Agribusiness on PR Blitz in Latin America

Item 1 Syngenta goes on RRsoya blitz By Lilian Joensen Molecular Biologist, Grupo de Reflexion Rural (Argentina) “Republiqueta Sojera” (Soya Republic), is the name that NGOs in Argentina have used to warn the po […]

AU Expert Group Calls for Moratorium on GMOs

Monsanto Pushes GM Wheat in Africa

MONSANTO PUSHES GM WHEAT THROUGH BIOSAFETY CRACKS TO SECURE FUTURE ACCESS TO LUCRATIVE AFRICAN MARKETS Introduction On the 19th January 2004, Monsanto SA (Pty) (“Monsanto) Ltd stunned South Africans when it announced that it was se […]

GE Wheat Dumping in Africa

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY January 20, 2004 AFRICA: DUMPING GROUND FOR REJECTED GE WHEAT As Monsanto Corporation battles declining profits, worldwide rejection of its genetically e […]

UK Will Approve GM Corn for One Year Only

GM corn to be approved for one year only By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor Independent on Sunday, 18 January 2004 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=482346) GM crops will be given the go-ahead for a […]

Scientists ‘accidentally’ created more deadly TB viruses

Scientists’ bid to combat TB made it more virulent By Oliver Wright, London Times, UK Dec 27, 2003 (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-944108,00.html) Scientists’ bid to combat TB made it more virulent SCI […]

Conflict of Interest — Alive and Well

Eric Schlosser: USDA is too dominated by cattle industry Alisa Harrison has worked tirelessly the last couple of weeks to spread the message that bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, is not a risk to American consume […]

Tomato Seeds from Seedbank Found Contaminated

Item 1 University of California, Davis December 18, 2003 TOMATO SEED FROM SEED BANK FOUND TO BE GENETICALLY MODIFIED The University of California, Davis, is recalling about 30 tomato seed samples, distributed durin […]

Regulatory Sham in GM crops

Greater Pesticides Use in GM Crops

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2003 For More Information: Contact Dr. Benbrook at 208-263-5236 or via e-mail: benbrook@hillnet.com Genetically Engineered Crops Now Increasing Pesticide Use in the Unit […]