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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
EU Farm Ministers Stall On GM Corn
April 27, 2004 EU Farm Ministers Stall On GM Corn   EU farm ministers were unable to agree on the approval for the sale of BT-11 bio-engineered corn, and sent the issue back to the European Commission on Monday, a source said. If approved, ...
Monday, April 19, 2004
EU Rules On GM Food Labelling Come Into Force
April 19, 2004 EU Rules On GM Food Labelling Come Into Force The new European Union rules on labelling and tracing genetically modified (GM) foods came into force on Sunday, a move which could pave the way towards lifting a five-year EU ban ...
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
EU Seeks Approval For Monsanto's GM Corn
March 31, 2004 EU Seeks Approval For Monsanto's GM Corn The European Commission has approved another proposal to allow imports of Monsanto Co.'s genetically modified corn, and submitted it for approval from the European Council of Ministers ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
EU Oks Monsanto's GM Rapeseed
March 2, 2004 EU Oks Monsanto's GM Rapeseed The European Food Safety Authority has declared a genetically modified rapeseed produced by Monsanto Co. as safe for human and animal consumption. The decision by EFSA, which advises the European ...
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Key Asian, Euro Markets Not Ready To Accept GM Wheat
February 26, 2004 Key Asian, Euro Markets Not Ready To Accept GM Wheat Genetically modified U.S. wheat will have great difficulty penetrating key markets in Asia and Europe, a wheat market expert said on Wednesday. "The resistance remains v ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
EU Introduce Export Refunds To Halt Pigmeat Price Slide
January 21, 2004 EU Introduce Export Refunds To Halt Pigmeat Price Slide In a bid to halt falling pig prices, the European Union (EU) is set to intervene by introducing export refunds for the first time in three and a half years, which shou ...
Monday, January 12, 2004
EU Food Safety Agency To Conduct Risk Analysis On GMO Crops
January 12, 2004 EU Food Safety Agency To Conduct Risk Analysis On GMO Crops Europe's new food safety agency will soon begin to conduct its first risk analysis on genetically modified (GM) crops as the European Union debates lifting a five- ...
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Argentina Could Face Steep Export Loss From New EU GM Rules
December 18, 2003 Argentina Could Face Steep Export Loss From New EU GM Rules New European Union laws could cost Argentina over $1 billion worth of exports annually, Miguel Campos, Argentina's agriculture minister said during a visit to the ...
Thursday, December 11, 2003
EU Food Agency To Assess Safety On Three More GMOs
December 11, 2003 EU Food Agency To Assess Safety On Three More GMOs Europe's top food agency, keen to raise its profile on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), plans to deliver its safety verdict on three more gene-spliced types, two mai ...
Friday, December 5, 2003
1st Half 2004 Pigmeat Production in EU Seen To Drop Further
Deceber 5, 2003 1st Half 2004 Pigmeat Production in EU Seen To Drop Further   A marginal decline in European Union pigmeat production during 2003, to just over 17.7 million tons, has been forecast. Consumption is forecast to remain relative ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Europe Struggles To Reach Common Ground On GM Crops
November 26, 2003 Europe Struggles To Reach Common Ground On GM Crops   Europe struggled to reach common ground on genetically modified (GM) crops Tuesday, with Britain's top adviser unable to provide clear guidelines for their use in the U ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
EU To Delay Verdict On Approval of GM Sweetcorn
November 11, 2003 EU To Delay Verdict On Approval of GM Sweetcorn   EU officials have postponed their decision on whether to approve a new type of genetically modified sweetcorn that would end the EU moratorium on GM products. Yesterday, a ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
European Commission To Seek Approval on GM Corn From EU Member States
November 04, 2003 European Commission To Seek Approval on GM Corn From EU Member States The European Commission is poised to seek approval from EU member states for a genetically modified (GM) variety of corn next month for import into the ...
Thursday, October 23, 2003
EU May Be Able to Lift Ban On GM food By End 2003
October 23, 2003 EU May Be Able to Lift Ban On GM food By End 2003 The European Union may soon lift a de-facto ban on bio-engineered foods after new rules on the technology went into force at the weekend, an official said Tuesday. "The date ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Monsanto Withdraws From Europe; Possibly Due To GM Food Implication
October 22, 2003 Monsanto Withdraws From Europe; Possibly Due To GM Food Implication In a strategically symbolic retreat American biotech giant Monsanto has announced its partial withdrawal from Europe. Monsanto, which manufactured GM crops ...

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