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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:00 GMT

GM FOOD - Commission decisions on three different types of GM maize

The European Commission adopted today three decisions authorising Genetically Modified (GM) maize MON88017, MON89034, 59122xNK603, for food and feed uses and import and processing. MON88017, MON89034 and 59122xNK603 received a positive safety assessment
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:00 GMT

GM FOOD - Commission to transmit to the Council a proposal to authorise a GM maize

The Commission will transmit to the Council a proposal to authorise genetically modified (GM) maize after Member States representatives were not able to endorse it today during a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:00 GMT

GM FOOD - Genetically modified organisms: Council fails to reach decision

The following is an extract from the minutes of the Council meeting Agriculture and Fisheries Luxembourg, 19-20 October 2009. The Council noted the absence of the qualified majority necessary to reach a decision in favour of or against the following
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:53:00 GMT

GM FOOD - "GMOs: letting the voice of science speak", Speech by Mariann Boel, Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development

Mariann Fischer Boel, Member of the European Commission Responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development Policy Dialogue at 'European Policy Centre', 15 October 2009 Let me begin by thanking the European Policy Centre for organising today's event. In
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:00 GMT

GM crops divide nation: survey

AUSTRALIANS are deeply divided over genetically modified crops, with almost a third believing they are risky and another quarter unsure of their safety. The latest ANU Poll, issued to The Canberra Times, also finds Australians believe the nation's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to ...

brands to avoid genetically modified organisms is a win for consumers wishing to avoid GMOs in their diet, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA). With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and in the absence of comprehensive
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:00 GMT

GM crops divide nation: survey

AUSTRALIANS are deeply divided over genetically modified crops, with almost a third believing they are risky and another quarter unsure of their safety. The latest ANU Poll, issued to The Canberra Times, also finds Australians believe the nation's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to ...

With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and in the absence of comprehensive GM labelling laws in Australia, consumers are increasingly opting to go organic, BFA claims. The 2010 Truefood Guide released by Greenpeace recently, which rates
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT

GM crops divide nation: survey

The latest ANU Poll, issued to The Canberra Times, also finds Australians believe the nation's farmers produce safe food sustainably and ethically, and there is strong support for giving them extra financial help. The poll discovers Australians are still
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to ...

With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and in the absence of comprehensive GM labelling laws in Australia, consumers are increasingly opting to go organic, BFA claims. The 2010 Truefood Guide released by Greenpeace recently, which rates
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:40:00 GMT

Straight talk on GM crops crucial

The planting of genetically modified (GM) crops is an issue that deserves discussion, because there are good arguments both for and against. Today, however, this has become a global trend, with GM crops being planted over large areas in a growing number
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMT

Genetically Modified Food for Thought

genetically-modified crop technologies. The potential benefits to mankind from GM are real. If crops can be genetically modified to be drought-resistant, or to grow on formerly barren land, they could well play an important role in feeding the planet in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMT

UK: GM Crops Have A Role In Preventing World Hunger, Chief Scientist Says

crops have a role to play in preventing mass starvation across the world caused by a combination of climate change and rapid population growth, a senior government scientist said yesterday. Professor Robert Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT

Syngenta GM maize fails to get EU ministers' backing

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Syngenta GM maize fails to get EU ministers' backing

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - EU farm ministers failed on Friday to agree whether to approve a genetically modified maize made by Swiss firm Syngenta, paving the way for default approval by the European Commission, an official said. Approval of the GMO
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT

Syngenta GM maize fails to get EU ministers' backing

Approval of the GMO maize type MIR604 is crucial for the resumption of imports of soybean and soymeal needed by livestock farmers, animal feed importers have said. 'There was no qualified majority for or against so it goes back to the Commission, which
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:18:00 GMT

Poultry Company Falls Fowl on GM-Free ClaimNEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of...

NEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, following an expert report that stated: 'There can be a residual difference in animals or animal-products
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMT

GM crops increase use of pesticides, claims new study

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:00 GMT

GM food for thought

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:05:00 GMT

GMO rice: US suit confirms contamination in Nigeria, ERA

By Daniel Gumm THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by farmers in the United States for allegedly contaminating their farms with Genetically Modified (GM) rice seeds in 2006 is a further confirmation of the validity of tests carried
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to GM-free

A COMMITMENT by four major food brands to avoid genetically modified organisms is a win for consumers wishing to avoid GMOs in their diet, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA). With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:14:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to GM-free

With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and in the absence of comprehensive GM labelling laws in Australia, consumers are increasingly opting to go organic, BFA claims. The 2010 Truefood Guide released by Greenpeace recently, which rates
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:14:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to GM-free

A COMMITMENT by four major food brands to avoid genetically modified organisms is a win for consumers wishing to avoid GMOs in their diet, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA). With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:20:00 GMT

GMO Rice - U.S. Suit Confirms Contamination in Country, ERA - Zib...

Companies: Bayer A.G. (BAYRY), Bayer CropScience Ltd (BYILF) THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by farmers in the United States for allegedly contaminating their farms with Genetically Modified (GM) rice seeds in 2006 is a further
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:07:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to GM-free

With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and in the absence of comprehensive GM labelling laws in Australia, consumers are increasingly opting to go organic, BFA claims. The 2010 Truefood Guide released by Greenpeace recently, which rates
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:06:00 GMT

Major food brands commit to GM-free

A COMMITMENT by four major food brands to avoid genetically modified organisms is a win for consumers wishing to avoid GMOs in their diet, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA). With a large number of common foods now containing GMOs and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:02:00 GMT

GMO Rice - U.S. Suit Confirms Contamination in Country, ERA

(Vanguard/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX News Network) -- THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by farmers in the United States for allegedly contaminating their farms with Genetically Modified (GM) rice seeds in 2006 is a further
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:00 GMT

Nigeria: GMO Rice - U.S. Suit Confirms Contamination in Country, ERA

THE legal action instituted against Bayer CropScience AG by farmers in the United States for allegedly contaminating their farms with Genetically Modified (GM) rice seeds in 2006 is a further confirmation of the validity of tests carried out on rice
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:34:00 GMT

GM food news.

1. The Independent reports that a leading Government scientist has urged leaders around the world to give greater support to genetically modified crop technologies in order to avert global food shortages. Professor Robert Watson, chief scientific advisor
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:23:00 GMT

Economics of Genetically Modified Crops

Agriculture has been nearly stagnant for more than 8 years now with the Green Revolution having reached a plateau. Food grains production in the current year, for instance, would be about the same as it was in 2001-02. That raises questions about new
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMT