GMOs

China Rejects 60,000 Tons Of US GMO Corn

November 29, 2013 Staff, www.usa.chinadaily.com.cn Resist! China, Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Monsanto

China's quality watchdog said on Friday that China has recently rejected 60,000 tonnes of corn imports from the United States which contains unapproved transgenic content. Local authorities in the southern port city of Shenzhen found MIR162, a type of insect-resistant transgenic corn, among a batch of over 60,000 tonnes of corn imported from the United States, said Chen Xitong, spokesman for the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). MIR162 is not authorized by China's agricultural department, and the Shenzhen bureau returned the batch of imports according to China's regulations for genetically modified agricultural products, Chen said. According to the spokesman, the AQSIQ has notified US authorities of the event, hoping they will order the US corn exporters concerned to strengthen inspection and quarantine of corn exports to China in conformity with Chinese law and regulations.

Resisting GMOs: “Saving Seeds Is a Political Act”

November 24, 2013 Sarah Van Gelder, www.yesmagazine.org Create! Environment, Food and Agriculture, GMOs

You know it is true that on the one hand, the concentration of power is more than ever before. But I think the awareness about the illegitimacy of this power is also more than ever before. If you take into account the number of movements, the number of protests taking place, and the number of people building alternatives, it’s huge. The first place where I get joy as well as the energy to continue is the positive work of seed saving, promoting a peaceful agriculture, working with farmers, and now increasingly working with non-farmers. In the course we are running on the farm right now, we have 55 young people—someone from a banking system, someone from a software firm, three filmmakers. No matter where in the world you are, people are realizing food is important. They are realizing food begins with seed, and everyone wants to learn.

Popular Resistance Newsletter – People Power Expressed In Elections

November 8, 2013 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.popularresistance.org Newsletter Elections, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Fracking, Fukushima, GMOs, TPP

Sometimes it feels like elections are an exercise in futility. We live in a mirage democracy in which major party candidates are vetted by the corporate machine before they get on the ballot and third party candidates who represent the values of the movement are undercut by actions in which the major parties collude against them. History instructs that in this environment, it is important to build the movement and use what tools are available to shift power to the people. San Francisco-based lawyer-activist Randy Shaw writes in his new edition of The Activist’s Handbook “that neither politicians nor political parties are the prime movers for progressive change.”

Los Angeles Considering City-Wide Ban On GMO’s

November 4, 2013 Christina Sarich, www.naturalsociety.com Resist! Food and Agriculture, GMOs

Los Angeles, California is certainly doing their utmost to be one of the first, and largest non-GMO zones in the U.S. Following the lead of its neighbor across the border, Mexico and its recent ban on GMOs, L.A. is now considering a city-wide ban to curb the growth and proliferation of GMO seeds within its borders. While the ban would not include the sale of food containing GMO, it would protect local gardens and city-grown (local) food from being contaminated with GMO seed crops. Paul Koretz, L.A. City Councilman and Mitch O’Farrell introduced the motion last Friday, and there is wide spread support for its continuance. Most of the GMO seed that is in L.A. is in Big Ag farms, large-scale, multiple acre crops—not in small farms or local gardens. But L.A. people want to protect their gardens and family farms from GMO cross-pollinization.

University of Florida Threatens Arrest, Evicts Anti-GE Tree Campaigners

November 2, 2013 Global Justice Ecology Project, www.ecowatch.com Resist! Corporatism, Environment, GMOs

The University of Florida (UF), a leading institution researching genetically engineered (GE) trees, threatened to arrest activists from the Campaign to STOP GE Trees when they arrived on campus Saturday to prepare for a presentation to highlight critical perspectives on tree biotechnology that was scheduled for tonight. The police informed the group that their presentation had been cancelled, and warned them that they were banned from University of Florida property for three years. “Evicting us from campus was a blatant act of censorship by the University of Florida, likely linked to the millions they are receiving for GE trees research,” said Keith Brunner, from the international Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees.

Monsanto’s Very Bad Week: Three Big Blows for GMO Food

October 26, 2013 Ocean Robbins, www.alternet.org Create! Corporatism, Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Monsanto

It hasn't been a good week for Monsanto and the rest of the biotech industry. Just three days ago, Mexico banned genetically engineered corn. Citing the risk of imminent harm to the environment, a Mexican judge ruled that, effective immediately, no genetically engineered corn can be planted in the country. This means that companies like Monsanto will no longer be allowed to plant or sell their corn within the country's borders. At the same time, the County Council for the island of Kauai passed a law that mandates farms to disclose pesticide use and the presence of genetically modified crops. The bill also requires a 500-foot buffer zone near medical facilities, schools and homes -- among other locations.

Scientists & Activists Oppose GMO Foods

October 22, 2013 Sean Poulter, www.dailymail.co.uk Resist! Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Monsanto

Eighty-five scientists have joined forces to challenge the claims of biotech giants and the UK government that GM food is safe for humans. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who has responsibility for food and farming, and the industry have embarked on a huge public relations exercise to win over a sceptical public to genetically modified food. The campaign is built on an assurance that the food is safe to eat and could defeat a host of ills from malnutrition in the Third World to blindness in children. GM supporters also insist crops are safe for the environment and to be used as animal feed. However, these assurances have been questioned by the scientists, who warn there is a serious lack of independent research into the health effects of GM food. Studies involving feeding trials with animals suggest eating GM food could cause real harm, such as allergies, inflammation of internal organs and even breast cancer.

Hungary Destroys Genetically Modified Corn Crops

October 3, 2013 Samantha Bonar, www.aweekly.com Resist! Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Monsanto

Hungary has destroyed almost 1,000 acres of corn found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, which are illegal in the country, International Business Times reports. The corn was plowed under so that pollen would not contaminate other crops. The action came in response to a new regulation introduced in March that stipulates that seeds are supposed to be checked for GMO before they can be sold to farmers. But some of the GMO seeds, manufactured by U.S. seed giants Monsanto and Pioneer, made it onto the market anyway. The Hungarian government said it will continue to test seeds despite the fact that seed sellers are obliged to make sure their products are GMO-free. Last week the Hungarian unit of Monsanto, the largest producer of GMO seeds, appealed to the Budapest Municipal Court to suspend the resolution by the Hungarian Agriculture Office to destroy the corn, but they were turned down, according to the Budapest Times.

Campaign To Stop Genetically Engineered Trees

September 18, 2013 Anne Petermann, www.globaljusticeecology.org Resist! Environment, GMOs

There are several corporations, like ArborGen, that are now applying for permits to plant forests of genetically engineered trees. These trees would be fast growing, commercially desirable and possibly extremely profitable. There are already test sites in the Appalachians where these trees are being grown, but which are being kept secret to prevent outsiders from entering or finding out more about them. If this technology is allowed to proceed, these trees may, like kudzu, be a threat to our native forests. Not only might native species be cut down to make way for these genetically engineered mutants. But, in the same way that GMO corn and soy have already infected non-GMO and organic farms, genes from these new forests might very well work there way into existing forests and, like kudzu, bittersweet, and multiflora rose, take over.

Thousands Of Kauai Residents Take To The Streets

September 17, 2013 Andrea Brower, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Environment, Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Health Care

An estimated 4,000 people marched on Kauai, Hawai'i, on Sunday over concerns around the agrochemical/GMO industry’s impacts on the island, and in support of the “right to know” and the “right to protect.” Residents are particularly concerned about the impacts of very large amounts of Restricted-Use Pesticides (RUPs) on human health and the environment. Marchers gathered at Vidinha Stadium, where they began with a pule (Hawaiian prayer) before proceeding down Rice Street to the County Council Building. On arrival, they circled the building and chanted “pass the bill.” The march is being called the largest in the island’s history. Tomorrow the Kauai County Council reconvenes to discuss Bill 2491, which would require disclosure by the five agricultural companies that use 98% of Restricted-Use Pesticides on the island.

BigAg Dumps Millions to Defeat GMO-Labeling in Washington

September 13, 2013 Andrea Germanos, www.commondreams.org Resist! Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Monsanto

Once again, a state is putting forth a ballot measure to label genetically modified foods, and once again, a familiar cast of characters is spending millions to defeat the measure. The battle this time is in Washington, which has on its ballot this November I-522. As MapLight summarizes, the initiative "would require most raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, and seeds and seed stocks, if produced using genetic engineering as defined, to be labeled as genetically engineered when offered for retail sale." In the past week, Monsanto gave a $4.5 million dollar donation to the 'No' on 522 campaign, while DuPont gave $3.2 million. Other big donors hoping to defeat the measure are Bayer CropScience and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

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