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EU court bans honey contaminated by GE crops

Blog entry by Caroline Jacobsson | September 8, 2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that honey contaminated with pollen from a genetically engineered maize produced byMonsanto cannot be sold on the market. This means that if beekeepers keep beehives in areas where the...

Environmental and health impacts of GM crops - the science

Publication | September 30, 2011 at 12:42

A two page overview of the environmental and health risks of GM crops.

New €435bn EU farming package continues support for destructive practices

Press release | October 12, 2011 at 13:03

Brussels - A plan unveiled today by the European Commission for a once-in-a-generation reform of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be unable to respond to the environmental challenges facing food production and could...

New genetically modified potato casts shadow on traditional fries and crisps

Press release | November 1, 2011 at 12:57

German chemical company BASF yesterday requested EU approval to grow GM potato Fortuna on a commercial scale and market it for human consumption and animal feed.

Danish EU presidency - Greenpeace priorities for the environment

Publication | January 9, 2012 at 12:39

Denmark will take the helm of the Council of the European Union from January 2012 at a crucial time for the future of Europe and its citizens. As government cuts start to bite and the debt and Euro-zone crises unfold, Europeans continue to be...

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Topic | January 11, 2012 at 17:04

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BASF retreats from Europe as GM crops rejected

Press release | January 16, 2012 at 17:10

BASF today announced it is abandoning its plans to develop and commercialise genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe [1].

Chemical giant BASF flees Europe

Blog entry by Marco Contiero & Lasse Bruun | January 20, 2012

The biggest chemical company in the world, BASF, is moving to the US because Europeans don’t want its genetically engineered potatoes. Just days ago, the company announced its decision to move its main laboratory for the development...

End of the road for dirty biofuels

Blog entry by Kees Kodde | February 3, 2012

It’s been a bad few weeks for biofuels produced from food crops: first, the US Environmental Protection Agency said that  biodiesel made from palm oil will not count towards the country’s renewable fuels mandate  because they are...

Industry figures confirm GM food is a commercial flop in Europe

Press release | February 7, 2012 at 10:53

Annual industry figures to be released on Tuesday are expected to confirm the commercial failure of genetically modified (GM) food in Europe, said Greenpeace. Only around 0.06% of the EU’s farmland was used in 2011 to grow GM food, according to...

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