Apr. 8, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
A three-judge federal appeals court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could decide the future of human gene patents. The high-profile lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation on behalf of a nu...
Read More »Apr. 4, 2011 / Posted by: NBerning / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Trout, 202-222-0722, ktrout@foe.org; Nick Berning, 202-222-0748, nberning@foe.org
Read More »Feb. 11, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it has approved a form of genetically engineered corn created by the biotechnology corporation Syngenta Seeds, Inc. for use in ethanol production.
Read More »Dec. 22, 2010 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
The consumer is faced with almost daily risks to their genetic privacy from human health and reproductive technologies to the criminal justice system. The consumer needs an understanding of the science, the privacy risks involved in releasing gene...
Read More »Dec. 16, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues today released its recommendations on the oversight of synthetic biology, provoking strong criticism from public interest watchdogs for its failure to respond to ke...
Read More »Dec. 7, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today 12 executive officers of some of the nation’s largest environmental organizations requested that the Food and Drug Administration conduct a thorough Environmental Impact Statement before deciding whether to approve ...
Read More »Dec. 7, 2010 / Posted by: Ian Illuminato / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
Washington, D.C.—Friends of the Earth groups around the world today released the report, Nanotechnology, climate and energy: over-heated promises and hot air, debunking the promises made by the nanotechnology industry about its ability to in...
Read More »Sep. 30, 2010 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
Washington, D.C.—The environmental watchdog group Friends of the Earth released a report today warning policymakers of the dangers of misguided attempts by the biotechnology industry to apply synthetic biology to the climate crisis, includin...
Read More »Sep. 20, 2010 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Food and Technology, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today experts from environmental, public interest and consumer groups including Friends of the Earth were testifying at public hearings to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reject genetically engineered salmon for h...
Read More »Sep. 1, 2010 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Our biotechnology campaigner, Eric Hoffman, was recently interviewed on the Free Speech TV show "Whistle Where You Work" to discuss the dangers of the genetically engineered (GE) salmon. If this fish were to be approved by the Food and Drug Admini...
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