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British GM maize plan 'disaster'

This pig is happy, not because he has the run of the barnyard, but because he is getting GE-free food. Pigs and humans can work together to fight genetic angineering. Enlarge Image

Major Brazilian food producer goes GE-free

There have been no farm animal revolts yet, but one of Brazil’s top food producers and meat exporters is not taking any chances. Perdigão will eliminate genetically engineered ingredients from all its food products, including meat, and is taking additional steps to ensure its supplies of animal feed are not genetically contaminated.

Hamburgers hide health dangers beyond high fat content. Enlarge Image

Do you know what's in your food?

It would seem a easy choice. In most countriesIt would seem an easy choice. In most countries you can see on the label what is in the food you buy, how much sugar it contains or the amount of fat. When it comes to a contentious issue as genetically engineered (GE) ingredients it would seem like a good idea to offer the consumer even more detailed information and with this the right to choose non-GE food.

Tougher EU GMO regulations mean consumers will know what they are eating. Enlarge Image

Tougher EU GMO legislation

The European Parliament has adopted the world's toughest rules on the labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), despite intensified pressure from the US and the GE industry. The new rules bring great news for EU consumers, farmers and food producers - all food and animal feed containing GMOs must now be clearly labelled. (In the US and Canada all such freedom and information is currently denied.) It will also now be possible to trace products from the field to the fork.

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New report slams GM maize in Spain

Spain is the only country in the European Union that tolerates the release of genetically engineered (GM) crops on a commercial scale. Though only cultivated on relatively small areas, the potential impact of Syngenta's GE maize on environment, agriculture and health and the total lack of information and precaution are of serious concern.

Greenpeace volunteers dressed as Uncle Sam dump GE maize on other volunteers representing consumers in straitjackets, suffocating their demand for the right to say no GE food. Enlarge Image

US threatens EU over GE labelling laws

In a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick this week, a collected front of 22 US agribusiness lobby groups and organized farm interests called on Washington to "take every possible action" against coming EU rules on labelling and traceability of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), including to open another World Trade Organisation (WTO) case against European GM policy.

Tougher EU GMO regulations mean consumers will know what they are eating. Enlarge Image

GM oilseed rape setback in Europe

In a great victory for all of us concerned about the planting of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe, the Belgian government today refused permission to grow GM oilseed rape (known elsewhere as canola) in Europe. The EU-wide application from Bayer CropScience was rejected after research showed that it would damage the environment.

We protested against GE maize in 1999 - 5 years later Bayer withdraws the crop from the UK. Enlarge Image

GM setback in UK

Following the controversial UK government approval of genetically engineered (GE) maize for commercial planting, the only company authorized to grow GE maize has withdrawn its application. It now appears unlikely the UK will see any commercialised GE crops before 2008.

Monsanto has been fined for bribing senior Indonesian environment ministry official to try and avoid an environmental assessment on its GE cotton. Enlarge Image

Monsanto pays fine for bribery

What do you do if you're trying to plant genetically engineered cotton in a hurry, but the government wants to make sure there won't be any environmental damage from doing so? If you're the giant Monsanto corporation, one answer might be: bribe somebody to skip over that pesky environmental assessment. Who knows how many times this tried and true practice has worked before? This time, they've been caught red-handed in Indonesia, and fined US$1.5 million.

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