Author Archives for Liz
Unapproved Genetically Modified Rice Leaks into the Food Supply
On 18 August 2006, Mike Johanns, US Secretary of Agriculture, announced that genetically modified (GM) rice that has not been approved for human consumption has leaked into the U.S. food supply. He said:
”The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been notified by Bayer CropScience that the company has […]
Fishy Ice Cream
Ice cream giant Unilever has incorporated a synthesized version of a fish protein into many of their products sold in the US. According to The Independent of London:
It contains an artificial protein copied, through a GM [Genetic Modification] process, from a fish living in the frigid waters of the bottom of the North-west […]
Liz Loveland - Bio
Currently a resident of New England in the US, Liz Loveland has lived in three other countries and in several regions of the US. She has been a vegetarian and a local-produce buyer for over a decade. She is lucky to spend much of her time writing about her passions, including sustainable agriculture, […]
