 26 January 2017
EU countries say NO to GM crops but not quite loudly enough 27 January 2017
Chemical industry body launches war against IARC 27 January 2017
California clears hurdle for cancer warning label on Roundup 28 January 2017
Scientist’s ground-breaking research uncovers new risks of GMOs, glyphosate 28 January 2017
Unlabelled GMOs and chlorinated chicken about to hit UK shelves after new US trade deal? 29 January 2017
Roundup: A new environmental risk factor for liver disease 29 January 2017
The theatre of the absurd: Bt brinjal in Bangladesh 29 January 2017
Malta: Complete ban on weedkiller glyphosate “was never on the cards” 30 January 2017
Fourteen million Nigerian farmers call on all farmers to reject GMO seeds distributed by the UN 31 January 2017
UK GM wheat trial gets go-ahead 01 February 2017
Monsanto’s spin machine in high gear in bid to save glyphosate 01 February 2017
Non-GMO non-browning apples available 02 February 2017
Fairy dust, spin, and GM wheat 02 February 2017
GM insects could disrupt international food trade 02 February 2017
Next-generation GM foods need better regulation 02 February 2017
The time for glyphosate-based herbicides is over 03 February 2017
It isn't Health Canada's job to put a positive spin on GMOs 05 February 2017
Monsanto sees prolonged delay on GMO corn permits in Mexico 05 February 2017
Heilongjiang province, bread basket of north-east China, bans planting of GM crops 06 February 2017
Cloned cattle entering the EU 07 February 2017
Folta troll attacks GMWatch 08 February 2017
Monsanto’s communications guru to visit the UK 07 February 2017
Monarch butterfly population drops by nearly one-third 10 February 2017
Questions about EPA-Monsanto collusion raised in cancer lawsuits 13 February 2017
2,4-D exposure linked to oxidative stress in corn farmers 14 February 2017
CETA approval in EU Parliament sinks corporate hooks into European democracy 15 February 2017
Monsanto wants to “soften up” the British public in favour of GM food 15 February 2017
GMO golden rice shows stunted and abnormal growth with reduced grain yield 16 February 2017
Julie Kelly cooks up propaganda for the agrichemical industry 17 February 2017
GMO scientist Jonathan Jones misleads university students in GMO promotional 18 February 2017
Bt crops’ failure documented in Handy Bt Trait Table 18 February 2017
New US EPA documents detail extensive use of neonic seed coatings 18 February 2017
Brussels “will block” GM food from Britain 20 February 2017
Herbicide resistance an increasing phenomenon 21 February 2017
GM mustard case in India 23 February 2017
Sequence of exposure to pesticides and pollutants – not just dosage – affects toxicity 23 February 2017
Organic food: panacea for health? 23 February 2017
GMO-ethanol corn contamination raises concerns about another “StarLink” disaster 23 February 2017
The 750 studies that GMO regulatory bodies often ignore 27 February 2017
Monsanto cancer suits turn to EPA deputy's “suspicious” role 28 February 2017
Conflicts of interest among committee members in the US National Academies’ GM crop study 28 February 2017
Propaganda wars: “Pro-science” GMO, chemicals boosters funded by climate change deniers 01 March 2017
Did former EPA deputy director Jess Rowland conceal evidence of glyphosate carcinogenicity? 01 March 2017
Kenya says no to genetically modified maize trials 02 March 2017
Soybean “Intacta” ruling: Appeal filed at the European Court of Justice 03 March 2017
Canadian environment groups want webinar pulled from classrooms over GMO foods 04 March 2017
Genetically engineered potato varieties approved by US 05 March 2017
Just one small problem with this major report on GMO safety 05 March 2017
ECHA may decide on glyphosate link with cancer this week 06 March 2017
UN experts denounce “myth” that pesticides are necessary to feed the world 07 March 2017
Pesticide use could be reduced by nearly half on majority of French farms 07 March 2017
Burger King’s GMO soy animal feed sourced from deforested lands in Brazil and Bolivia 07 March 2017
EU experts accused of conflict of interest over herbicide linked to cancer 07 March 2017
Monsanto’s new GM tech to defeat corn rootworm “will work only briefly” – Scientific American 08 March 2017
Burkina Faso settles dispute with Monsanto over GM cotton 08 March 2017
US Right to Know sues EPA for release of glyphosate documents 09 March 2017
ECHA response heightens rather than alleviates conflict of interest concerns 09 March 2017
Judge threatens to sanction Monsanto for secrecy in Roundup cancer litigation 11 March 2017
California judge rules against Monsanto, allows cancer warning on Roundup 13 March 2017
Conflicts of interest among National Academies’ GMO committee members 14 March 2017
Glyphosate: Discord at the US Environmental Protection Agency 15 March 2017
Unsealed documents raise questions on Monsanto’s weedkiller 15 March 2017
Glyphosate not classified as a carcinogen by ECHA 15 March 2017
EPA deputy accused of working with Monsanto to kill cancer study 15 March 2017
EU chemicals agency sweeps glyphosate cancer evidence under the carpet 15 March 2017
FIFRA science panel divided on EPA glyphosate cancer study 17 March 2017
Battle to get Europeans to accept GM crops is “probably lost”, says Bayer chief 20 March 2017
IARC is under attack from industry 20 March 2017
Scientific panel criticizes EPA assessment of glyphosate 20 March 2017
Regulatory blank cheque for untested GM potatoes? 23 March 2017
Princess Anne speaks in favour of GM crops 23 March 2017
Medical school to examine whether professor published paper partly written by chemical company 23 March 2017
New report shows glyphosate producers are “buying science” 23 March 2017
USDA drops plan to test for glyphosate residues in food 24 March 2017
Glyphosate and the crucial battle for independent science 25 March 2017
MEPs urge Juncker not to renew glyphosate licence 25 March 2017
Green NGOs blame Monsanto for “buying science” to save glyphosate 25 March 2017
Why researchers are concerned glyphosate may cause cancer 25 March 2017
Cargill strengthens its non-GMO supply chain 26 March 2017
No-till EU farmers brace for glyphosate ban 26 March 2017
Indian govt asked to cut the price of Bt cotton seeds due to poor yield 27 March 2017
GMOs fail to secure support of EU Member States 28 March 2017
Glyphosate Residue Free certification launched for US food products 28 March 2017
EU member states still reject GMO cultivation – NGO and organic industry reactions 29 March 2017
California EPA becomes first US agency to declare that Roundup causes cancer 30 March 2017
Three more Bt brinjal varieties to be released in Bangladesh 31 March 2017
GM poplar tree trial in the Flemish countryside 31 March 2017
Organic wheat dodges mycotoxin 03 April 2017
Europe clears Dow-DuPont merger but Indian regulator says deal likely to hurt competition 03 April 2017
Roundup: Monsanto’s Superfund secret 04 April 2017
Farm consultant concerned over GMOs, use of glyphosate 04 April 2017
Inside the academic journal that corporations love 04 April 2017
“New Breeding Techniques” and synthetic biology - genetic engineering by another name 05 April 2017
France tables EU-wide non-agricultural pesticide ban 05 April 2017
High glyphosate levels in mothers lead to shorter pregnancies and smaller babies 05 April 2017
ChemChina wins US approval for $43 billion Syngenta deal 05 April 2017
The Pope and the pesticides 06 April 2017
MEPs slam ECHA’s ruling on glyphosate and call on Commission President for a ban 07 April 2017
Researchers find glyphosate in pregnant women, worry about impact on infants 07 April 2017
GMO corn produced for ethanol has contaminated non-GMO food corn 07 April 2017
India: Activists accuse Monsanto of “contaminating” local crops with “illegal” Roundup Ready Bt cotton 08 April 2017
Monsanto influenced EPA on cancer risk research, Roundup lawsuits accuse 09 April 2017
Products of genome editing, synthetic biology are GMOs – German environment minister 10 April 2017
Monsanto and others working to discredit and defund IARC 10 April 2017
California: Group opposes synthetic herbicide use at parks, trails 10 April 2017
Monsanto sued for misleading labelling of Roundup herbicide 11 April 2017
GM alfalfa a threat to exports: National Farmers Union of Canada 13 April 2017
Why Cornell Alliance for Science’s GMO food safety evaluation is meaningless 14 April 2017
New study on Monsanto weedkiller to feed into crucial EU vote 14 April 2017
Whitewash: The story of a weed killer, cancer, and the corruption of science 18 April 2017
Monsanto Tribunal judges slam Monsanto over violation of human rights 18 April 2017
People's tribunal accuses Monsanto of possible “ecocide” 19 April 2017
Stop pretending to be independent – MEP to EFSA boss Bernhard Url 20 April 2017
Monsanto isn’t feeding the world, it’s damaging food security – Monsanto Tribunal judges 21 April 2017
“Misrepresentation” of Bt brinjal farmers in Bangladesh for corporate interest 21 April 2017
Burkina Faso sees cotton output rising 20% now it’s gone non-GMO 24 April 2017
Scientific uncertainty and professional ethics as related to GMOs 24 April 2017
Syngenta defends GMO corn as merger shifts blame to China's door 24 April 2017
Glyphosate could be authorised for a further 15 years this week 24 April 2017
Asian farmers decry revival of Golden Rice field trials 25 April 2017
Under fire, US National Academies toughen conflict-of-interest policies 25 April 2017
Big Agro on campus 26 April 2017
US Action alert: Trump pushes GMOs in executive order 26 April 2017
World’s first GM fish factory could be in Canada 26 April 2017
Glyphosate: Harmless tool or sneaky poison? 27 April 2017
Glyphosate specialists: EFSA’s data disclosure better than nothing, but of little help 27 April 2017
Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO 29 April 2017
Glyphosate labels to become more restrictive, Health Canada announces 30 April 2017
Attacks on Cargill over non-GMO moves based on fear 30 April 2017
Belgium bans glyphosate herbicide use for non-professionals 01 May 2017
Green MEP: EFSA should release full glyphosate studies 02 May 2017
WWF’s Better Cotton Initiative: Encouraging responsible production or just greenwash? 02 May 2017
Dear Bill Nye: Are you indeed a corporate Monsanto whore? 02 May 2017
A product whose time has come: Glyphosate-free Roundup on sale in Austria 03 May 2017
Monsanto accused of hiring army of trolls to silence online dissent – court papers 03 May 2017
EU glyphosate evidence “written by Monsanto” 03 May 2017
Bt cotton in Burkina Faso: When theory does not match reality 03 May 2017
US taxpayers will pay government USD 3 million to persuade them to like GM foods 04 May 2017
Testbiotech files legal case against the EU authorisation of “toxic soybeans” produced by Bayer and Monsanto 05 May 2017
University of Saskatchewan prof Peter Phillips under fire for Monsanto ties 08 May 2017
Unauthorised GM petunias found in the UK 08 May 2017
US EPA dismisses members of major scientific review board 08 May 2017
Dicamba drift a new danger for potato growers 08 May 2017
UK: Defra overrides public concern to write regulatory blank cheque for untested GM 08 May 2017
Monsanto moves to gene editing 09 May 2017
GM crops stalled in 2016 09 May 2017
Farmers rise to GM-free cheese demand 09 May 2017
March Against Monsanto – London 10 May 2017
India: GEAC okays commercial use of GM mustard 11 May 2017
India: Civil society, scientists, farmers and others condemn GEAC’s GM mustard approval 11 May 2017
Mexican Supreme Court upholds lower court ban on GM corn 12 May 2017
Ghana: CSIR suspends GMO cotton trials as Monsanto withdraws funds 13 May 2017
New GMO to combat liver cancer – or untested risk to health? 13 May 2017
India’s largest farmer unions ask environment minister to reject GM mustard commercialisation 13 May 2017
Brazil’s Mato Grosso leads push for GM-free soy 13 May 2017
GM moths to be released in New York State? 14 May 2017
We don’t need GM mustard, support us with better market price: Farmer groups 14 May 2017
Public interest defender urges Indian govt not to approve GMO mustard 14 May 2017
Illegal GM maize found growing in Bolivia 14 May 2017
Patients: Roundup gave us cancer as EPA official helped Monsanto 15 May 2017
Clearance for GM mustard to be reviewed by parliamentary panel 16 May 2017
Canada’s Parliament to vote on mandatory labelling for GM foods 16 May 2017
MEPs reject GM maize and cotton imports 17 May 2017
Socialist and Democrat MEPs reiterate rejection of EU Commission proposal to re-authorise glyphosate 17 May 2017
Glyphosate linked to monarch butterfly decline – new study 18 May 2017
Groups call on stores to reject GM fish and produce as Parliament votes down mandatory GMO labelling 22 May 2017
Two thousand people march against Monsanto and Syngenta in Switzerland 22 May 2017
Did former US EPA man influence EFSA verdict on glyphosate? 24 May 2017
GM mustard cultivation: Government taking caution despite GEAC approval 23 May 2017
Taipei protest calls for retaining regulations on GMO imports 23 May 2017
GM mustard row: Govt's claims of higher yields, low import bills untrue, says petitioner Aruna Rodrigues 24 May 2017
Massive opposition to GM mustard in India 24 May 2017
EU declared Monsanto weedkiller safe after intervention from controversial US official 25 May 2017
Sweden plans to ban glyphosate – and vinegar – as herbicides for private use 25 May 2017
States oppose GM mustard: Activists accuse Modi of indifference 25 May 2017
Say no to GM mustard 26 May 2017
EFSA’s and ECHA’s glyphosate evaluations are scientifically flawed – expert 29 May 2017
CRISPR gene editing can cause hundreds of unintended mutations 30 May 2017
GM potato halted in Canada for 2017 30 May 2017
Greenpeace fined under Lobbying Act in “act of civil disobedience” 31 May 2017
French Senate adopts resolution to ban non-agricultural pesticides across Europe 31 May 2017
The Greens take EFSA to court on glyphosate data disclosure 01 June 2017
GM mustard: India gearing up to be biggest dustbin for risky, harmful tech 01 June 2017
CRISPR-induced mutations – what do they mean for food safety? 01 June 2017
Next generation of GMOs escapes regulation 03 June 2017
Organic foods backed by landmark report - warning pesticides far more dangerous than was thought 03 June 2017
Australia: New GM-free shopping list out now! 05 June 2017
Syngenta faces 7,000 Kansas farmers in GMO China corn fight 06 June 2017
India: “Honey exports likely to be impacted due to GM mustard” – expert 06 June 2017
“Chilling” Lobbying Act stifles democracy, charities tell party chiefs 06 June 2017
Of mice, Monsanto and a mysterious tumour 09 June 2017
Crops newly hurt by dicamba 09 June 2017
Pesticidal sugar approved in Brazil 09 June 2017
Diners want the food industry to clean up its act on GMOs, survey shows 11 June 2017
Transgenic corruption 13 June 2017
Latest GM crop report offers one-sided view 13 June 2017
Bihar's Chief Minister slams promotion of GMO crops and Bt cotton's contribution to farm crisis 13 June 2017
Dicamba ruins Univ of Arkansas' 100 acres of soybeans 14 June 2017
46% of EFSA experts still have conflicts of interest 14 June 2017
Interview with Chuck Benbrook – organic movement expert speaks out 15 June 2017
Organic produce doesn’t have higher levels of mycotoxins 15 June 2017
"Food Evolution" GMO film showcases chemical industry agenda 16 June 2017
China approves two new GMO crop varieties for import, renews 14 16 June 2017
Virtually indestructible rogue GMO grass threatens environment, wildlife, and industry 16 June 2017
Monsanto spin doctors target cancer scientist in flawed Reuters story 17 June 2017
Trump administration will attack overseas regulations that restrict export of GMO crops 17 June 2017
Monsanto accuses IARC scientist of withholding glyphosate data in cancer risk assessment 17 June 2017
Emergency ban of dicamba pesticides recommended in Arkansas 17 June 2017
MEPs slam EU Commission and agencies over glyphosate, demand inquiry 18 June 2017
Monsanto’s war on science – hard-hitting investigation 19 June 2017
Scientist, GEAC have misled country: Mustard expert 18 June 2017
Reuters story attacking IARC researcher is biased and selective 21 June 2017
Over 1 million sign petition to ban glyphosate in EU over cancer fears 21 June 2017
Damage reports from dicamba pouring in over the last 2 weeks 21 June 2017
Brazil’s GM sugarcane stirs up controversy 21 June 2017
Syngenta loses $218 million verdict in first GMO trial test 24 June 2017
Arkansas Plant Board approves dicamba ban 25 June 2017
Remove my clip from GMO propaganda film – Prof Marion Nestle 25 June 2017
Environmental impacts of genetically modified plants: A review 25 June 2017
Appeals Court denies Monsanto's request for reconsideration post controversial Reuters story 26 June 2017
Illegal GE bacteria detected in an animal feed supplement 26 June 2017
Arkansas tries to stop an epidemic of herbicide damage 26 June 2017
California to list glyphosate as cancer-causing; Monsanto vows fight 27 June 2017
ChemChina completes Syngenta takeover, targets emerging markets 28 June 2017
Bolivia: Transgenic corn puts at risk native varieties 30 June 2017
Governor approves dicamba emergency ban in Arkansas 02 July 2017
Environmentalists worry about GM salmon hatchery approval 02 July 2017
Dicamba herbicide causes agricultural meltdown in Arkansas 03 July 2017
Counselled by industry, not staff, US EPA chief is off to a blazing start 03 July 2017
Monsanto farm chemical linked to oak damage 03 July 2017
Did EFSA lie to the press about its glyphosate assessment? 04 July 2017
Gene-editing companies attack research revealing unintended CRISPR effects 04 July 2017
Bt cotton falling to pest in Maharashtra 05 July 2017
Scientists write to PM Modi against GM mustard 07 July 2017
Damage from wayward weedkiller keeps growing 07 July 2017
Controversy, questions surround California’s listing of glyphosate as cancer cause 07 July 2017
Arkansas Legislative Council to review herbicide ban 07 July 2017
Canada: Regulatory acrobatics helps GM fish facility 07 July 2017
EU to decide on the import of new GM soybeans 07 July 2017
USDA allows GM moths to be released in Geneva, NY 08 July 2017
Missouri, Arkansas halt dicamba sale and use 08 July 2017
EU authorities broke their own rules and brushed aside evidence of cancer to keep glyphosate on the market 13 July 2017
EU Parliament against the approval of new GM soybeans 11 July 2017
Flacking for GMOs 11 July 2017
Industry edited EFSA’s glyphosate evaluation ahead of publication 12 July 2017
Tennessee Dept of Ag to investigate 69 possible dicamba complaints 12 July 2017
Does the world’s top weedkiller cause cancer? Trump’s EPA will decide 13 July 2017
US urgent action: Tell USDA that GMO labelling must be clear and on the package 15 July 2017
Tennessee is latest state to restrict use of Monsanto herbicide 15 July 2017
“Traditional mustard output adequate, don’t need GM mustard” 15 July 2017
Now Iowa farmers report dicamba drift injury 16 July 2017
India: State of Karnataka to oppose commercial cultivation of GM mustard 16 July 2017
Author and editors of glyphosate report challenge ECHA to scientific debate over cancer link 18 July 2017
Release of GM mustard faces another hurdle 18 July 2017
Fears mount as herbicide-cancer link comes to light 18 July 2017
Australia: Tougher GM laws needed now 18 July 2017
Germany does not want to stop import of Bayer’s new GM toxic soybeans 19 July 2017
Why GMOs won't feed the hungry of the world but agroecology can 20 July 2017
Weed killer dicamba turns neighbour against neighbour in farm country 20 July 2017
Keith Kloor’s endearing love affair with GMOs 20 July 2017
The biotech industry is taking over the regulation of GMOs from the inside 21 July 2017
Ex-Cabinet secretary “regrets” introducing GM cotton in India 22 July 2017
GM salmon plant environmental assessment “woefully inadequate”, says coalition 22 July 2017
Bill rider holds GM salmon at bay 22 July 2017
Campbell Soup leaves Grocery Manufacturers Association 23 July 2017
GM mustard: Supreme Court asks govt to have scientists file report on possible impact 24 July 2017
Class lawsuit accuses Monsanto reps of condoning illegal dicamba spraying 24 July 2017
Reuters vs. UN cancer agency: Are corporate ties influencing science coverage? 25 July 2017
Traces of glyphosate found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream 25 July 2017
Why chickens matter 26 July 2017
Canada’s federal government says GM salmon needs scientific assessment before production can go ahead 26 July 2017
Scientists say they were left out of dicamba drift research 26 July 2017
Controversial CRISPR paper earns second editorial note 27 July 2017
Dicamba damage estimate tops 2.5 million acres 27 July 2017
“Poison Papers” snapshot: Transcript illustrates EPA collusion with chemical industry 28 July 2017
Africans told “GMOs are magical” 28 July 2017
Africa's big little anti-GM revolution 30 July 2017
India: medics and state of Tamil Nadu say no to GM mustard 31 July 2017
Final decision on GM mustard likely in September 31 July 2017
Driven by dollars to non-GMO seed 31 July 2017
The Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project: Real or false solution to climate change? 31 July 2017
Uncovered: Monsanto campaign to get Séralini study retracted 02 August 2017
New “Monsanto Papers” add to questions of regulatory collusion, scientific mischief 02 August 2017
Dicamba drift wreaks havoc across US crops; US EPA reviews the pesticide 02 August 2017
Pushpa Mitra Bhargava dies: Man of science who never bowed down to authority 02 August 2017
Monsanto emails raise issue of influencing research on Roundup weedkiller 03 August 2017
Study on gene-edited embryos aims for human reproduction 03 August 2017
A critical review of the new human genetic engineering paper 03 August 2017
Worm rebellion continues in US against Bt toxins 03 August 2017
Loss of milkweed through spread of GM glyphosate-tolerant crops has caused monarch butterfly decline 03 August 2017
Reports of crop damage resurfacing since Missouri dicamba ban lifted 04 August 2017
Editing the human genome brings us one step closer to consumer eugenics 04 August 2017
Monsanto caught ghostwriting Henry I. Miller’s published work 05 August 2017
India needs sensible policies and ecological solutions, not GM mustard 05 August 2017
The Swamp 05 August 2017
About 4.5 tonnes of GMO salmon consumed in Canada so far, company says 05 August 2017
Urgent international action alert: Oppose release of GM moth in New York 08 August 2017
Impossible Burger’s “secret sauce” highlights challenges of food tech 08 August 2017
Internal EPA documents show scramble for data on Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide 08 August 2017
FDA rejects claim that GMO protein in meatless Impossible Burger is safe to eat 08 August 2017
Asia farmers' network issues call to Stop Golden Rice 10 August 2017
Of burgers, blood, and balderdash 10 August 2017
Dicamba drift: Arkansas researchers find all formulations volatile; 876 injury reports 11 August 2017
RNA interference GMOs to enter South Africa and Nigeria 12 August 2017
Chemical spray damage results in record $7m negligence court payout 12 August 2017
India's cotton yield to decline due to whitefly, pink bollworm attacks 12 August 2017
FDA casts doubt on safety of Impossible Burger’s key GMO ingredient 13 August 2017
Monsanto was its own ghostwriter for some safety reviews of glyphosate 13 August 2017
The Trump Administration’s false promise to Rural America 13 August 2017
Lighthizer warning: Buy GMOs or expect a fight 14 August 2017
Monsanto has a new agricultural disaster for sale: dicamba – America’s Lawyer 14 August 2017
Cornell diamondback moth is just another GM failure 15 August 2017
Dicamba’s suspected footprint widens significantly 16 August 2017
Does the biotech industry control what we know about GMOs? 17 August 2017
Records show EPA efforts to slow herbicide review came in coordination with Monsanto 17 August 2017
Biotech company studies GMO clover 17 August 2017
No dicamba in 2018, weed expert urges 18 August 2017
GMO food toxicity assessments need upgrading regarding exposure time and cumulative toxicity 19 August 2017
US: Twenty-eight states make it illegal for counties and cities to pass seed laws 18 August 2017
US EPA welcomed industry feedback before reversing pesticide ban, ignoring health concerns 19 August 2017
Glyphosate: Why did the NZ EPA ignore the world authority on cancer? 19 August 2017
US farmers confused by Monsanto weedkiller's complex instructions 22 August 2017
Canadians unknowingly eating GM food 22 August 2017
Bayer-Monsanto deal faces deeper scrutiny in Europe 23 August 2017
Africans must not be used as guinea pigs for untested high-risk new GM technology 23 August 2017
Did Monsanto write Malawi’s seed policy? 23 August 2017
Chipping away at a dangerous myth – “GMOs are key in promoting global food security” 25 August 2017
6 Ways Cornell University is acting like a PR firm for junk food, GMOs and pesticides 26 August 2017
Is GMWatch in bed with industry over animal testing? 28 August 2017
Monsanto calls for investigation into WHO agency for ignoring Monsanto-funded studies 28 August 2017
Chinese authorities send 350 tons of imported GM alfalfa back to US 28 August 2017
Hugely controversial Kickstarter campaign is dead 28 August 2017
"Miracle" weed killer dicamba was supposed to save farms; instead, it’s devastating them 31 August 2017
France defies the Commission, vows to block glyphosate reauthorisation 31 August 2017
Solynta develops non-GMO late blight-resistant potato varieties 31 August 2017
“Its not my fault” – industry response to dicamba damage 01 September 2017
Better mustard yields with non-GMO mustard and new cultivation method 01 September 2017
Terry Simpson’s critique of Altered Genes, Twisted Truth is anti-factual and irrational 03 September 2017
Court documents reveal Monsanto edited “independent” scientific review 03 September 2017
Seven of 28 EU states give feedback on glyphosate plan 05 September 2017
New documents show Oxitec’s GM mosquitoes ineffective and risky 05 September 2017
Farmers and farm organizations urge EPA and USDA to address threat from dicamba pesticide drift 06 September 2017
GM moths released in New York 06 September 2017
Andhra Pradesh chief minister opposes GM mustard commercialization 08 September 2017
Monsanto files request to halt Arkansas dicamba ban 08 September 2017
Monarchs in western US risk extinction, scientists say 09 September 2017
Monsanto exits cotton seeds business in India 09 September 2017
No one wants to buy gene-edited pork, says pig genetics company CEO 09 September 2017
Why Forbes deleted some Kavin Senapathy articles 09 September 2017
EFSA uses industry data to conclude glyphosate is not an endocrine disruptor 10 September 2017
EU postpones glyphosate decision until end of 2017 10 September 2017
India: Official who blew whistle on Monsanto’s GM Bt cotton is removed from post 11 September 2017
Minnesota farmers take on Syngenta in court this week 12 September 2017
Dutch propose exempting new GM techniques from GMO law 12 September 2017
Morgan & Morgan files lawsuit on behalf of farmers impacted by dicamba 12 September 2017
Risk assessment of GM soybean turns out to be fake 12 September 2017
Arkansas approves first step to 2018 dicamba ban 12 September 2017
Study questions sustainability of GM soy production in Argentina 13 September 2017
Fall armyworm pest resistant to GM Bt corn in Brazil 14 September 2017
EU report on weedkiller safety copied text from Monsanto study 15 September 2017
Dicamba lawsuits mounting 15 September 2017
“GM seed choice shouldn’t be dictated”: Italian farmers question EU court ruling 19 September 2017
Philippines: Congress urged to probe golden rice 19 September 2017
Bangladesh: Cultivation of Bt brinjal must stop 19 September 2017
Commission claims of EU agencies’ “thorough scrutiny” of glyphosate data fail to convince 20 September 2017
How Monsanto manufactured “outrage” at glyphosate cancer classification it expected 20 September 2017
EPA to allow use of dicamba next year, but with safeguards 20 September 2017
Monsanto’s new weedkiller, dicamba, divides farmers 21 September 2017
UK govt to pursue GMO obsession in post-Brexit partnership with US 21 September 2017
GM corn found in over 90% of tortillas in Mexico 21 September 2017
Insecticidal trait failure in GM Bt crops confirmed 22 September 2017
Assumed safety of widespread pesticide use is false, says top government scientist 22 September 2017
Who is behind the European People’s Party’s attempt to tighten rules for NGOs? 22 September 2017
Science was manipulated in EU glyphosate review, says NGO 25 September 2017
Arkansas State Plant Board votes to protect farmers from dicamba drift 23 September 2017
US EPA announces intention to cave on dicamba 24 September 2017
France to ban glyphosate weedkiller by 2022: Government 25 September 2017
Farmers claim drift problems persist after two states banned herbicide dicamba 25 September 2017
Peer-reviewed studies on endocrine disruption excluded from EU glyphosate assessment 26 September 2017
India: 9 farmers die after spraying insecticide on GM Bt cotton crops 27 September 2017
Many US scientists to skip Monsanto summit on dicamba 27 September 2017
Unlabelled GM apples land in US stores 27 September 2017
Syngenta settles Minnesota corn-contamination suit in trial 27 September 2017
Why GM salmon is a health risk 27 September 2017
Products of new GM techniques must be strictly regulated as GMOs, say scientists 28 September 2017
"Not very toxic" pesticide kills 9 farmers in India 28 September 2017
Syngenta agrees to pay more than $1.4 billion in corn settlement 28 September 2017
Carey Gillam on Monsanto, cancer and the corruption of science 28 September 2017
Monsanto banned from European Parliament 28 September 2017
India: End commercial release of new GM Bt cotton seeds – Maharashtra govt to central govt 30 September 2017
India: Death toll rises to 15 from insecticide spraying on failed GM Bt cotton 01 October 2017
Hundreds of South Dakota farmers, gardeners report damage from herbicide drift 02 October 2017
Organic movement calls for the regulation of new genetic engineering techniques as GMOs 02 October 2017
GM-free dairy poses complex questions for Irish producers 03 October 2017
Revival of non-GMO climate-smart crops in India 03 October 2017
Ban on dicamba herbicide could benefit agriculture prices 03 October 2017
New research challenges assumption of substantial equivalence for Roundup-tolerant GMOs 05 October 2017
GMO Bt toxins: Safe for people and environment or super toxins? 05 October 2017
EU: No program to detect new GMOs 07 October 2017
Farmers say Monsanto’s pesticide drifted from nearby farms and killed their crops. Now they need Monsanto seeds to fix them 08 October 2017
“Don't allow Monsanto's Roundup,” US cancer victims warn EU 08 October 2017
The misleading and deceitful ways of Kevin Folta 09 October 2017
Citizen anti-glyphosate initiative will be examined by the Commission 09 October 2017
Nasty “surprises” from insect and weed control with GM plants 09 October 2017
Ben & Jerry’s to launch glyphosate-free ice-cream after tests find traces of weedkiller 10 October 2017
Peace, love, and glyphosate in your ice cream 10 October 2017
The Indian farmers falling prey to pesticide 10 October 2017
Glyphosate: Expert finds BfR guilty of plagiarism from Monsanto 11 October 2017
EU agencies accused of cherry-picking evidence in glyphosate assessment 11 October 2017
GM cotton’s dramatic failure in India 11 October 2017
Scientists to journal: Retract pesticide review after revelations of Monsanto funding, influence 12 October 2017
Iowa State Extension forester warns of dicamba dangers 13 October 2017
“Better understanding” of plants needed to exploit GM crops, genetic engineers admit 13 October 2017
Research shows pest resistance to GM Bt crops is surging 13 October 2017
BASF buys Bayer's crop science assets 14 October 2017
US experts doubt EPA curbs on Monsanto, BASF dicamba herbicides will halt crop damage 14 October 2017
The Séralini affair – or the secret history of a torpedo 16 October 2017
GMO seed giants see fresh start in gene editing 15 October 2017
The fatal chain: Failure of Bt cotton, increased sprays, poisoning deaths 16 October 2017
Glyphosate persists – and European topsoils are contaminated with it 16 October 2017
Block Bayer-Monsanto merger, says major new legal study 16 October 2017
MEPs call on the EU Commission to phase out glyphosate by 2020 17 October 2017
Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto blamed for farmers' deaths in Maharashtra 17 October 2017
India's Andhra Pradesh investigates planting of Monsanto's unapproved GM cotton 17 October 2017
Glyphosate: Monsanto tries one last manoeuvre to save Roundup 18 October 2017
MEPs vote for glyphosate ban in three years 19 October 2017
GM crops “not the answer” to UK food security – top GMO promoter 19 October 2017
Setting the record straight on false accusations 19 October 2017
Monsanto sues Arkansas board for banning disputed herbicide / Dicamba: Who's liable? 21 October 2017
Reuters reporter again promotes false narrative about IARC and glyphosate cancer concerns 22 October 2017
Delay release of GM antibiotic-dependent mosquitoes until safety data available – doctors 23 October 2017
Dicamba herbicide drift: A disaster in 2017, will be much worse in 2018 23 October 2017
More than 1.3 million demand EU glyphosate ban 23 October 2017
EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller 24 October 2017
Bangladeshi govt “incentivises” farmers to grow GM Bt brinjal 24 October 2017
European Parliament votes to ban glyphosate 24 October 2017
India shelves GM mustard permit in face of powerful opposition 24 October 2017
IARC rejects Kate Kelland’s false claims in Reuters article 24 October 2017
Exposure prevalence to glyphosate has increased 500% since introduction of GM crops 24 October 2017
Ramazzini Institute launches crowdfunding appeal for long-term glyphosate/Roundup study 24 October 2017
Monsanto faces blowback over cancer cover-up 25 October 2017
Commission proposes five- to seven-year renewal of glyphosate 25 October 2017
Growing number of EU governments oppose re-approval of glyphosate 25 October 2017
France ready to accept four-year glyphosate extension - spokesman 25 October 2017
French health regulator withdraws licence for glufosinate weedkiller 29 October 2017
Thoughts on the glyphosate saga 30 October 2017
Denotify Bt cotton seed that is no longer pest-resistant: State to central govt 30 October 2017
Glyphosate exposure trends demand a public health driven response 30 October 2017
EPA chief backs another pesticide harmful to kids 30 October 2017
Glyphosate debate divides grain industry, sparks concern from livestock farmers 31 October 2017
Regulatory overhaul of GM crops can save lives, environment 01 November 2017
Glyphosate: Less toxic than table salt? 01 November 2017
Goodbye to golden rice? 01 November 2017
Farming without glyphosate — would it work? 02 November 2017
Crops in 25 states damaged by drift of dicamba weedkiller 02 November 2017
How Monsanto captured the EPA (and twisted science) to keep glyphosate on the market 03 November 2017
Inhalation of glyphosate herbicide increases anxiety 03 November 2017
Over 20 NGOs demand comprehensive Parliamentary ban on Monsanto lobbying 03 November 2017
Monsanto, Henry Miller, and the FDA 05 November 2017
The EU and glyphosate: Time to put children's health before pesticides 06 November 2017
Genome editing is not the answer to world hunger, say NGOs 06 November 2017
Monsanto accused of ignoring relevant scientific data on glyphosate 06 November 2017
Re-authorization of glyphosate is illegal – lawyer 06 November 2017
Trump's agriculture department reverses course on biotech rules 07 November 2017
The golden ticket: Farmers go organic in quest to make money again 07 November 2017
Switching to a non-GMO diet can improve health – survey 07 November 2017
Civil society rejects GMOs at FAO meeting 08 November 2017
Screening of new Monsanto papers 08 November 2017
GM soybean being cultivated illegally in India: Farmer group 08 November 2017
France to oppose EU 5-year renewal for glyphosate weedkiller 08 November 2017
Arkansas panel backs ban of herbicide dicamba 09 November 2017
EU governments reject Commission push for glyphosate 09 November 2017
EU: 4.3% drop in GM crop cultivation 09 November 2017
From Brussels to Arkansas, a tough week for Monsanto 09 November 2017
The decisions behind Monsanto's weed-killer crisis 09 November 2017
Farmer groups slam PhilRice for renewed push to field and feed test GM golden rice 10 November 2017
“Food Evolution” documentary supports GMOs, but not science, Part 2 13 November 2017
GM crop ban extension in South Australia to 2025 passes Upper House 16 November 2017
Updated Ag Health Study shows link between glyphosate and acute myeloid leukemia 16 November 2017
Monsanto, US farm groups sue California over glyphosate warnings 16 November 2017
UK: Announcing the Big Gene Gathering +20 16 November 2017
India: GM Bt cotton falls victim to pest it's supposed to resist 17 November 2017
New research finds GM crop-related herbicides cause antibiotic resistance 17 November 2017
Organic agriculture can feed the world – with conditions 17 November 2017
Genetically engineering the natural world could be a disaster 17 November 2017
South Australia is GM-free-secure till 2025 19 November 2017
Current CRISPR gene drives are too strong for outdoor use, studies warn 19 November 2017
Argentine groups demand food emergency law to fight poverty, malnutrition 19 November 2017
Actor Michael Sheen slams Monsanto for causing pollution in Wales 21 November 2017
Missouri will limit use of dicamba in 2018 21 November 2017
Does the US want to get rid of GMO regulations? 21 November 2017
Glyphosate study crowdfunding launches after preliminary research shows health effects at permitted doses 21 November 2017
Monsanto's efforts to destroy IARC – investigation by Le Monde 22 November 2017
Scientists warn of toxic chemical cocktail sprayed on food 22 November 2017
The fall of GM cotton in India 23 November 2017
2,4-D herbicide for GM cotton gets nod from Arkansas state Plant Board 23 November 2017
Brexit could kill the precautionary principle 23 November 2017
India's cotton exports to drop as pink bollworms eat GMO crop 24 November 2017
Mexico revokes permit to market GMO soy in seven states 24 November 2017
Unsafe practice in spraying pesticide on GM cotton is killing farmers 26 November 2017
Legal expert - Juncker has power to get glyphosate off shelves 27 November 2017
Europe extends glyphosate approval for five years 27 November 2017
Scandal erupts around German glyphosate vote 27 November 2017
Weedkiller vote poisons European politics 28 November 2017
With glyphosate re-approved, is environmentalists' strategy in tatters? 28 November 2017
Glyphosate row casts shadow over German coalition prospects 28 November 2017
Major food industry players desert GMO labelling opponent, the GMA 29 November 2017
Genome-edited foods must be labelled as GMOs – industry body 30 November 2017
Corporate-spun science should not be guiding policy 30 November 2017
100-plus groups urge Feds to increase funding to save monarch butterflies 30 November 2017
The time is ripe for a poison-free agriculture 30 November 2017
"I’ve been labelled ‘anti-farmer’ and ‘anti-rural’ for questioning Roundup" – MEP 01 December 2017
One-third of food lost, wasted – enough to feed all hungry people 01 December 2017
Who will feed us? The industrial food chain vs the Peasant Food Web 01 December 2017
US military revealed as top funder of gene drives 04 December 2017
Gates Foundation hired PR firm to manipulate UN over gene drives 04 December 2017
Criminal complaint filed against EU authorities after glyphosate approval 05 December 2017
Is Big Food's lobbying arm on the brink of extinction? 05 December 2017
Maharashtra’s GM Bt cotton crop devastated by pest it was supposed to kill 06 December 2017
Indian state of Telangana to curb supply of GM herbicide-tolerant cotton 06 December 2017
India: Political leader arrested while leading farmer protest over failing GM Bt cotton 06 December 2017
Monsanto moves to stop Arkansas from banning weedkiller dicamba 06 December 2017
Cross-party pressure builds for EU decision on glyphosate to be annulled 07 December 2017
Will new restrictions on dicamba spraying save US food crops? 08 December 2017
How Monsanto’s GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa 08 December 2017
Socio-economic research on GM crops short on evidence, big on hype 11 December 2017
Monsanto offers cash to US farmers who use controversial chemical 11 December 2017
Biohacker CRISPRs himself in attempt to get bigger muscles 11 December 2017
Commission rejects demands of #StopGlyphosate Citizens’ Initiative 12 December 2017
GM soybeans: EFSA withholding crucial documents 12 December 2017
This is how badly Monsanto wants farmers to spray its problematic herbicide 13 December 2017
Mahrashtra govt files charges with police against Monsanto, other seed companies 13 December 2017
Genetic resistance to "billion-dollar bug" found in corn 14 December 2017
GM genes are still getting into native Mexican maize 15 December 2017
Legislative committee sends dicamba rules back to Arkansas Plant Board 15 December 2017
India: Farmer unions demand action against illegal GM herbicide-tolerant cotton 15 December 2017
National ban on glyphosate in Austria within reach 15 December 2017
Playing God: Are we prepared to use gene drive technology? 15 December 2017
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"Monsanto is buying their way through Arkansas politics" 18 December 2017
Best books of 2017 18 December 2017
A chance for change – Please support GMWatch 21 December 2017
GMO bananas not the answer 21 December 2017
GM soybeans: Testbiotech accuses companies of manipulating risk assessment 21 December 2017
Flawed EPA analysis rejects finding that glyphosate is a probable carcinogen 23 December 2017
New poll shows that voters oppose Monsanto/Bayer Ag merger 24 December 2017
Seed association unhappy with Maharashtra govt for seeking damages from seed suppliers 26 December 2017
Nigeria: Food safety threatened as agency permits experimental GMO cassava 26 December 2017
Uganda: Museveni declines to sign GMO bill into law 29 December 2017
Vast majority of UK public – including Brexit voters – want to keep EU bans on pesticides 30 December 2017
Banana growers oppose GM field-testing in Mindanao, Philippines 30 December 2017

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