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    The Salt
    Genetically modified foods, like these apples, are widely considered by scientists to be safe.
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    People Strongly Against GMOs Had Shakier Understanding Of Food Science, Study Finds

    Jan 26, 2019
    GMO opponents say they want more rigorous testing by the FDA. But the study reinforces the idea that people may be reticent to learn facts they find morally upsetting, says one of the researchers.
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    The Salt
    Contradictory consumer demands for food labels are making some food companies re-think their alliance with the industry's traditional lobbying group.
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    Powerful Food Lobby Group Loses Members Amid Industry Culture Clash

    Jan 05, 2018
    Eight large companies have left the Grocery Manufacturers Association, weakening the influential lobbying group. Some companies have dropped out in an effort to shed the industry's "junk food" image.
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    The Salt
    Lyle Hadden, a soybean farmer, holds leaves and a stalk from a soybean plant in a field he planted that shows signs of being affected by dicamba.
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    Monsanto Attacks Scientists After Studies Show Trouble For Weedkiller Dicamba

    Oct 26, 2017
    Scientists are accusing the seed and pesticide giant of denying the risks of its latest weedkilling technology. Monsanto has responded by attacking some of those critics.
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    The Salt

    Amid GMO Strife, Food Industry Vies For Public Trust In CRISPR Technology

    Oct 25, 2017
    Mushrooms that don't brown? Pigs resistant to diseases? Though the process does not introduce foreign genetic material into food or livestock, getting consumers to buy in will be an uphill battle.
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    NPR
    The Salt
    Non-GMO labels, like this one at Whole Foods, may strengthen consumer perceptions that genetically modified foods may carry risks to health.
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    Americans Don't Trust Scientists' Take On Food Issues

    Dec 02, 2016
    A new survey finds strong public support for organic food, and suspicion of GMOs — regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
    NPR
    The Salt
    Corn rootworm beetle larvae feed on maize root and seed.
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    As a GMO Pillar Wobbles, Biotech Companies Promise New Insect-Killing Genes

    Sep 22, 2016
    Scientists have discovered a soil microbe with a gene that kills the corn rootworm, an insect that farmers spend $1 billion each year trying to control.
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    The Salt
    A farmer sprays a soybean field in Granger, Iowa. There's new and detailed data on the impact of genetically modified crops on pesticide use. Those crops replaced insecticides, and, at first, some herbicides. But herbicide use has rebounded.
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    How GMOs Cut The Use Of Pesticides — And Perhaps Boosted It Again

    Sep 01, 2016
    There's new and detailed data on the impact of genetically modified crops on pesticide use. Those crops replaced insecticides, and, at first, some herbicides. But herbicide use has rebounded.
    NPR
    The Salt
    A carton of non-GMO eggs vs. a carton of organic eggs: Which would you choose?
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    Organic Food Fights Back Against 'Non-GMO' Rival

    Aug 03, 2016
    Sales of food labeled "non-GMO" are booming, and it's starting to annoy organic food companies. They see the non-GMO label as cut-rate competition that doesn't deliver what shoppers imagine.
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    The Salt
    These soybean leaves show evidence of damage from dicamba. It could cut the the harvest by 10 to 30 percent.
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    Crime In The Fields: How Monsanto And Scofflaw Farmers Hurt Soybeans In Arkansas

    Aug 01, 2016
    A new type of genetically engineered crop is tempting farmers to use a weedkiller illegally. The illicit chemical use has damaged nearby crops and provoked conflict among neighbors.
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    The Salt
    Congress has passed a bill that will require food companies to disclose GMOs — but without necessarily using a GMO label on packaging. Companies would have several disclosure options, including using a QR code on packaging that customers could then sca
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    Congress Just Passed A GMO Labeling Bill. Nobody's Super Happy About It

    Jul 14, 2016
    The proposal will require food companies to disclose their GMO ingredients, but that information doesn't have to be on the packaging. It's a compromise, and neither side is all that enthused.
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    The Salt
    The Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require food companies to disclose GMOs — but without necessarily using a GMO label on packaging. Companies would have several disclosure options, including using a QR code on packaging that customer
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    Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes

    Jul 08, 2016
    The bill requires food companies to reveal whether their products contain GMOs. But those companies are pleased, because they won't have to print "GMO" on food packages.
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    The Salt
    A new disclosure statement on a package of peanut M&Ms candy notes they are "partially produced with genetic engineering."
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    Senators Reach Deal On National GMO Labeling Bill

    Jun 23, 2016
    The new bill would require companies to disclose genetically modified ingredients in food products. But critics dislike that this information does not have to appear directly on the food label.
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    The Salt
    The Monsanto logo is seen at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., last year. German drug and chemicals company Bayer AG confirmed Thursday that it has entered talks to buy Monsanto.
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    If Monsanto Disappears, Will It Matter?

    May 19, 2016
    The German-based company Bayer wants to buy Monsanto. It would be the latest in a wave of consolidation among companies that sell seeds and pesticides to farmers.
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    The Salt
    Worker Javier Alcantar tends to corn crops at the Monsanto Co. test field in Woodland, Calif., in 2012.
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    GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

    May 17, 2016
    A new report from the National Academy of Sciences knocked down some pro-GMO claims, such as that they've boosted crop yields, and urged federal agencies to change the way these foods are regulated.
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    The Salt
    In the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota, sugar beets await processing in frozen piles during the winter.
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    As Big Candy Ditches GMOs, Sugar Beet Farmers Hit A Sour Patch

    May 12, 2016
    As companies shun genetically modified ingredients, they're buying more sugar extracted from sugar cane rather than beets. Sugar beet farmers are thinking of going back to conventional beets.
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    The Salt
    A mockup of a possible GMO label on a can of Campbell's Spaghetti-Os, with these words: "Partially produced with genetic engineering." Unless Congress or a federal court intervene, Vermont's new GMO labeling law will go into effect in July. So some compa
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    How Little Vermont Got Big Food Companies To Label GMOs

    Mar 27, 2016
    In the coming weeks, major brands including General Mills, Kellogg and Mars will start labeling foods produced with genetic engineering. That's all because of a Vermont law set to take effect July 1.
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    The Salt
    A mockup of a possible GMO label on a can of Campbell's Spaghetti-Os, with these words: "Partially produced with genetic engineering." Lawmakers are scrambling to piece together a national GMO labeling standard before July 1.
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    Action On A National GMO Labeling Measure Heats Up On Capitol Hill

    Mar 04, 2016
    Congress is scrambling to piece together a national standard for labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients before July 1. That's when Vermont's mandatory labeling law kicks in.
    NPR
    The Salt
    Campbell Soup has announced it supports federal legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients.
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    Campbell Soup Switches Sides In The GMO Labeling Fight

    Jan 08, 2016
    The Campbell Soup Co. has announced that it now supports a federal law requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients. It's the first major food company to endorse such a law.
    NPR
    The Salt
    AquaBounty's salmon (rear) have been genetically modified to grow to market size in about half the time as a normal salmon — 16 to 18 months, rather than three years.
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    Genetically Modified Salmon Is Safe To Eat, FDA Says

    Nov 19, 2015
    In a long-awaited ruling, the agency said that a salmon created to grow faster is fit for human consumption. Environmental and food safety groups vow to fight the decision.
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    The Salt
    A bottle of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide in a gardening store in Lille, France. A group convened by the European Food Safety Agency reviewed the available scientific data on the chemical, also known as glyphosate, and <a href="http://www.efsa.europa.eu/e
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    European Cancer Experts Don't Agree On How Risky Roundup Is

    Nov 13, 2015
    Glyphosate, or Roundup, is a widely used weedkiller and has been classified as a "probable carcinogen." But experts from the European Food Safety Agency now contend it probably doesn't cause cancer.
    NPR
    The Salt
    Chipotle restaurant workers fill orders for customers in Miami, Fla., on April 27, 2015, the day that the company announced it will only use non-GMO ingredients in its food.
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    Class-Action Suit Alleges Chipotle's GMO-Free Campaign Is Deceptive

    Sep 02, 2015
    The campaign claims the chain has removed all ingredients made with genetically modified organisms from its menu, with few notable exceptions. A lawsuit says the campaign amounts to false advertising.
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    The Salt
    People who attended the Chipotle Cultivate Festival in Kansas City, Mo., on July 18 could vote on their opinions about genetically modified organisms after going through an exhibit.
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    'GMO-Free' Is A Boon For Companies Chasing 'Health Halo' Profits

    Aug 19, 2015
    Researchers say GMO-free has become a proxy for what consumers really want: less processed, natural food. And advocates says there's already a name for food that's GMO-free: "organic."
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    The Salt
    About 90 percent of America's soybeans are genetically modified.
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    White House: We Have A Beef With GMO Regulations

    Jul 02, 2015
    The White House has ordered a review of the government's system for regulating products of biotechnology, including genetically modified crops. That system has been controversial from the start.
    NPR
    The Salt
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will verify companies' claims of using non-GMO ingredients through its Process Verified Program.
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    USDA To Certify Non-GMO Foods With New Label

    May 15, 2015
    The government runs organic and antibiotic-free labeling programs, but has stayed out of the non-GMO labeling fray. That is, until a food company asked the USDA for help, and the agency obliged.
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    Goats and Soda
    A sweet rainbow: Americans like their sweet potatoes orange and packed with sugar. But in Africa, yellow and white varieties are also popular. They tend to be less sweet.
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    Natural GMO? Sweet Potato Genetically Modified 8,000 Years Ago

    May 05, 2015
    People have been farming — and eating — a GMO for thousands of years without knowing it. Scientists have found genes from bacteria in sweet potatoes around the world. So who made the GMO?

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