FDA FOIA Documents Regarding Glyphosate Residue Testing
The Food and Drug Administration has responded to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for information regarding its efforts to start testing food samples for residues of glyphosate as well as...
May 10, 2018
Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show
This article was published the Guardian on April 30, 2018 By Carey Gillam US government scientists have detected a weedkiller linked to cancer in an array of commonly consumed foods, emails...
May 2, 2018
Drew Kershen: Agrichemical Industry Front Group Ringleader
Drew Kershen, professor emeritus at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, is a close ally of the agrichemical industry. He argues for deregulation of genetically engineered plants and animals...
May 1, 2018
Email of intrigue: “IARC is killing us!”
As researchers we often look to documents to shed new light on issues important to food policy. Sometimes, they simply reflect what we already know. That’s the case with one new communication...
April 19, 2018
Outstanding Book of the Year: Whitewash by Carey Gillam
Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science, by Carey Gillam (Island Press) has been named an Outstanding Book of the Year by the Independent Book Publisher...
April 18, 2018
Are You Ready for the New Wave of Genetically Engineered Foods?
A version of this article was first published in Common Ground Magazine March 2018 (PDF version). By Stacy Malkan Everyone loves a feel-good story about the future. You’ve probably heard this...
March 16, 2018
Transforming the Food We Eat With DowDuPont
Update 2/26/18: In a spinoff following the merger with Dow, DuPont Pioneer will change its name to Corteva Agriscience; based on a combination of words meaning “heart” and “nature." Here's our...
February 13, 2018
Food Evolution GMO Film Serves Up Chemical Industry Agenda
This post was recently updated with reviews of Food Evolution: Letter from 45 academics: "Food Evolution deserves to be called out for what it is: a piece of propaganda" Letter from...
February 4, 2018