Drop net-zero claims: JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, said it will no longer use phrases such as “committing to be net zero by 2040” in its ads following a decision by the National Advertising Review Board. (BBB National Programs)
Gene-edited EU crops: According to a leak, the European Commission may apply the same level of regulation to gene-edited crops as it does to conventionally bred crops if they have properties that could have been obtained through traditional methods. (Euractiv)
Non-GMO corn tortillas: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Mexican food companies have agreed to use non-GMO white corn in making tortillas, an everyday food in the country, and he would encourage domestic production of the crop by setting higher tariffs on imports. (Reuters)
Corn, soy conditions plunge: With drought spreading in the Midwest, 55 percent of the corn crop is rated good or excellent, down from 61 percent a week ago, and 54 percent of soybeans are listed as good to excellent, down by five points from last week. (USDA)
Rusty patched bee genome: Federal scientists released a detailed map of the genome of the rusty patched bumble bee, a possible tool for saving the native pollinator from extinction. (USDA)