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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:05:00 GMT

All foods containing GMO to have on their labels signs showing such content with visually twice larger font and in a different color than all other lettering stipulated in GMO Act passed by the National Assembly

17 March 2010 The National Assembly passed the amendments to the Genetically Modified Organisms Act at the sitting on March 17th . The amendments contain provisions requiring all foods containing GMO to have on their labels signs showing such content,
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:05:00 GMT

Central China province denies GM rice accusation

( ) CHANGSHA, Mar 20, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Central China's Hunan Province said on Saturday rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation. The provincial agricultural
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:20:00 GMT

No GM rice here, says Hunan

CENTRAL China's Hunan Province has claimed rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation. The provincial agricultural department said in...
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Hunan Province Denies GM Rice Accusation

Central China's Hunan Province said on Saturday rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation. The provincial agricultural department said in a statement that no pest-resistant
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:03:00 GMT

The Food Industry's Minsky Moment

The food industry is having its very own Minsky Moment. You know about M&Ms don't you: those periods of excess and over confidence that follow times of plenty. Then, rather like divorce follows devotion - at least for Kate Winslett it does -
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:01:00 GMT

Bangladeshi scientist dismisses GM foods as no food at all -

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:00 GMT

Judge Lifts Ban on Monsanto's GMO Sugar Beets Varieties

Farmers can continue to grow Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified sugar beets, at least this year, after a federal judge in San Francisco refused to grant a ban proposed by environmental and food safety groups. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:02:00 GMT

Genetically modified food 'unfit for consumption'

Genetically modified foods or crops should not be classified as food at all, as they are liable to cause various health problems affecting the liver and kidney, and hence unfit for human consumption, said a noted agriculturist, reports UNB. Dr Mohammed
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:59:00 GMT

Genetically engineered tobacco plant cleans up environmental toxin

Tobacco might become as well known for keeping us healthy as it is for causing illness thanks to researchers from the U.K. In a new research report appearing in the March 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) scientists explain
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:45:00 GMT

Genetically modified foods get U.S. traction, global debate

For more than a decade, two opposing views of the technology used for genetically engineering crops have fought for the hearts and minds of the world's farmers. At best, they've come to a standoff. The technology allows scientists to genetically
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Bulgaria President Lauds GM Crops Ban

Bulgaria President Georgi Parvanov has welcomed the amendments to the GMO Act adopted by Parliament on Thursday, which in effect ban the cultivation of GM crops in the country. 'Under the pressure of numerous civil protests and as a result of the my
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:05:00 GMT

Bulgaria Puts Total Ban on GM Crops

The Bulgarian Parliament has passed amendments to the GMO Act which mean that GM crops will not be allowed to be grown in the country. After a number of days of debate Bulgarias MPs finally passed the strongest possible amendments which although they do
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:04:00 GMT

Bulgaria Ruling GERB Withdraws GMO Ban Proposal

The parliamentary group of the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) had withdrawn their project to impose a 5-year ban on growing GMO on Bulgarian soil. In the beginning of February GERB announced they would pass the amendments in
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:04:00 GMT

Flying vaccinator; a transgenic mosquito delivers a Leishmania vaccine via blood feeding

'Flying vaccinator' is the concept of using genetically engineered hematophagous insects to deliver vaccines. Here we show the generation of a transgenic anopheline mosquito that expresses the Leishmania vaccine candidate, SP15, fused to monomeric red
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:42:00 GMT

Hardy Cotton-Munching Pests Are Latest Blow to GM Crops

India: Pallava Bagla Monsanto has revealed that a common insect pest has developed resistance to its flagship genetically modified (GM) product in India. The agricultural biotechnology leader says it 'detected unusual survival' of pink bollworms that fed
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:38:00 GMT

Central China province refutes GM rice accusation 2010-03-20 15:39

CHANGSHA: Central China's Hunan province said on Saturday rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation. The provincial agricultural department said in a statement that no
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:33:00 GMT

Hunan refutes GM rice accusation

Bulgarian Government Bans GMO Crops

Although the United States might not yet be willing to disclose GMO ingredients on food product labels, or acknowledge the scientific evidence that demonstrates the serious health effects of ingesting these ingredients, other countries around the world
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:26:00 GMT

Central China province denies GM rice accusation

CHANGSHA - Central China's Hunan province said on Saturday rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation. The provincial agricultural department said in a statement that no
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:51:00 GMT

Central China province refutes GM rice accusation

GM crops are part of India's and world's future

Tags: India, US, China, Jamal Mecklai, Rakesh Mohan It is, of course, not surprising that there are concerns and protests -- nervousness is usually the handmaiden of change. Indeed, when Bt cotton was first introduced (in Gujarat?), there were huge
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:44:00 GMT

Central China province denies GM rice accusation

EU Approves Controversial GM Potato

In a departure from traditional policy, the EU has approved German chemical company BASF’s genetically modified (GM) Amflora potato for industrial cultivation. The move has sparked controversy over the crop’s antibiotic resistant properties, which
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:03:00 GMT

Monsanto furthers Brazil crop research support...

Monsanto is investing R$8.3 million ($4.7 million) in a joint enterprise in Brazil focused on eight projects covering genetically modified crops and crop protection. The deal is part of a research fund set up with the Brazilian agricultural research
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:36:00 GMT

GM-tech running agriculture to seed

To eat GM food, or not to eat: that is the question in China after the Ministry of Agriculture allowed field trials with genetically modified rice seeds. The experts' world is divided. GM seed supporters argue the world's hungry cannot be fed if
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:26:00 GMT

Only 100 attend Bulgaria anti-GMO protest

About 100 people gathered Saturday in downtown Sofia to voice their latest protest against the amendments of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act. The rally is organized by several civic organizations and NGOs and was held under the motto:
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:31:00 GMT

EU Approves Controversial GM Potato

Bulgarian parliament adopts GMO ban

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Parliament unanimously adopted a bill Thursday (March 18th) to ban Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) cultivation for scientific and commercial reasons. The vote came amid fierce public debate and protests. In mid-January, lawmakers
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:32:00 GMT

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