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Monsanto Pulls Out of Europe, Stops Biopharming Research

Item 1 Monsanto to quit Europe By Paul Brown and Mark Oliver Thursday October 16, 2003 The Guardian Monsanto, the world’s largest GM seed company, is pulling out of the European cereal business in a surprise move that […]

Research Highlights Danger of GM Crops

INFORMATION BULLETIN Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR Four Defra-funded research studies (three concerning gene flow from GM crops and the fourth into the effect of […]

Contamination by GM Maize in Mexico Much Worse than Feared

Summary of results of the tests for genetic contamination of native corn, Mexico 2003 *********************************************************************** The analysis were carried out on 2,000 plants (in 411 groups of samples), […]

Study Reveals First Evidence That GM Superweeds Exist

Study reveals first evidence that GM superweeds exist by Steve Connor, Science Editor, The Independent 10 October 2003 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=451733) Cross-pollination between GM plant […]

Disillusioned GE Scientist Expresses Fear Over Technology

Expert shares GE fears By SONIA GERKEN Southland Times (New Zealand) 2 October 2003 The Government would be committing New Zealanders to an unknown future with no chance of going back when it lifted the moratorium on genetic en […]

UK Insurers Reluctant to Cover GM Farmers

FARM press release 7/10/03 – for immediate release No-one will insure GM crops “The worry is that GM could be like Thalidomide – only after some time would the full extent of the problems be seen” – Insurance company spokesperso […]

Judge Allows Antitrust Case Against Seed Producers

Judge Allows Antitrust Case Against Seed Producers By David Barboza, The New York Times Sep 23, 2003 (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/24/business/24crop.html) CHICAGO, Sept. 23 – A federal judge on Friday let proceed an antitrust […]

UK Likely to Approve Only GM Maize

Government prepares to back down over GM crops By Severin Carrell and Geoffrey Lean The Independent, UK, Oct 5, 2003 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=450143) Ministers are ready to ban at least one o […]

Bayer to Stop GM Field Trials in UK

Top GM food company abandons British crop trials By Robin McKie, science editor Sunday September 28, 2003 The Observer (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1051262,00.html) A key GM crop developer, Bayer, has decide […]