Synthetic Biology – The Future of Food?
Environmental Health Symposium While we were distracted with Covid-19, lockdowns, mask mandates, and other conundrums, manufacturers of artificial food were busy at work creating the “new food economy.” Since the strategy for getting pesticide-intensive GMO crops onto your plate or your backyard is failing (see Kellogg Commits to Phasing Out Glyphosate by 2025 and Bayer […]
Why the Fake Food Race is Worth $3 Trillion
Joseph Mercola Industrial agriculture is a key driver of environmental destruction and ill health, yet this destructive cycle is defended in the name of affordable food and the need to feed the masses. Industrial agriculture uses 75% of available farmland yet produces just 30% of food consumed globally. Small biodiverse farms use 25% of land […]
Synthetic Biology Test Could Force the Natural Products Industry to Define Its Position
Melaina Juntti Meatless Impossible Burgers that “bleed” just like the real deal. Creamy dairy-free ice cream made with Perfect Day’s nonanimal whey protein. Dietary supplements containing “nature-identical” astaxanthin, resveratrol or collagen made from fermented yeast, bacteria or other microorganisms. These and many other tech-spawned products have flooded the market in recent years, even penetrating the natural […]
False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet: The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods
Navdanya International How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? In response to the crises in our food system we are witnessing the rise of technological solutions that aim to replace animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives. Artificial food advocates are reiterating the old and failed […]
GMOs: Ottawa Presents Its Reform Using Files from an Agrochemicals Lobby
Canadian Biotechnology Action Network With this controversial reform proposal, the seed industry would be exempt from controls and transparency obligations Did the agrochemical lobby participate in the drafting of controversial federal reforms to facilitate the marketing of a new generation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Two embargoed documents from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), […]
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Vaccinate a Human
Mike Campbell The study involved about 200 hungry mosquitos biting a human subject’s arm. Human participants placed their arms directly over a small box full of the bloodsuckers. “We use the mosquitoes like they’re 1,000 small flying syringes,” said researcher Dr. Sean Murphy, as reported by NPR. Three to five “vaccinations” took place over 30-day intervals. […]
GMOs and VACCINES Are Destroying Your Good Gut Bacteria and Crippling Your Immunity
S.D. Wells Who’s taking a “shot to the gut” today? Nothing like being kicked in the stomach, but in this case, we’re looking into how genetically modified organisms and foreign proteins literally destroy the environment in your gut, in essence wiping out all your flora – the good bacteria you need to fight off diseases […]
Glyphosate Fact Sheet: Cancer and Other Health Concerns
Carey Gillam Glyphosate, a synthetic herbicide patented in 1974 by the Monsanto Company and now manufactured and sold by many companies in hundreds of products, has been associated with cancer and other health concerns. Glyphosate is best known as the active ingredient in Roundup-branded herbicides, and the herbicide used with “Roundup Ready” genetically modi ed […]
