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04/23/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Plant cell cultures: Would you eat vegetables grown in a lab if they were nutritious and tasty?

Would you want to eat superfoods grown in a lab? For many people, the latest development in the biotech industry is more hair-raising than it is inspiring. Scientists from the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) are developing a new method for producing plant-based foods — via the use of what’s known as “plant cell […]

05/30/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Alert: Maine approves three types of GMO potatoes

Maine just became the last state in the nation to approve the use of three new types of genetically modified (GM) potatoes – the Innate Generation 2 Russet Burbank, the Ranger Russet and the Atlantic potato varieties. The Maine Board of Pesticides Control approved the new potatoes, which were developed by the Idaho-based J.R. Simplot […]

05/04/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Devastating blow to soy processors as Chinese shoppers dump GMOs

Is the GMO soy industry finally feeling the burn? It seems that it is, at least in China. Chinese consumers are pushing back against GMOs, and as a result, the GMO soy oil industry is taking a massive hit. Soy oil is the most popular cooking oil in China — or at least it was the […]

05/02/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Consumers now demanding their meat be raised “humanely,” without growth hormones or GMOs, according to new study

Recent polls indicate that over 90 percent of Americans want their food labeled in a way that clearly indicates the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is unsurprising, therefore, that a recent study conducted by the University of Illinois confirmed that when it comes to beef, chicken, eggs and dairy, the majority of people […]

03/30/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Would you try this new vegetarian burger that “bleeds?” Even if it’s made from GMOs?

As plant-based diets continue to grow in popularity, it comes as no surprise that innovative new cruelty-free products are hitting the marketplace. But a newcomer from Impossible Foods, known as the “Impossible Burger” hopes to make serious waves in the meat-free industry. The Impossible Burger is said to be nearly identical to the real thing, […]

01/19/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Researchers: Eating organic provides much greater nutritional intake vs. conventional foods

Despite propaganda put out by the pesticide and genetically modified organism (GMO) industries, the evidence is clear: organic food has a higher nutrient content than food produced with GMOs and synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. The issue is only increasing in relevance as consumers continue to turn to organic rather than conventionally produced foods. From 2014 […]

01/18/2017 / By Mike Adams

Survival food calorie scams exposed by the Health Ranger: Are you buying genetically modified “filler” calories labeled as a “One Year Supply” of total junk?

Today I’m issuing a consumer warning over deceptive survival food marketing and formulation practices witnessed across the preparedness food industry. I want you to be informed and critical so that you can read the ingredients labels and do the math on calorie counts to know what you’re really getting. It turns out that many so-called […]

01/17/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Taiwan has banned GMOs in school lunches; when will America protect its children and do the same?

A recent move by the Taiwanese government serves to illustrate just how far behind the rest of the world we are when it comes to the issues of food safety and GMOs. In December, lawmakers in Taiwan passed an amendment to the School Health Act that effectively prohibits both raw GM ingredients and processed foods […]

03/07/2016 / By Tara Paras

Discover the amazing health benefits of cabbage

The inexpensive and widely known cabbage, a close relative of other leafy greens, such as broccoli, lettuce and cauliflower, has long been used as a medicinal plant by ancient civilizations in the past. Ancient Greeks, for instance, would regularly use cabbage or cabbage juice to treat constipation or mushroom poisoning. The Ancient Egyptians, on the other hand, consumed cabbage […]

03/01/2016 / By Tara Paras

Monsanto and Bill Gates are conspiring to take the world’s food supply hostage

A few years ago, news sources revealed that Bill Gates, the world’s richest man and founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, purchased 500,000 shares in Monsanto valued at $23 million, raising questions about the motivations of the charity and its sincerity in aiding poverty-stricken areas around the world. Yet, to people familiar with the […]

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