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ABOUT GE FOOD ALERT: GEFA started as a campaign by a small group of food safety, consumer, environmental and agricultural organizations opposed to the use of genetically engineered crops in food without adequate labeling or independent testing. We launched many successful campaigns, including the exposure of the contamination of the entire domestic corn supply with a GMO corn variety, StarLink, that was not approved for human consumption.

While GE Food Alert no longer hosts joint campaigns, it has, over time become a valuable resource for anybody who is concerned about the food we eat, who owns it and how it is produced.

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy continues to maintain the site and provide new content. Visitors will find information on genetically engineered food, food safety, intellectual property rights (IPRs), food security and more.

GE Food Alert: WTO to Europe: Accept GMOs... or else?
A preliminary ruling issued by a World Trade Organization's dispute resolution panel on Feb. 7 would be a major step back for the democratic rights of national and local governments to set their own environmental and human health regulations when there is scientific uncertainty. IATP has posted the preliminary ruling's conclusions and recommendations below.

Engineered crops need more regulation: U.S. courts

U.S. courts ruled in two decisions that the U.S. Department of Agriculture erred by giving approval to genetically engineered alfalfa and to field tests for a genetically engineered grass. The rulings, the first of their kind, found USDA failed to abide by federal environmental laws.

The battle over GE wheat

In 2004, Monsanto announced that it would stop all research on genetically engineered (GE) wheat. The decision was the result of a long struggle with farm groups in the U.S. and Canada. Dennis Olson, director of IATP's Trade and Agriculture Project, breaks down the battle over GE wheat in a chapter of a new book, Controversies in Science & Technology.

New Report Highlights Huge Gaps in GM Crop Science

A new report on the impact of GM on the genetics of the modified crops by an independent group of scientists has highlighted huge gaps in scientific knowledge and the need to greatly improve scientific assessment procedures before GM crops are licensed.
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