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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While there are many advantages to the ability to modify genes, there are also a number of genetic engineering disadvantages. However, unlike the pros – such as super-sized strawberries, drought-proof corn or fungus-resistant soybeans – the cons of genetically engineered foods are sometimes a little harder to spot. For starters, according to Washington Post columnist Dr. Peter Lind, genetically modified organisms (GMO) have proven...

Farmers aim to set the record straight on misinformation that might be adding to grocery bills. ST. LOUIS, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey, American moms may be building their grocery lists based on misinformation about how their food was grown and raised. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130411/CG93113LOGO) The Gate-to-Plate survey of more than 1,000 moms was commissioned by CommonGround, a grassroots coalition of farm women who want to foster...

Biotechnology and Agriculture (GMOs) the focus of panel discussion featuring academics, media and farmers CHESTERFIELD, Mo., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) announced its line-up for The Food Dialogues: Chicago panel taking place at the 2013 BIO International Convention on April 22. This program entitled, "The Straight Story on Biotech in Agriculture: The Media and its Impact on Consumers" will feature a panel of experts from...

PORTLAND, Ore., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DianaPlantSciences has developed and introduced PlantCellCulture.com to serve as an information-based web site educating individuals about plant cell culture technology and its advantages for producing plant-derived ingredients. Plant cell culture technology is the growth and reproduction of plants, plant tissues, and/or plant cells in a controlled environment. This technology allows for the sustainable production of plant cells with...

Rayshell Clapper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Despite the frequently encountered argument that scientists are ‘playing God’ with nature, the pros of genetic engineering are numerous and significant. When discussing genetically modified organisms (GMO), it is important to note that the FDA and the World Health Organization have both deemed that the food products created with the technology are considered safe. GMO produce has several genetically altered advantages over...

thinkThin Crunch line is now using 100% non-GMO ingredients LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the Whole Foods Market initiative to require mandatory GMO labeling on all products by 2018, thinkThin LLC®,--the #1 ranked weight management bar in the natural channel (according to SPINS research)--announced today its thinkThin Crunch line is now using 100% non-GMO ingredients. A partner with the natural grocery pioneer for over a decade, thinkThin has...

Company Stock to Trade Under Symbol "AQLVD" for Twenty Business Days; Final Symbol Change to "VRTY" SIOUX FALLS, S.D., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AquaLiv Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: AQLVD), a vertically integrated sustainable agriculture company incorporating organic production technologies and non-GMO standards for the efficient production of healthy food, announced today that the previously announced 1-for-100 reverse split of its common stock will be effective at the open...

Activists to Prepare & Share "Stone Soup" to Protest FDA's Antiquated Policies on Genetically Engineered (GMO) Foods COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Occupy Monsanto: Alarmed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) outdated and pro-biotechnology industry policies concerning the labeling & safety of GMO foods sold in America, safe food activists will hold the largest protest to date at the FDA to demand...

U.S. household survey finds one-third choose organic foods to avoid GMOs WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Results from the latest consumer survey conducted for the Organic Trade Association (OTA) reveal that as U.S. families are becoming increasingly aware of the presence of unlabeled genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods in the marketplace, they turn to organic as the food labeled by law to not have been made with genetically engineered ingredients. In...

Activists to Prepare & Share "Stone Soup" to Protest FDA's Antiquated Policies on Genetically Engineered (GMO) Foods COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Occupy-Monsanto.com: Alarmed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) outdated and pro-biotechnology industry policies concerning the labeling & safety of genetically engineered foods sold in America, safe food activists are organizing the largest protest to date...