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Poster credit of David Icke Moderator’s Note: We have our fill of scientists from corporate America who insinuate themselves into governmental positions, many with considerable decision making authority. According to my research, there are more than two-dozen former Monsanto, Dow, and Syngenta scientists currently serving inside the US government with most of these attached to the FDA and the USDA (including especially APHIS and ARS). The regulatory agency-industry merry-go-round is the mark of a neoliberal regime where the regulated are also the regulators. I always thought of this as a uniquely American form of systemic corruption. Turns out that EU and European countries have the same exact problem. In this guest post, our colleague and anti-GMO activist, Brian Johns, examines recent words and actions by Anne Glover, the EU’s “Chief Scientist” who has been promoting transgenic food as safe and dismissing the growing evidence that suggests otherwise. Her relationship with the biotec...

GMO Myths and half-truths HEALTH RISKS ARE A MATTER OF UNCERTAINTY AND ONGOING SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | October 15, 2013 My simple rule for food safety is: If you are unsure then don’t eat it. The logic behind this rule is sometimes called the “Precautionary Principle” – I will call it P 2 – and its intent is to place due value on the protection of public health and the environment. This ethical standard that has been widely adopted by many scientists , and public health agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including many who are concerned with the uncertainty surrounding the study of the risks of GMO foods. The question is: Are we as a society willing to commit to the side of safety until the scientific uncertainties about GMO food safety are resolved? The question is: Are we as a society willing to commit to the side of safety until the scientific uncertainties about GMO food safety are resolved? Or, will we risk sacrificing our health and that...