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China Approves Syngenta Corn, GMO Trait MIR 162

Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Chinese officials have approved imports of Syngenta GMO corn...

Congress Asked to Pass Food Labeling Safety Act

Posted December 15, 2014 Stacey Forshee, a member of Farm Bureau, asked Congress to help consumers understand the differences between...

Oregon Farmers Challenging GMO Ban Under Right to Farm Act

Posted November 25, 2014 Two farms in Southern Oregon are requesting the court end the County’s voter-approved ban on genetically...

Temporary Injunction Granted on Maui GMO Law

Posted November 18, 2014 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Monsanto Hawaiʻi against...

USDA Approved Genetically Modified Potato

–> Posted November 10, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically engineered potato that reduces the amount...

GMO Labeling Measures Fail in Colorado, Oregon

–> Posted October 6, 2014 Colorado voters have rejected a measure requiring the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) as a...

Nov. 19 Webinar Addresses Mandatory GMO Food Labeling Laws

Posted October 27, 2014 On November 19, from 2:30 – 3:30 (EST), the Agricultural & Food Law Consortium will host...

Cargill Seeking Damages from Syngenta

Posted September 19, 2014   Cargill files a lawsuit against Syngenta Seeds seeking damages for China rejecting U.S. genetically modified...

Canadian Beekeepers Sue Bayer and Syngenta

Posted September 9, 2014 Canadian beekeepers are suing crop pesticide companies for more than $400 million in damages, according to...

China Increases U.S. Sorghum Import Regulations

Posted September 4, 2014 China’s quarantine authorities have stopped shipments of U.S. alfalfa due to the presence of genetically modified...

Kauai GMO and Pesticide Use Labeling Law Ruled Invalid

Posted August 26, 2014 A federal judge has ruled that a Kauai County law that requires companies to disclose use...

GMO Labeling Initiative on Colorado’s November Ballot

Posted August 22, 2014 Colorado’s secretary of state has announced that the requirement of labeling genetically modified (GMO) foods will...

House Subcommittee Hearing Examines Benefits of Ag Biotech

Posted July 21, 2014 On July 10, the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to...

Initiative-522 Fined for Failure to Report Donations

Posted June 30, 2014 The campaign committee behind last fall’s food-labeling initiative must pay $4,000 fine for failing to...

FDA Issued Nanotechnology Guidelines

Posted June 26, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three final guidances and one draft guidance that provide...

Vermont Hiring Outside Help for GMO Labeling Law

Posted June 24, 2014 Vermont is preparing to defend the nation’s first law requiring food manufacturers to label products containing...

FDA Confirmed Expanded Use of Spirulina Extract

Posted June 12, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the final rule that amended the color additive regulations...

Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Pesticide Use on GM Crops in Wildlife Refuges

Posted June 6, 2014   The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

USDA Sued Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Meat

Posted May 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accused of failing to protect consumers by allowing the...

Cornell Study Reports Cost of GMO Food Labeling

Posted May 19, 2014   A new study from Cornell University reports on the added costs that the food industry would...