Judge Allows Antitrust Case Against Seed Producers

Judge Allows Antitrust Case Against Seed Producers By David Barboza, The New York Times Sep 23, 2003 (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/24/business/24crop.html) CHICAGO, Sept. 23 – A federal judge on Friday let proceed an antitrust […]

UK Likely to Approve Only GM Maize

Government prepares to back down over GM crops By Severin Carrell and Geoffrey Lean The Independent, UK, Oct 5, 2003 (http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=450143) Ministers are ready to ban at least one o […]

Bayer to Stop GM Field Trials in UK

Top GM food company abandons British crop trials By Robin McKie, science editor Sunday September 28, 2003 The Observer (http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1051262,00.html) A key GM crop developer, Bayer, has decide […]

NZ Insurer Refuses to Cover GM

Big insurer refuses GE farm cover The New Zealand Herald, by Ruth Berry http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3525771&thesection=news&thesubsection=general Sep 27, 2003 New Zealand’s second-biggest insurer, Vero, wil […]

UK Releases GM Public Debate Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is the report of the Steering Board of the public debate on GM (genetic modification) and GM crops. Its structure is described briefly below, but first we present its seven key messages. Key Messages It was […]

Argentina’s GM Saga

Item 1 Argentina’s GM Woes (http://www.i-sis.org.uk/AGMW.php) Proponents claim that GM crops are necessary for fighting hunger in developing countries and decreasing the use of pesticides. The evidence shows otherwise. GM crops […]

Monsanto’s Contracts Stifling

GM crop farmers ‘will end up serfs’ Western Morning News, 9 August 2003 (http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=103354&command=displayContent&sourceNode=103331&contentPK=6655961) Farmers who choose to grow GM c […]

Danish Water Contaminated by Roundup, Ban Imposed

Item 1 Danish glyphosate restrictions draw protests Environment Daily no. 1457, Jun 5, 2003 Danish environment minister Hans Christian Schmidt has announced unprecedented restrictions on glyphosate, the country’s and Europe’ […]

More Plants Resistant to Roundup

Item 1 Are roundup ready weeds in your future II By Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University (http://www.gmsciencedebate.org.uk/topics/forum/0051.htm) Weed management generally doesn’t generate much interest among the general […]

Pusztai’s Review Enforces Warnings on GE Foods