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GMO News Update May 23, 2008 |
There have been 13 new articles posted in the GMO News Updates forum in the past week. In the beginning it seemed like a good idea. Instead of burning dirty fossil fuels, we can power our cars using plant-based "biofuels." So said proponents of such fuel alternatives as ethanol. It would be like switching from a diet of greasy hamburgers to pure, sweet green tea. International conference agrees to draw up legally binding liability on GMO damage An international conference agreed Friday to hold producers or handlers of genetically engineered organisms liable for damage their products cause to native plants or animals, organizers said. Group agrees on liability for GMO damage An international conference agreed Friday to hold producers or handlers of genetically engineered organisms liable for damage their products cause to native plants or animals when transported across borders. U.S. using food crisis to boost bio-engineered crops The Bush administration has slipped a controversial ingredient into the $770 million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world food crisis, adding language that would promote the use of genetically modified crops in food-deprived countries. MLA wants labels on potentially toxic food (Canada) Vancouver-Fairview MLA Gregor Robertson plans to introduce a private member's bill in the legislature Monday making it mandatory to label genetically engineered food. Poll: Many Won't Buy Genetically Modified Food According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, 53 percent of Americans say they won't buy food that has been genetically modified. But CBS News investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports that it's not that easy to avoid. While most packaged and processed foods do contain genetically modified ingredients, the labels don't have to say so. Europe Delays Decision on Growing of Modified Crops The European Union authorities delayed decisions on Wednesday on whether to allow European farmers to grow types of genetically modified crops, heightening tensions with agro-science companies and risking further friction with trading partners like the United States. EU delays decision on approving more GM crops The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, delayed a decision on Wednesday on whether farmers may grow more genetically modified crops, saying further scientific analysis was needed before approval could be given. EU delays decision on biotech licensing The European Commission delayed a decision on licensing the cultivation of three biotech crops Wednesday — raising doubts about whether the EU will open its market to genetically modified foods. EU ministers to debate approving GM cotton imports European Union farm ministers are likely to debate by mid-July whether to allow imports of a genetically modified strain of cotton to be used as a food ingredient and in animal feed, a document showed on Tuesday. Environmental groups appeal to EU to reject 3 new biotech crops Environmental groups appealed to the European Union on Monday to reject applications from the biotech industry to approve one newly engineered potato variety and two corn crops. Scientists use human genes in goat's milk UC Davis professor James Murray knows that his experiments with human genes and goats give some people the creeps. In October 1996, a spokesman for Monsanto told Farm Journal why his company was buying up seed companies left and right: "What you're seeing is not just a consolidation of seed companies, it's really a consolidation of the entire food chain." |
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