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# Russia Rejects GMOs, Will Grow Organic Food Instead - newsletter from Institute for Responsible Technology
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/gmos_0416140524/
- Published: 2014-04-16T18:23:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:05:47.000Z
- Description: A newsletter roundup: Russia's prime minister and agriculture minister say the country will stay free of genetically engineered food, the USDA faces a suit over roughly 1,200 missing GMO alfalfa documents, and Kroger and Safeway say they will not sell GMO salmon.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: GMO, Food Safety, #vivvo-import

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| **Russia Rejects GMOs, Will Grow Organic Food Instead**Both Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the nation’s agriculture minister have released official statements that Russia shall remain free of genetically engineered foods, and that the ban on imports shall continue. The declarations emphasized that adequate resources and land exist with which to grow organic food for their country’s citizens. Despite severe restrictions and widespread monitoring of imports in their agricultural sector, Medvedev admitted that GMO products and seeds have nonetheless entered the Russian market to a limited extent. [**Read more**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eLG8KwsfTzoNC3G1WX3U%2BllPraum%2F44i&ref=foodconsumer.org). A Short Article on GMO Dangers YouCan Share With Everyone This compelling article by IRT Executive Director Jeffrey Smith explores why thousands of physicians are now advising patients to avoid eating genetically engineered foods, and explains how they were quietly slipped onto supermarket shelves two decades ago. **[Read more](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OoXKs8YC7J0VavdvIVYRlG4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org).** USDA Sued for Release of GMO Alfalfa Documents When the USDA suddenly did a one-eighty and, without good cause, granted Monsanto unrestricted approval to sell GMO alfalfa seeds, something smelled fishy. The answer could be in almost 1200 federal documents that seem to have disappeared, but despite a court order under the Freedom of Information Act, Uncle Sam is not fessing up.[**Read the full article**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wPptVMzvmy9nJKBiF1ogd24zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org). Markets Don’t Take The Bait, Shun GMO Salmon Although the FDA is still weighing whether to approve or deny the application for AquaAdvantage salmon, the nation’s two largest grocery chains—Kroger and Safeway—have already made up their minds not to sell it in their establishments. Consumer pressure seems to have done the trick. **[Read the full article.](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fmHiXptZY9EYyDvoLIbd4m4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org)** **Crop Contamination Spreads Like Wildfire** Results of a new survey indicate that one-third of organic farmers in the United States are being adversely affected by the planting of GMO crops in neighboring fields. What’s more, half of such growers are experiencing the rejection of loads of harvested grain due to contamination with transgenic DNA, the result of the now-common phenomenon of “genetic drift.” Is this any way to reward farmers for their decision to grow healthier, more sustainable crops? [**Read the full story.**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZZq4KkfWmYhgivG9ykDbBG4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [ ](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=U0k10MipYTXjhV%2BMkefH224zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [**CNN Health: 10 Ways to Keep Your Diet GMO-Free**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FMVg2Nvc4ZfpG%2BxBfgCw0G4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [**Voracious Worm Evolves to Eat Worm-Resistant Corn**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UpiuHIsiAPIm3LDCBnb4%2BW4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [**Massive Market Rejection of New Syngenta GM Corn**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fYhM2xvLu%2BxpdkoUdBG6Am4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [**Brazil GM Crop Report Indicates More Chemicals, Lower Yield**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=f%2BrByV3HYh6GpGU0eQuo6G4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [**BASF’s Amflora Potato Approval Overturned by EU Court**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=e2Hd0yd%2Bh%2BpeQBGFc08ziW4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org)[](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=69bpfvyKyQJbmEloU2CKtm4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [**Gov’t Health Concerns Spur Oxitec to Cancel GM Flies**](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kH56Aary5oa%2BM78IZDsvq1lPraum%2F44i&ref=foodconsumer.org) [](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rIje9Fa7xn5PbeU%2BicafJW4zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) [](http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SVoNykkme4pQLLfNJo3Ne24zdDCKggal&ref=foodconsumer.org) |
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