#china #gmo #transplants

Surgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into Chinese patient https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/26/surgeons-transplant-genetically-modified-pig-liver-into-chinese-patient

#GMO scientists need to start working on bananas that last longer. I peeled one and sat down to enjoy it, and 5 seconds later it was all done. My banana craving did not diminish one bit.
#food #fruit

In a flash of nationalism, Mexico bans the planting of genetically modified corn

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-13/mexico-bans-planting-of-gmo-american-corn

https://archive.ph/3q2zE

Kenya Court Rules Against #GMO Corn Imports, Major Win for Food Sovereignty. Advocates across the globe continue to push for a world beyond the use of toxic pesticides, leaning into the importance of #Indigenous food systems based in #agroecology and autonomy. https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2025/03/kenya-court-rules-against-gmo-corn-imports-major-win-for-food-sovereignty/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4HwF3tU5g

#FLORIDA #food

#orange groves may soon be no more

#foodproducers

That video was sort of soundbite-ish, and it seemed to me that the vague ending of the vid suggests #GMO as the answer. It's not!

Enough EU governments back loophole for deregulating new GMOs. Those govts “are telling their citizens and farmers they don’t care if unregulated #GMO plants end up on their plates and in their fields against their will... The European Parliament must now step up to protect people and nature.” https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/nature-food/47478/eu-governments-back-loophole-for-new-gmos/

ECVC - Statement - 6 March 2025
European small-scale farmers call on Member States to not support Poland’s proposal on NGTs
https://www.eurovia.org/news/statement-european-small-scale-farmers-call-on-member-states-to-not-support-polands-proposal-on-ngts

#StopGMO #NGT #NewGenomicTechniques #GMO

@GMWatch @infogm @generationsfutures @testbiotech @DefendingUNDROP @Duarte_carlos

Who really benefits from new genomic techniques? Farmers and consumers at risk. The EU’s proposal on new GMOs risks undermining farmers’ rights, consumer choice and food security, write MEP Christophe Clergeau and Karsten Petersen. Without robust safeguards on patents, traceability and biodiversity, the new #GMO legislation could accelerate corporate control over agriculture, jeopardising sustainability and small-scale farming. #NewGMO https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/who-really-benefits-from-new-genomic-techniques-farmers-and-consumers-at-risk/

Trump wants Europe to buy more U.S. farm goods. But if Trump wants Europeans to eat more American food, he’ll have to convince them to swallow something even tougher: U.S. food safety standards. Europeans might buy American software, movies and weapons, but they aren’t keen on U.S. beef pumped with hormones, chlorine-washed chicken or #GMO corn. Pesticides are another flash point. Today, over 70 different #pesticides banned in the EU remain widespread in U.S. farming.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-wants-europe-to-buy-more-us-farm-goods/

Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers' profits

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-midwestern-field-trials-overuse-rootworm.html

Tech cannot solve world hunger, writes development expert Syed Mohammad Ali. Global hunger is not due to lack of food. The world currently produces more than enough and relying on more advanced tech, which need more capital-intensive investments, is not going to help address hunger in a sustainable manner. And while #GMO crops are claimed to offer 'greener' solutions, crops like Bt cotton have increased farmer indebtedness, fueling farmer suicides in countries like India. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2532752/technology-cannot-solve-world-hunger

Argentina and Paraguay: Civil society organisations call for suspension of #GMO HB4 wheat due to its failure, as Bioceres (the Argentine #Monsanto) sees its income plummet. https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20518/

The Ultimate Guide to #PlasticFree Tea Bags UK

Are your tea bags really plastic free and biodegradable?

We investigate what makes a #tea bag #biodegradable and #plastic free. Yes, it’s confusing, because even when tea companies say their bags are ‘biodegradable’ or ‘plant-based’, it can still contain a type of #bioplastic (PLA)

https://www.zerowasted.co.uk/plastic-free-tea-bags