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Friday, July 19, 2013
Monsanto to withdraw requests for GM approvals in EU
Due to lack of commercial prospects for cultivation, Monsanto would withdraw all pending approval requests to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the EU. Monsanto's President and Managing Director for Europe, Jose Manuel Madero, ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
EU's approval of GM corn use still pending
EU governments failed to agree whether to approve three genetically modified (GM) corn varieties for use in food and feed. The failure of the bloc's standing committee on food chain and animal health to reach a majority either for or agains ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Europe demands more Australian non-GM rapeseed
Europe is buying nearly all of Australian rapeseed growers' traditional varieties, however European markets generally refuse to buy genetically modified (GM) rapeseed and, as a result, Australian non-GM growers are receiving up to US$40 a t ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
EU-US trade treaty may relax GM crop regulations
April 3, 2013 EU-US trade treaty may relax GM crop regulations   The proposed US-EU free trade agreement consisted of many conditions of which one could be that restrictions on genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are relaxed across the co ...
Monday, January 7, 2013
UK urges EU to expedite GM crop approvals
January 7, 2013 UK urges EU to expedite GM crop approvals Britain's farming and environment minister has called for the EU to speed up its approval process for genetically modified (GM) crops at the recent Oxford Farming Conference. "I thin ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
European Food Safety Authority maintains assessment of GM insect resistant corn Bt11
December 12,  2012 European Food Safety Authority maintains assessment of GM insect resistant corn Bt11 The Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA GMO Panel) stands by its previous risk assessmen ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
EU despises French report connecting GM corn to cancer
November 29, 2012 EU despises French report connecting GM corn to cancer   The French report linking genetically modified (GM) corn to cancer was rejected by the EU's food safety agency on Wednesday (Nov 28), saying it failed to meet "accep ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
EU approves import of Syngenta's GMO corn
October 23, 2012 EU approves import of Syngenta's GMO corn   The import of a variety of genetically modified corn produced by Syngenta for use in food and animal feed has been approved by the EU. The approval of Syngenta's MIR 162 variety c ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Europe Market Review: EU may allow small amounts of unapproved GMOs in food
The European Union has confirmed that, under draft rules, it will allow small amounts of unapproved genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) in food imports. The debate over the safety of food containing GMOs has polarised science, agriculture ...
Thursday, July 5, 2012
EU working on GM animals' entry into Europe market
July 5, 2012 EU working on GM animals' entry into Europe market   EU officials are in the midst of efforts to allow genetically modified (GM) animals to the European market. European authorities have developed safety guidelines for the intr ...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Slow EU GM soy approvals poses trade threat
July 4, 2012   Slow EU GM soy approvals poses trade threat   Slow EU approval of genetically modified soy is likely to pose a growing threat to trade as the pace of development accelerates, American Soy Association President Steve Wellman s ...
Monday, June 18, 2012
Denmark's plan to stop EU GM crops cultivation fails
June 18, 2012 Denmark's plan to stop EU GM crops cultivation fails The goal to destroy the deadlock in Europe over genetically modified (GM) crop cultivation by Denmark has failed. The Danish-led EU presidency had been keen to push through ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
European Foods Safety Authority rejects France's GM corn ban
June 5, 2012 European Foods Safety Authority rejects France's GM corn ban The European Foods Safety Authority (EFSA) has overruled the efforts of France to prohibit genetically modified (GM) corn across member states. French efforts to ban ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Europe's GM crop land contracts
June 5, 2012 Europe's GM crop land contracts The field trials with genetically modified (GM) crops are becoming lesser in Europe, with the exception of Spain, where large firms perform a series of field trials. Very few releases are part of ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
EU wheat falls as rains seen augmenting Europe crops
May 29, 2012   EU wheat falls as rains seen augmenting Europe crops   For the first time in three sessions in Paris, milling wheat dropped on speculation that warm weather and rains this week will improve the prospects for crops in parts of ...

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