{"id":5849,"date":"2023-05-17T11:32:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T16:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2023-05-19T11:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:32:45","slug":"victory-oxitec-withdraws-application-for-gmo-mosquito-experiments-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/victory-oxitec-withdraws-application-for-gmo-mosquito-experiments-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory: Oxitec Withdraws Application for GMO Mosquito Experiments in California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re happy to announce that Oxitec will not be releasing experimental GMO mosquitoes in Tulare County, California, this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), responsible for approving or rejecting Oxitec\u2019s application, has issued a notice stating that Oxitec has withdrawn its application for the experimental GMO mosquito field trials intended for the 2023 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is a victory and a reprieve, <strong>the fight against Oxitec is not over.<\/strong> Oxitec has made it clear that the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdpr.ca.gov\/docs\/registration\/regforms\/ra\/oxitec_update_plans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will re-apply<\/a> to DPR in the future. With billionaire money backing them, from the likes of Randall J. Kirk and Bill Gates, Oxitec will not rest until the company has established itself in California and subjected CA residents to its unnecessary experiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GMOMosquitoesPart1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_Bill_Gates_Randall_J_Kirk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_Bill_Gates_Randall_J_Kirk-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_Bill_Gates_Randall_J_Kirk-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_Bill_Gates_Randall_J_Kirk.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxitec is still experimenting in Florida. The company\u2019s goal is to have its GMO mosquito products approved federally to sell directly to consumers in every state across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must be vigilant and keep educating our family, friends and neighbors about Oxitec and its risky GMO mosquitoes. This is only a temporary reprieve. Oxitec operates with deceit. As it did in Florida, Oxitec will be back in California. An informed public can\u2019t be fooled by this unethical corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qHq3PjM-Cx4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch our podcast about Oxitec and GMO mosquitoes<\/strong><\/a> if you haven\u2019t already. Share with everyone you know. Let\u2019s make sure that Randall J. Kirk, Bill Gates and their GMO mosquitoes don\u2019t have a market, even if, in the future, the U.S. EPA gives Oxitec approval to sell them at Home Depot and Lowe\u2019s. We can bankrupt Oxitec before the frankenskeeters ever get to the stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_FriendlyMosquitoes_Brazil_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_FriendlyMosquitoes_Brazil_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_FriendlyMosquitoes_Brazil_2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_FriendlyMosquitoes_Brazil_2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oxitec_FriendlyMosquitoes_Brazil_2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Branded as \u201cFriendly Mosquitoes\u201d, Oxitec intends to sell these boxes of GMO mosquitoes across the country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Send an email to federal and state regulators urging them to reject Oxitec\u2019s future applications. Tell them you\u2019re watching closely. We\u2019ve made it quick and easy. If you have time, edit the text to make it your own. Share with all of your friends!<a href=\"https:\/\/default.salsalabs.org\/T2da0c804-cd3c-45b1-9238-e1edae313ee0\/70c05d7d-0980-4523-aff6-50d28df44724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> TAKE ACTION HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s swat Oxitec and these GMO skeeters and send them into the dustbin of historically foolish ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for taking action to make your voice heard,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GMO\/Toxin Free USA Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re happy to announce that Oxitec will not be releasing experimental GMO mosquitoes in Tulare County, California, this year. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), responsible for approving or rejecting Oxitec\u2019s application, has issued a notice stating that Oxitec has withdrawn its application for the experimental GMO mosquito field trials intended for the 2023 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","6":"category-the-non-toxic-sleuth","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5852,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5849\/revisions\/5852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toxinfreeusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}