US Agencies Urged to Step-up Monitoring, Regulation of GE Crops

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GAO Highlights

January 18th, 2009 | Category: Key Regulatory Issues

US Poised to Allow ‘Safe” Levels of Drugs in Food?

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(http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/solutions/sensible_pharma_crops/usda-to-allow-safe-levels.html)< [...]

China’s GE Rice Dilemma

In an effort to avoid a food crisis as the population grows, China is putting its weight behind genetically modified strains of the country’s staple food crop. […]

Regulatory Authority Taken to Task on GM Food Approvals

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International Scientists Condemn Shonky Regulation Of GE Food

Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Australia
Press Release
(October 28th, 2008 | Category: Key Regulatory Issues

Calls for Thailand Not to Approve GM Field Trials

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Wants bio-safety law enforced first

By Apinya Wipatayotin, The Bangkok Post, Thailand
(http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/13Nov2007_news10.php)
13 November 2007

The Natio […]

Joint NGO Statement on Influenza Virus Sharing

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WHO Meeting on Influenza Virus Sharing and Benefit Sharing Should Establish New Framework To Ensure Developing Countries’ Access to Influenza Vaccines and Technology

We the civil society […]

Monsanto’s Patents To Be Re-examined

MONSANTO ANTI-FARMER PATENTS TO BE REEXAMINED AT PUBPAT REQUEST:

Patent Office Finds "Substantial Questions" Regarding the Validity of

Each of Monsanto’s Four Widely Asserted Patents

NEW YORK — Nov […]

Monsanto’s Patents Challenged

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PUBPAT Challenges Monsanto Patents Being Used to Bankrupt American Farmers
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb444428.htm

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 29, 2006 — The Public Patent Foundation filed formal req […]

FDA Guidance Falls Short

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FDA Issues Guidance to Help Prevent Inadvertent Introduction of
Allergens or Toxins into the Food and Feed Supply

Food and Drug Administration, USA (htt […]

South Africa Imposes Moratorium on GM Maize Imports

Government slaps temporary freeze on GM imports to SA October 28, 2005 Cape Times. By Dominique Herman A temporary moratorium on all applications to import genetically modified (GM) commodities has been ordered by the government […]