05/February/20

 

The new EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides recently said her “priority is to gather more information” on gene editing. To this end, she said, “we will be preparing a study on new genomic techniques, foreseen for spring 2021”. Clearly, the design and set-up of such a study will be crucial to its outcome, writes Nina Holland. Yet only Brussels-based organisations have been invited and the list of invitees shows an enormous bias towards industry interests. Out of 94 organisations invited, more than 70% represent industrial food and farming interests, contrasting with fewer than 12% of NGOs. Euractiv

 

 

Eating soybean oil has already been linked to obesity and diabetes. Now new research from scientists at the University of California Riverside shows it could also adversely affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson's disease, anxiety, schizophrenia, and depression. In addition, the study debunks advertising claims that the GM low-linoleic acid Plenish soybean, developed by DuPont Pioneer, has a "healthier nutritional profile" when "health" is viewed holistically. The findings showed that the oil from GM low-linoleic acid soy was just as likely to be bad for the brain as the comparator oil – which is almost certainly from GM Roundup Ready soybeans sprayed with glyphosate. GMWatch

 

 

Airplanes are flying over indigenous land in Canada and pouring thousands of litres of toxic glyphosate on their forests. Plants are being wiped out. Animals are disappearing. And Indigenous people who live on the land are facing a crisis. The Canadian government is refusing to protect indigenous territory from glyphosate - but you could help stop this “rain of death”. A small group of brave Indigenous elders has hired top-notch lawyers to fight the Canadian government in court and stop the glyphosate rain. But without your help, the lawsuit is dead in the water. Please donate! Sum of Us