Report Blasts Lax Oversight of GMOs in the US

This report issued by the USDA auditor, the Office of Inspector General, found that the department has failed to properly oversee field trials of GE crops, including plants designed to produce chemicals for medical and industrial use. […]

Monsanto: ¿quién se beneficia con

This is an executive summary of the report that analyses the way in which GM crops have been introduced between 1996-2005. The rapid penetration of GM crops in a few countries has been largely the result of aggressive push by corporations such as Monsanto […]

Monsanto: Who Benefits from GM crops (Exe.Summ.)

This is an executive summary of the report that analyses the way in which GM crops have been introduced between 1996-2005. The rapid penetration of GM crops in a few countries has been largely the result of aggressive push by corporations such as Monsanto […]

A Guide to Conducting Risk Assessment on GMOs

Arpad Pusztai and Susan Bardocz describe the step-by-step process of conducting risk assessment on GM food/plants. […]

Report Blasts Lax Oversight of GMOs in the US

Item 1 Executive Summary Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Controls Over Issuance of Genetically Engineered Organism Release Permits (Audit Report 50601-8-Te) Results in Brief The number of approved applica […]

An assessment on potential long-term health effects caused by antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically modified organisms based on antibiotic usage and resistance patterns in Norway

This is a report from an Ad Hoc Group appointed by the Norwegian Scientific Panel on GMOs and Panel on Biological Hazards which assesses the potential long-term health effects caused by antibiotic resistance marker genes in GMOs […]

GM Contamination: Can biological containment work for crops and society?

This briefing reviews the different approaches used to prevent GM contamination and considers their effectiveness and practicality. This is important because ‘biological containment’ is being promoted as a biosafety issue. […]

GE Pharmaceutical Crops Unlikely to Benefit Farmers

Item 1 Report Finds Only Modest Gains for Farmers Who Grow Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical Crops Union of Concerned Scientists, USA (http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press=5Frelease/report-finds-only-modest.htm) 09 Dec 2005 […]

The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops

Report finds only modest gains for farmers who grow genetically engineered pharmaceutical crops. […]

Bt Cotton in India Runs into More Problems

Item 1 Bt cotton seeds fail to germinate The Hindu, India, by Gargi Parsai (http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/10/stories/2005111007110500.htm) 10 Nov 2005 NEW DELHI: Up to 75 per cent of the Bt cotton seeds in 35 per cent of the […]