Tag: GMO
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New Lawsuit Claims Tostitos® and SunChips® Are Not “All Natural,” Contain GE Ingredients
A New York resident has reportedly filed a putative class action in federal court, alleging that Frito-Lay misleads consumers by promoting its snack products as “all natural” when they actually contain corn and oils made from genetically engineered (GE) plants. Shake v. Frito-Lay N. Am., Inc., No. 12-408 (E.D.N.Y., filed January 30, 2012). Similar litigation…
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Federal Agencies to Share Non-Public Information About GE Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will share with other federal agencies confidential business information relating to genetically engineered (GE) plants submitted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. EPA has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to this effect with the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of…
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Biologist Criticizes Media “Paranoia” Sowed by Plant MicroRNA Study
A Slate.com science writer has penned a January 17, 2012, “Medical Examiner” blog post criticizing media coverage that used recent microRNA (miRNA) research to erroneously suggest a link between genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and human health. According to biologist Emily Willingham, Nanjing University scientists reportedly identified miRNA from rice and other plant foods in human…
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California Initiates Voter Petition Seeking Mandatory Labeling on GE Foods
A group of environmentalists is reportedly seeking to qualify a voter initiative in California that would require special labels on foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. With 504,760 signatures needed by June 4, 2012, to be eligible for the November 6 ballot, the environmentalists claim that the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies have not…
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Claims Rejected: Deregulation of GE Alfalfa, Lead in Fruit Juice, MDL Transfer of “All Natural” Skinnygirl Margarita® Actions, U.S. Supreme Court Review of $97.4-Million Nicaraguan Judgment in Banana Worker Exposure to Pesticides
According to news sources, the Center for Food Safety, which lost its challenge to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) decision to deregulate without restriction genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa, plans to appeal the matter to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A federal court in California determined on January 5, 2012, that the law does…
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“All Natural” Chips and Snacks Challenged for Containing GE Ingredients
A California resident who claims economic injury from purchasing Frito-Lay snack and chip products advertised as “All Natural” while allegedly containing genetically engineered (GE) corn and vegetable oil seeks to certify a nationwide class in a consumer fraud action filed in a California federal court. Gengo v. Frito-Lay N. Am., Inc., No. 11-10322 (C.D. Cal.,…
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Ohio Lawmaker Introduces GE Bill Package
Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has introduced a package of bills that would require foods with genetically engineered (GE) ingredients to provide that information on product labels (H.R. 3553); affect how GE pharmaceutical and industrial crops are grown, while establishing a tracking system from cultivation to disposal (H.R. 3554); and protect farmers and ranchers from economic…
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Federal Court Dismisses “100% Natural” Cooking Oil Suit
A federal court in California has dismissed without prejudice a proposed class action alleging that ConAgra Foods misrepresented its Wesson cooking oils as “100% Natural” when they contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Briseño v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 11 05379 (C.D. Cal., order entered June 28, 2011). Seeking to certify a nationwide class of consumers, the…