Changes

The '''Genetic Literacy Project''' is associated with the [[Statistical Assessment Service]] (STATS) and the [[Center for Media and Public Affairs]] (CMPA). Its executive director is [[Jon Entine]] who promotes GMOs. Bloomberg and The Progressive have reported that lawyers suing Monsanto state in court documents that companies funnel money to the Genetic Literacy Project in order to "shame scientists and highlight information helpful to Monsanto and other chemical producers.” "<ref>Peter Waldman, Bloomberg Businessweek, Does the World’s Top Weed Killer Cause Cancer? Trump’s EPA Will Decide, July 13, 2017 [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-13/does-the-world-s-top-weed-killer-cause-cancer-trump-s-epa-will-decideDoes the World’s Top Weed Killer Cause Cancer? Trump’s EPA Will Decide], ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', July 13, 2017.</ref><ref>Paul Thacker, The Progressive, July 21, 2017 [http://progressive.org/magazine/how-the-biotech-industry-cultivates-positive-media/Flacking for GMOs: How the Biotech Industry Cultivates Positive Media—and Discourages Criticism], ''The Progressive'', July 21, 2017.</ref> In a report that examined corporate attacks on science, Congress found that to discredit the World Health Organization (WHO), Monsanto "turned to industry trade groups, such as CropLife and industry front groups, such as Genetic Literacy Project and Academics Review as platforms of support for industry spokespersons."<ref>U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space & Technology: "Spinning Science & Silencing Scientists: A Case Study in How the Chemical Industry Attempts to Influence Science" February 2018 https://democrats-science.house.gov/sites/democrats.science.house.gov/files/documents/02.06.18%20-%20Spinning%20Science%20and%20Silencing%20Scientists_0.pdf</ref>