An article in The Ecologist exposes the tangled web of unanswered questions around Golden Rice, especially the full implications of the terms of ‘humanitarian use’ which receiving countries would be wise to consider carefully before availing themselves of […]
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Testbiotech puts forward compelling reasons as to why Golden Rice is losing credibility as its proponents continue to fail to address the burning question of whether it can actually combat VAD and the risks associated with its cultivation and consumption […] This article provides a developing country perspective on the issue of Golden Rice, which is genetically engineered to produce betacarotene, a precursor to vitamin A. […] The USDA announced on 29 May 2013 the presence of unapproved GE wheat plants on an Oregon farm. It is not known how the contamination occurred, almost 8 years after field tests ended. […] Following the announcement that unapproved GE wheat plants were found in a farm in Oregon, there has been a growing demand for answers on how this could have happened and strong critique on the (in)adequacy of control over field trials of GE crops. […] This report takes a critical look at ‘Golden Rice’, which aims to combat vitamin A deficiency. […] Key issues and the potential implications that approval of GM maize in Mexico may have for food security, agricultural biodiversity and the right to food. […] The possible imminent approval by the Mexican government of the large-scale, commercial planting of GM maize in Mexico is raising serious concerns. […] This GM Freeze report questions GM nitrogen fixing cereals, as the complex genetics involved make these unlike to work and may affect yields […] Worrying new results about the health impacts of the widely-used Roundup herbicide and the Roundup tolerant GM maize NK603 (cultivated with or without Roundup) have just been published. […] |
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