Developments Related to the GM Rice – LLRICE601 – Contamination (UPDATED)

Included are links to news reports and announcements related to the contamination of rice by LLRICE601 since the case was officially announced in August 2006. […]

A Greenpeace Analysis of the Interim Report in the ‘EC-Biotech’ Case

An analysis by Greenpeace of the WTO Interim Report of the European Communities – Measures affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products case. […]

Monsanto’s Patents Challenged

The Public Patent Foundation filed formal requests with the US Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine four of Monsanto’s patents on GM crops. […]

US FTA Likely to Open Peru to GMOs?

r FTA MEANS DEEPER POVERTY IN PERU

Inti Montenegro de Wit

During his final month in office, Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo introduced a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States to Peru’s nationa […]

GE Rice Contamination Raises Concerns Over Regulatory Oversight

Gene-Altered Profit-Killer
A Slight Taint of Biotech Rice Puts Farmers’ Overseas Sales in Peril

By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 21, 2006; D01

The disclosure last month t […]

Nanotechnology Risks Unknown

The US is the world leader in nanotechnology but it is not paying enough attention to the environmental, health and safety risks posed by nanoscale products. […]

Genetically engineered organisms and the environment: Current status and recommendations

The Ecological Society of America in this report listed its concern about the environmental impact of GMOs and suggested recommendations in addressing them. […]

Indian Court Stops Approval of GM Field Trials

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Court: withhold approval for genetically modified products
Legal Correspondent
The Hindu, Sep 23 2006
http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/23/stories/2006092317841700.htm

But it will not stop field trials wit […]

GM Crops for Health?

New GM crops are being promoted for nutritional or health benefits. However, overdose of many single nutritional factors can be toxic, and hence food crops genetically modified to overproduce single nutrients could be public health hazards. […]

Genetically Modified Food Animals Coming

Foods derived from GM animals are far from safe. They are likely to be contaminated by a host of agents as well as nucleic acids, viruses, and bacteria that have the potential to create pathogens and to trigger cancer. […]