European Regional Governments Agree on GMO-free Measures

Item 1 CHARTER OF THE REGIONS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF EUROPE ON THE SUBJECT OF COEXISTENCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS WITH TRADITIONAL AND ORGANIC FARMING By Network of 20 European Regions 4 Feb 2005 […]

Hungary Bans GM Maize Seed

Item 1 Published in the newspaper: East-Hungary, January 21, 2OO5. (unofficial translation) Although GM crops have been spreading all over the world, in Europe they are less welcome and except for the financial interest of the mult […]

Russia Should Stay GM-free

RUSSIA SHOULD STAY GM-FREE, GENETIC ENGINEERING PUT UNDER STRICT CONTROL News from CIS Environment SEU TIMES, December 7, 2004 published by Socio-Ecological Union The International Symposium Transgenic Plants and Biosafety has just b […]

Europe Upholds GM National Bans

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: MONDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2004 EUROPE VOTES TO KEEP GM CROP BANS Commission’s position – unpopular and undemocratic Brussels, 29th November 2004 – Europe’s member states today […]

Thai Cabinet Upholds Moratorium on GM Crops

Item 1 Thai cabinet overturns GMO approval 31 Aug 2004 0918:13 GMT Reuters By Trirat Puttajanyawong BANGKOK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to keep a three-year ban on planting crops using ge […]

European Ministers Split on Monsanto’s GM Maize NK603

Update on US GMO Laws

Pew Initiative Analysis Finds Checkerboard of State Legislation Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, USA (http://pewagbiotech.org/newsroom/releases/051704.php3) States See Significant Increase of Legislation Supporting Ag Biotech; But Nor […]

GM-Free Movement in Europe Gaining Momentum

Anti-GM Movement Spreads Across Europe Inter Press Service, by Stefania Bianchi 22 Apr 2004 BRUSSELS – Europe’s largest grassroots environmental network is stepping up its campaign against the European Union over genetically modifie […]

US Biosafety System Riddled with Shortcomings

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The currently marketed genetically engineered (GE) crops, such as Bt corn and herbicide-tolerant soybeans, appear to be safe for consumers to eat. However, those few applications represent only a small fraction of the GE crop […]

GE Situation in Australia

Australia: US struggles in rearguard campaign for GE crops Canberra, 1 Apr (IPS/Bob Burton) — For the last week, Gregory Conko from the conservative US think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), has faced an uphill battle […]