The GMO (mis)Information Page

Visit the GMO Crop Photo Depot

US & other Regulatory Agencies:

• FDA’s Information on Agricultural Biotechnology
• FDA-Biotechnology Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information
• FAO GM Foods Platform – Sharing information on safety assessment of GMOs
• USDA-APHISCrop-mechanism of action gene combinations exempted from USDA regulations
• EPA’s Regulation of Biotechnology for Use in Pest Management
• Health Canada
• GMO, by the European Food Safety Agency
• Genetically modified (GM) foods, by the Food Standards Australia & New Zealand agency
• Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker

Refereed Literature Compendia:

• ASK-FORCE Blogs – Analysis of key topics by Klaus Ammann
• Bringing light in the discussion about GMOs
• Feeding transgenic crops to livestock
• Transgenic DNA and protein and animal products (meat, milk, eggs)
• GENERA – Refereed safety literature, with summaries in the process of being written
• GMO Pundit – 600+ published assessments on GM foods and feeds
• ChileBio – A list of 600+ published assessments on GM foods and feeds: refereed articles only.
• Conflict of interests and evidence base for GM crops food/feed safety research (behind paywall)

Blogs, News & Commentaries:

• ISAAA – Global statistics of GMO crops
• ISAAA – Cornell Alliance for ScienceGMO Building Blocks
• GMO photos on the family farm– curated by the Peterson Brothers
• Biofortified
• Genetic Literacy Project
• GM news, by SciDevNet
• Unhealthy fixation: The story behind the misinformation.

Authorities endorsing GM safety and use:

• Links to position statements, by ChileBio
• Statement by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vatican City

Databases of approved crops:

• EPA registered plant-incorporated pesticides
• FDA-Completed Consultations
• Food Standards Australia & New Zealand
• ISAAA GM approval database
• USDA petitions for deregulation
• Biosafety Clearing House – Global list of approved living GMOs

Products to enjoy:

• Applause rose
• Arctic Apples
• Bioeffect facecream with EGF
• Moonshade carnations
• Mossbelle scented moss
• Pinkglow pineapple
• Provista turf
• White Russet potato

Resources for Educators:

• Science and Our Food Supply
• From Farm Bureau: Bringing Biotech to Life – An Educational Resource for Grades 7-10
• What is a GMO?
• How are GMOs created?
• The Journey of a Gene: The University of Nebraska explains how a gene gets from lab to field
• Introduction to Biotechnology, Ray Herren
• GMO Crop Photo Depot
• DNA Ahead Game & More
• Bacillus thuringiensis
• UCBiotech.org
• Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn

FAQs and Answers on Safety:

• A catalog of information
• American Council on Science and Health presents Feeding the world with agricultural biotechnology
  • Food and You: A Guide To Modern Agricultural Biotechnology
• Free eBook: The Lowdown on GMOs: According to Science ie, A Layman´s Guide to GMOs
• Public Research & Regulation Initiative
• Best Food Facts
• Organic vs GM, by the USDA
• NAS report on Genetically-Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects

Eggplant:

• Feed the Future South Asia Eggplant Improvement Partnership
• The Bt brinjal story, by Al Jazeera

Golden Rice:

• Golden Rice
• Healthier rice for healthier people (video)
• Allow Golden Rice Now
• Science editorial on Golden Rice

The Controversies:

• Professor’s take on controversial publications
• Glyphosate safety
  • Glyphosate safety by the Industry Task Force on Glyphosate
  • Glyphosate safety by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
• Bt toxins in blood
  • Food Standards Agency from Australia
• Monarch butterflies
  • USDA Summary
• StarLink corn & allergies
  • CDC Assessment
• Seralini
  • Health Canada
  • Food Standards Agency from Australia
  • European Food Safety Authority
• Monsanto v. Percy Schmeiser
• Superweeds– only the glycines (blue line) are from GM agriculture

Additional Information:

• The Science of GMOs, by Purdue University
• Visuals
• AgBioWorld
• Detection Methods for GM crops
• Expert Advice on Genetically Modified Foods….
• Genetically modified (GM) plants: questions and answers, by the Royal Society
• GMOinfoEU, by EuropaBio
• Greenfacts.org – Scientific facts on genetically modified foods
• Growing Voices by EuropaBio
• Healthy Living Canada The Safety of Genetically Modified Foods
• Questions and Answers About Food Biotechnology, by the International Food Information Council
• Understanding Biotechnology Issues, by Colorado State University Extension. Focus on Bt crops, links to gene use restriction technologies (‘Terminator’)

Watch:

• Pamela Ronald: The case for engineering our food
• Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe to Eat? (Science of Genetic Engineering)
• Genetic Modification – science vs belief
• 10 Billion people for dinner
• Do Squirrels Reject Genetically Modified Corn?
• Are GMOs safe? – A Week in Science, by RiAusTV
• Healthcare Triage: GMOs by Dr. Aaron Carroll
• Waiter, there is a gene in my soup!: Jimmy Botella at TEDxUQ
• Is Hawaii’s Anti-GMO Movement Really Just Anti-Science?
• Links to lots of videos!
• League of Nerds takes on Genetic Roulette
• Inside Cornell: The misconceptions and concerns about GMOs
• UC Davis Professor Explains the Science of GMO Food Safety
• Illinois Professor Explains Regulatory Process for GMO Foods
• Georgia Professor on Sustainability, Safety of GMO Crops
• Georgia Professor Explains the Role of GMO Crops in Agriculture Sustainability
• Harvest of Fear, A NOVA/Frontline Special Report
• History’s Harvest – Where Food Comes From

• 11 Scientific reasons why you must avoid GMOs now – by the healthy home economist
• Australian Gene Ethics NetworkBan Terminator
• Bioscience Resource ProjectCenter for Food Safety Genetic Engineering
• EconexusFact-checking about GMO foods by Seattle Organic Restaurants
• Just Label It!Genetic Engineering Action Network
• Genetically Engineered Trees Program, by the Global Justice Project
• GM Watch
• GMO Awareness
• GMO Free Europe
• GMO Free USA
• GMO Posters at Barewalls
• GMO stock photos and images

• GMO stock photos and images at Can Stock
• GMO Stock Photos by GoGraph
• GMO Journal Food Safety Politics
• GMO Science Alpha
• GMOs: Get the Facts, by Dr. Oz
• Institute for Responsible TechnologyInstitute of Science in Society
• Label GMOs.org
• Natural News Link
• Nature Institute
• Non-GMO Project
• Occupy Monsanto
• Organic Consumers Association
• Protect Nature Now
• Say No to GMOs!
• Seeds of Deception
• Stop the Crop
• Sustainable Table
• Testbiotech Institute for Independent Impact Assessment in Biotechnology