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The tryptophan disaster in the end of the 1980′s and beginning of 1990′s killed 37 and permanently disabled 1,500 people in the United States in a disease called eosonophil myalgia syndrome (EMS). It was caused by one or more extremely poisonous substances present in a tryptophan food supplement, which...

An Illinois beekeeper whose bee hives were stolen and allegedly destroyed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture has stirred up a hornet’s nest...

Biotech giant Syngenta has been criminally charged with denying knowledge that its genetically modified (GM) Bt corn kills livestock during a civil court...

More than 60 environmental, development and farming groups are calling on governments and financial institutions to put a stop to land grabbing financed...

Dutch scientists have found much lower levels of antibiotic use and prevalence of MRSA on organic pig farms compared with non-organic pig farms [1]. Their...

A new animal welfare tool is being launched to help improve the lives of millions of dairy cows across the UK through practical, reliable and scientifically...

Commenting on research from China into Bt cotton Emma Hockridge, head of policy at the Soil Association, said: “Encouraging predator insects is crucial...

It’s time for fair prices for farmers and shoppers It’s time to take our environment seriously It’s time for food sovereignty It’s time to deliver...

New revelations have undermined the myth that GM soy and Roundup residues are essentially harmless components in the European animal feed supply chain. A...