Recent cases requiring the Government Chemist’s help have ranged from genetically modified rice from China to pesticides and mycotoxins in different foods, according to a referee analyst. Paul Hancock ...

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their products in the country is not meant to endanger lives but rather to enhance food ...

Consumer advocates are praising a recent federal court decision which will expand the labeling requirements for ...

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the "loophole" in the U.S. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard that left out foods like oils and sugars from mandatory labeling.

The exhaustive standard includes 289 ingredients and a handful of processes that define ultraprocessed foods – and disqualify ...

The government is free to import genetically modified food after the Environment and Lands Court ruled that there is no evidence of health risk to the public and environment. Justice Oscar Angote ...

Researchers from the U.S., Indonesia and Bangladesh are embracing genetic engineering in hopes of increasing food security. The team is creating a genetically-engineered potato to fight the late ...

A historic pandemic continues to rage, and it isn’t getting the attention it deserves given the virus’s toll. The outbreak in this case isn’t COVID-19, but a vicious iteration of the avian flu. But ...

Two non-governmental organisations, the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR) and the Centre for African Policy Research and Advisory, have called for an immediate ban on ...

DNA is similar to a set of instructions written using four letters - A, T, C, and G - which tell the body how to function and develop. These four letters form a unique combination for each organism, ...