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Friday, November 14, 2014
China imports non-GMO corn from Bulgaria for the first time
November 14, 2014   China imports non-GMO corn from Bulgaria for the first time     China's first imported non-GMO corn from Bulgaria, weighing 36,700 tons, has arrived at Shenzhen's Shekou port earlier this week. It will be permitted for s ...
Thursday, November 13, 2014
EU Parliament okays plan to give member states free hand over GMO
GM crop advocates suffered a major setback after the European Parliament endorsed a new plan Tuesday (November 11) that allows countries in the EU to ban genetically modified crops on their soil, even if they are approved for cultivation in ...
Friday, October 31, 2014
Vietnam to start growing GMO corn soon to feed more pigs
Vietnam will soon start growing genetically modified corn to increase local feed supply in line with the country's plan to expand pork production.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Manila's GMO march takes a back step
As early as 2003 the Philippines approved the propagation of the genetically modified Bt corn, where the Bacillus thuringiensis gene is inserted to produce a protein that's supposed to protect it from the Asiatic corn borers. The government ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Syngenta faces more suits over GMO corn junked by China
October 21, 2014 Syngenta faces more suits over GMO corn junked by China The Swiss seed and chemical company Syngenta has been sued by US farmers in 11 states over alleged losses they had incurred from growing genetically engineered corns a ...
Thursday, October 9, 2014
GMO seen as solution to famine in Africa but countries can't agree on it
October 9, 2014 GMO seen as solution to famine in Africa but countries can't agree on it   Genetically-modified (GM) crops are seen as a key solution towards eradicating poverty and famine in the Southern African region. But the biggest cha ...
Monday, October 6, 2014
Feeds from GMO crops have no ill effects on animals, study shows
Two researchers from the University of California-Davis have completed a comprehensive review of numerous studies on the effects of genetically engineered crops on food-producing animals, and found that feeds containing GE crops had no impa ...
Friday, October 3, 2014
China launches pro-GMO media campaign
China has launched a media campaign supporting the use of genetically-modified crops which the country hopes will significantly improve its food security. The campaign aims to combat anti-GMO sentiments, which have gain momentum following r ...
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Value of labelling GMO products questioned
October 2, 2014 Value of labelling GMO products questioned A study commissioned by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technologies (CAST) based in Ames, Iowa in the United States, has questioned the wisdom of the mandatory labelling o ...
Monday, September 29, 2014
China freezes approval of GMO soy
China has suspended processing the import approval for a genetically modified soy variety because of "low public acceptance" of GMO food,sourcesprivy to the matter said.
Friday, September 26, 2014
US approves Dow AgroScience's GMO Enlist crops
September 26, 2014 US approves Dow AgroScience's GMO Enlist crops In one of the latest developments concerning genetically-modified organism (GMO), Dow AgroSciences' new genetically-modified corn and soybeans has been granted approval by th ...
Monday, September 15, 2014
Cargill sues Syngenta over bungled GMO corn export to China
Cargill today said it has filed a damage suit against Syngenta Seeds, Inc. in the Louisiana state court in the US for shippingits AgrisureViptera® (MIR 162) corn seed before the product got import approval from China.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
US Grains Council urges China to lift ban on GMO corn
July 30, 2014       US Grains Council urges China to lift ban on GMO corn The US Grains Council urged China to withdraw its restriction on a GMO corn strain, saying the new demand was unworkable, Reuters reports. Trade sources said China is ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Brazil wary over GMO corn's effect on pest mutation
July 30, 2014 Brazil wary over GMO corn's effect on pest mutation Aprosoja farm lobby in Brazil's Mato Grosso state says that genetically modified corn seeds are no longer protecting the crop from tropical bugs, while costs increased for pr ...
Friday, April 11, 2014
GMO labelling measures prevent US states from enacting on their own
April 11, 2014 GMO labelling measures prevent US states from enacting on their own   The bill, known as the Safe and Accurate Food labelling Act, would put the US government in charge of overseeing the labelling of foods with genetically mo ...

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