Sensible Regulations for ge Food Crops

SENSIBLE REGULATIONS FOR GE FOOD CROPS By David Schubert Source: Nature Biotechnology (23, 785 – 787; July 2005) http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v23/n7/full/nbt0705-785b.html In a recent article Bradford and colleagues argued th […]

EU Fails to Take Decision on GM Maize 1507

EU in Deadlock over New GMO Approval Reuters, by Jeremy Smith 6 Jun 2005 BRUSSELS – EU food safety experts failed to agree on approving a genetically modified (GMO) maize on Friday, once again revealing Europe’s deep divisions ov […]

Questions asked in New Zealand Parliament on government’s stance at MOP 2

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Genetically Modified Organisms-Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (31 May 2005)
 

2. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS (Co-Leade […]

Chief African Negotiator Denied Entry into Canada for Biosafety Protocol Meetings

Item 1 17 May 2005 It will be recalled that the final show down in the negotiations on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety involved a Canadian delegate negotiating on behalf of the Miami Group (Canada, USA, Argentina, Uruguay an […]

World Health Assembly Debates Smallpox Virus Research

Questions About Smallpox Recommendations as WHA Discussions Begin By Lim Li Ching (Third World Network) and Edward Hammond (The Sunshine Project) (Geneva, 19 May) – On Thursday afternoon, the 58th World Health Assembly (WHA) took […]

EU Fails to Agree on GA21 Maize Import

Item 1 EU Experts Fail to Agree GMO Maize Approval, Again Reuters, by Jeremy Smith 28 Apr 2005 EU Experts Fail to Agree GMO Maize Approval, Again BRUSSELS – EU food safety experts failed to agree on Wednesday on author […]

Europe Adopts Emergency Measures for Unapproved Bt10 for the US (2)

Item 1 E.U. Votes Ban on U.S. Corn Gluten By Raf Casert Washington Post, April 16, 2005 [page 1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57657-2005Apr15.html BRUSSELS, April 15 — European Union nations voted Friday to ban […]

Europe Adopts Emergency Measures for Unapproved Bt10 for the US (1)

Draft COMMISSION DECISION../…/EC of […] on emergency measures regarding the non authorised genetically modified organism “Bt10” in maize products (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM […]

Austria Raises Questions over GM Maize MON810

http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/en/05/st06/st06968.en05.pdf COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 3 March 2005 6968/05 ENV 101 AGRILEG 33 NOTE from : General Secretariat of the Council […]

UK Moves for More Protection from GM Crops

Item 1 Immediate release: 25 February 2005 SOUTH WEST REGION TAKES STAND OVER GM THREAT The South West Regional Assembly today called on food and farming in the region to be protected from GM crops, and for strict liability on […]