Salem-News.com Articles written by April Scott

GM Food... Feeding the Hungry or Population Control?

Around 75% percent of our processed foods contain some form of genetically modified ingredients.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Today Salem-News reports the shocking results of a joint experiment in Russia involving hamsters, that could seriously impact the future of GM foods.

US One of Top Five Food Safety Violators

Findings based on contamination levels collected between 2003 and 2008 identified China as the number one food safety threat.

(LONDON / SALEM) - A new global monitoring tool identifies the United States as one of the top five worst food safety offenders in the world. We take rank with China, Turkey, Iran, and Spain.

Giving Away the Farm... Sugar Beet Farmers Await Federal Decision on GM Crops

No mistake about it, the toll is high on both sides of the genetic fence.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Planting genetically modified sugar beets has a "significant effect" on the environment, because of "the potential elimination of a farmer's choice to grow non-genetically engineered crops, or a consumer's choice to eat non-genetically engineered food."

While We Were Sleeping...
GM Food and the Brink of No Return

Monsanto's patented genes are inserted into roughly 95 percent of soybeans and 80 percent of corn crops grown in the US.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Only now are Americans waking up to the fact that an estimated 75% of our processed foods contain some form of genetically modified (GM) ingredients.

India Says No to Cultivation of Genetically Modified Eggplant

The GM seeds would have been marketed by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company owned in part by Monsanto, a US corporation.

(NEW DELHI / SALEM) - India rejected genetically modified eggplant on Wednesday, amongst concerns of public health and “inadequate” science.

Bisphenol A - Political Hell Freezes Over

The FDA’s credibility has no validity, as they have seemingly accepted a myriad of corporate bribes allowing food manufacturers and chemical companies to corner the market on the poisoning of America.

(SALEM, Ore.) - On January 16th, The US Food and Drug Administration finally hopped ship in a last ditch effort to save what’s left of their sinking vessel.

It was hardly a rush to reckless abandonment in the wake of mounting toxic bisphenol glaciers shining brightly as beacons in the night.