Report: The Most Common Funder in New GMO Safety Database Is (Drumroll Please)…Monsanto

In an effort to shift the attention away from the concerns of millions on the lack of independent safety data surrounding genetically modified organisms, industry groups have begun touting a database of GMO studies titled GENERA.

But according to a new article posted on the website of the advocacy group Food & Water Watch, the most common funder of GENERA’s GMO studies is actually the one company that stands to gain the most from the highly controversial crops.

In the article Tim Schwab notes that the database only contains only a small percentage of the GMO research available (402 of about …read more