The genetic engineering experiment has been mostly used in the food industry, but the recent advent of CRISPR, a gene editing technique that is being used in everything from food to medicine to the fertilization industry, has created a whole new frontier. The Chinese scientist who created world’s [...]
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While many companies fight against using genetically modified ingredients, and others do not care that they are using them, the first company to openly brag about being pro-GMO has officially arrived on the scene. That company is Ethos Chocolate, which is creating and selling its product with hopes that [...]
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The Trader Joe’s company has risen to All-Star status thanks in large part thanks to its unique selection of food and beverage options, as well as its attention to non-GMO and organic products. But in today’s day and age, with genetically engineered food ingredients still not labeled throughout most of [...]
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While most countries across the world continue to eschew virtually all food creations originating from the lab rather than the farmstead (especially in Europe, where nearly 20 countries banned GMOs in 2015), the United States is charging full-steam ahead toward a completely new type of food system. This [...]
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The movement to create a healthier, more natural food supply has made incredible progress in recent years, as about 83% of all households now buy some form of organic food, and organic crop acreage continues to grow. But despite the emergence of this vital transformation, the genetically engineered [...]
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As far as corn goes, there are few countries that take more pride in their production of this “sacred” crop than Mexico, where corn exports were expected to top over 1.5 million metric tons in 2018, up over 15% from the previous year. But this growing “arms race” [...]
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The Monsanto signs in St. Louis may have been taken down, but the company’s influence still looms large, especially in light of the continued controversy over glyphosate, the “probable human carcinogen” according to the World Health Organization’s IARC that is still sprayed in massive amounts across the country. [...]
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The global in-vitro fertilization market is expected to reach an astonishing $21.6 billion by the year 2020, which of course raises the question: why are so many people becoming infertile in the first place, anyway? People in the organic and GMO-free movement have long suspected that the food system and its [...]
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While the food industry at-large has been swift to begin converting to non-GMO and organic foods in line with consumer demands, the meat industry has lagged behind, with few organic options in most grocery stores. The void for organic and natural meats in a GMO and antiobiotic-tainted United States has [...]
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Is the United States government doing enough to protect us from the health effects of glyphosate, the cancer-linked Monsanto herbicide whose use has skyrocketed in recent years since the introduction of GMO crops in the mid-90s? That depends on who you ask. Big food corporations like General [...]
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