UK Study Says Little Economic Benefit from GM Crops

GM foods: unloved, unwanted and a rush to grow crops could cause civil unrest Ministers try to put gloss on bleak view from strategy unit Paul Brown, environment correspondent Saturday July 12, 2003 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/gmde […]

US Introduces Bills on GE Foods, Crops, Livestock

Source: American Corn Grower Association (http://www.acga.org/news/2003/072803.htm) Jul 28, 2003 Corn Growers Endorse Kucinich Initiatives On Genetically Engineered Food & Crops ACGA Urges Lawmakers to Cosponsor and Support Six L […]

Study on Gene Flow and Effects on Genetic Diversity

Hawaiians Warned Against GM Papaya

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS Hawaiians warn against GM papaya Species’ introduction may hit native strain By Kultida Samabuddhi (http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/04Jul2003_news26.html) Hawaiian farmers yesterday warned […]

Australia’s Federal Government Approves GM Canola, But States Block It

Australia’s Federal government approves GE canola, but states block it Canberra, 25 Jul (IPS/Bob Burton) — Despite the go-ahead given by the Australian government for the commercial release of genetically engineered canola, intense op […]

Flaws in RR soybean safety assessment

US Groups File Law Suit Against Biopharming

United States: Groups seek halt to bio-pharming field trials Brooklin, Canada, 15 Jul (IPS/Stephen Leahy) — Even as the United States filed a complaint against the European Union in the World Trade Organisation for shunning genetically […]

Scientist Quits Over GM Review

Naive, narrow and biased… Carlo Leifert explains why he resigned from the government’s GM science review panel Thursday July 24, 2003 The Guardian (Interview by Ian Sample) http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/opinion/story/0,12981,1004400, […]

Update on Italy’s Contamination

Italian court rejects company bid to save GM maize TURIN, July 17 (Reuters) – A court on Thursday rejected an attempt by the Italian unit of Pioneer Hi-Bred, a subsidiary of Dupont Co (nyse: DD – news – people), to halt an order to dest […]

Companies in China Go GE-free

Companies in China clear genetically engineered food off their shelves Non-GE policy becoming strong trend in the word’s largest food market Hong-Kong/Beijing, July18, 2003 – Thirty-two food producers operating in China today anno […]