Tag Archives: food safety
Obama administration ‘bailed out’ GM salmon firm
Source: Guardian Campaigners say $500,000 grant was made to AquaBounty despite evidence that the firm could soon run out of cash. The Obama administration awarded a coveted research grant to a financially strapped company working to put genetically modified (GM) … Continue reading
Some Wash. wheat farmers back labels for GM foods
Source: Miami Herald Some Washington state wheat farmers have thrown their support behind legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified foods, giving food safety advocates fresh hope that lawmakers also will get behind the bill. They haven’t been receptive to the … Continue reading
IBM System Monitors Food Supply Chains in China
Source: PCWorld IBM is helping a Chinese state-owned firm to monitor food safety in the country, by building a new system meant to prevent tainted products from being sold to consumers. IBM said on Thursday it developed the system with … Continue reading