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 Genetically Modified Agricultural Products Related News - 2006

Last Updated: 12/30/2006

 

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DECEMBER

 

§      FDA calls meat, milk from clones safe for eating (12/29/06)

§      African-American Organization Urges FDA to Stop Deceptive Marketing of ‘No rBST Milk’ (12/18/06)

§      EFSA launches public consultation on GMO feeding trials (12/18/06)

§      U.K. Department of Ag approves GM potato research trials (12/1/06)

 

NOVEMBER

 

§      Gov't to settle agreements with US on agriculture (11/29/06)

§      Canada Canola Still Banned From Europe Despite WTO Ruling (11/28/06)

§      Chhattisgarh Govt peeved about GM crop trials (11/27/06)

§      EU will not appeal WTO GM ruling (11/23/06)

§      Canada Applauds WTO Ruling on Genetically Modified Organism Import (11/23/06)

§      PM attacks 'irrational arguments' on GM food (11/6/06)

§      Indian Supreme Court bans GM crop trials (11/1/06)

§      Agricultural Biotechnology: Canada and the WTO Ruling on Genetically Modified Organisms — Ag-West Bio Bulletin (11/1/06)

 

OCTOBER

 

§      Supreme Court of India clears trial of GM mustard (10/25/06)

§      Brazil Biotech Commission: No Approval On Corn, Cotton GMO (10/24/06)

§      FDA Move On Cloned Food Alarms Groups (10/18/06)

§      FDA close to approving sale of meat, milk from clones (10/17/06)

§      SC okays field trials of genetically modified mustard (10/13/06)

 

SEPTEMBER

 

§      SC restrains Govt from allowing new GM crops (9/23/06)  

§      Gov’t yet to regulate genetically modified crops (9/17/06)

§      EFSA: 'Insufficient data' for full GM risk assessment (9/15/06)

§      Consumer group urges USDA not to approve GMO rice (9/15/06)

§      FAO Director-General Appeals for Second Green Revolution (9/13/06)

§      FSA moves to block illegal GM rice (9/5/06)

§      Rights panel pushing govt to drop biosafety bill (9/5/06)

 

AUGUST

 

§      USDA says validated Bayer test for GMO rice (8/25/06)

§      Federal judge: officials cut corners with biotech crop permits (8/15/06)

§      Canada: The WTO Rules on Genetically Modified Organisms  (8/10/06)

§      USDA publishes report on bio-engineered crops in Uzbekistan (8/8/06)

 

JULY

 

§      GM plan 'will protect conventional crops'  (7/20/06)

§      Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (7/15/06)

§      EFSA launches GM food consultation (7/10/06)

 

JUNE

 

§      USDA Works to Improve Bread With Biotech  (6/29/06)

§      FDA advises voluntary disclosure of GMO crop tests  (6/23/06

§      Consumer Group Sues FDA Over Biotech Foods  (6/9/06)

 

MAY

 

§      EFSA to up co-operation on GMO risk assessment (5/19/06)

§      GMO bill killed by governor (5/17/06)

§      EU freeze on GM food illegal – WTO  (5/12/06)

§      Lawmakers slam weak monitoring of GM food (5/10/06)

§      Polish GM bill 'violates EU regulations'  (5/3/06)

§      Field trial of GM crops only after GEAC approval, rules apex court (5/2/06)

 

APRIL

 

§      Battle over Bt cotton hots up in AP (4/27/06)

§      Enviro watchdog welcomes labelling of GM food (4/26/06)

§      Senate Sows Seeds Of GM Ban (4/25/06)

§      House, Senate reach compromise on genetic seeds (4/20/06)

§      EU commission 'admitted GM food uncertainty' (4/19/06)
Polish Government Eyes Ban On GMO Plantings (4/7/06)

§      U.S. Interior Dept. sued over GMO plantings (4/6/06)

 

 

MARCH

 

§      Call For Crop Regulation Changes (3/20/06)

 

FEBRUARY

 

§      EU Farm Chief Lukewarm on Plan for GMO Crop Law (2/28/06)

§      GM potato no threat to health, says EFSA  (2/27/06)

§      Philippine Govt In Dilemna Over GM Foods (2/20/06)

§      Feds Sued Over Approval of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa (2/17/06)

§      State accused of failing in GM policy (2/6/06)

 

JANUARY

 

§      Maize imports free from illegal GMOs, says FSA (1/27/06)

§      Chair of Whiteman Osterman law group to address biotech patent conference (1/25/06)

§      Amendment to biosafety policies governing GM crops is pushed (1/24/06)

§      AP Govt threatens to cancel Mahyco's licence (1/7/06)

§      Government to check planting of transgenic corn in 2005 (1/6/06)

 

 

  

 

 

DECEMBER

 

§      Genetically altered rice suits combined  (12/ 20/06)

§      Farmer quits GM trial after phone threats (12/18/06)

§      Biotech seen doubling U.S. corn yields by 2030 (12/12/06)

§      Farmer quits GM trial after phone threats (12/16/06)
US citizens ignorant of genetically modified diet (12/16/06)
GM potato farmer 'feels unsafe'  (12/16/06)
SC concerned over risks of open field trials of GM seeds (12/16/06)

§      Africa in the middle of U.S.-European biotech trade war (12/12/06)

§      Biotech seen doubling U.S. corn yields by 2030 (12/11/06)

§      U.S. Uneasy About Biotech Food; Americans Lack Knowledge, Faith In FDA's Accuracy, Poll Finds (12/7/06)

§      BigG executive: U.S. food industry isn't ready for biotech wheat (12/5/06)

 

NOVEMBER

 

§      Fueling South Florida's biotech boom (11/22/06)

§      Have Your Say On Field Trials (11/22/06)

§      EU drags heels on biotech food, US lawmakers say (11/16/06)

§      Farmers' fears on GE crops allayed (11/13/06)

§      Oregon committee invites contested ‘biopharming’ of GE Plants(11/9/06)

§      USA: Biotech rice saga yields bushel of questions for Feds (11/6/06)

 

OCTOBER

 

§      Oregon biopharming panel sees way to protect health, advance work (10/31/06)

§      Glyphosate-Resistant Marestail Confirmed In Nebraska (10/31/06)

§      U.S. Holy See Embassy Wades Into Genetically Modified Crops Debate (10/25/06)

§      Commission Decision Backed on strict counter testing of US rice imports (10/25/06)

§      Researchers Developing Purple Tomatoes (10/24/06)

§      EU votes to test U.S. rice (10/23/06)

§      Michigan growers cautioned about Stewart's wilt in field corn (10/23/06)

§      Climate Change Forces Farming Innovation (10/23/06)

§      Biotech Instills Fear And Loathing In California Rice Belt (10/13/06)

§      North Dakota could see canola crops double (10/10/06)

§      Washington farmers raise modified safflower for drug firm (10/10/06)

§      U.S. wants EU to speed up approval of genetically modified products (10/2/06)

§      Bio firm plans factory for processing genetically engineered rice in Kansas (10/2/06)

 

SEPTEMBER

§      GM Crops Saving Farm Economy from Drought (9/26/06)

§      Committee receives comments against Oregon biopharming (9/26/06)

§      GM POTATOES FACTS AND FICTIONS (9/24/06)

§      More farmers sue over release of altered rice (9/17/06)

§      Critics of modified plants grow louder (9/13/06)

§      Ore. Incident Leads To Worries About Genetically Modified Plants (9/13/06)

§      When genetically modified plants go wild (9/9/06)

§      Report: Export Markets Still Not Ready for Biotech Wheat (9/6/06)

§      Zero tolerance is the problem (9/6/06)

 

AUGUST

 

§      Soybeans for fuel and food are featured at Farm Progress Show in Iowa (8/30/06)

§      Analysis - US Oversight Of Biotech Crops Seen Lacking (8/30/06)

§      California rice industry nervous about GMO contamination 1,600 miles away (8/29/06)

§      Genetic crop bill OK'd by California Assembly (8/28/06)

§      US opposes India’s initiative on labelling of GM foods (8/28/06)

§      US reviews EU demands on biotech rice (8/24/06)

§      New EU measures to stop unauthorised GMO containing US rice imports (8/24/06)

§      EU set to stop GMO-tainted US rice (8/23/06)

§      US rushes test for GMO rice amid skittish market (8/23/06)

§      EU poised to take measures against US rice (8/22/06)

§      No genetically modified U.S. rice imported to S. Korea: agriculture ministry (8/21/06)

§      GE rice contaminates US crop (8/21/06)

§      North Dakota State Partners With Monsanto On Oilseed Crops (8/2/06)

 

JULY

 

§      Fruit in Space (7/24/06)

§      Hawaii GM seed business updated (7/24/06)

§      Iowa State Researchers Developing Bio Corn (7/6/06)

§      China Xiwang Gets Approval for U.S. GMO Corn Imports (7/5/06)

§      Beyond genetically modified crops (7/4/06)

§      Biotech Corn Planting Increases in Nebraska (7/1/06)

 

JUNE

 

§      Santa Cruz next to consider GMO ban (6/19/06)

§      Kansas opens arms to Ventria's biotech rice (6/16/06)

§      Plant Genetics Offer New Options To Midwest Farmers (6/1/06)

 

MAY

 

§      GM the 'Answer to the Future' (5/24/06)

§      UH seeds still GMO tainted (5/23/06)

§      USA : China largest market for US biotech crops (5/19/06)

§      Modified Crops' Usage Grows (5/14/06)

§      Vermont farmers have mixed reaction to GMO veto (5/9/06)

§      Genetically Altered Cotton Crop on Rise (5/6/06)

 

APRIL

 

§      States urged to drop GM bans (4/28/06)

§      GM cotton research wins award (4/28/06)

§      Michigan House Approves Bill On Genetically Modified Seeds (4/27/06)

§      Fewer Restrictions Will Lead To Advancements In Transgenic Crops (4/18/06)

§      Drug corn could have promising Iowa future (4/13/06)

§      Stricter Review Urged for Biotech Food (4/13/06)

§      Soybeans will lead way (4/12/06)

§      Biotech critics, backers make their cases at Chicago events (4/10/06)

§      A Cornfield Grows In McCormick Place; Biotech Show To Focus On Consumer Products (4/4/06)

§      Government To Give GM Agri-Commodities A Boost 4/4/06)

 

 

MARCH

 

§      Super fruits set to dominate flavour market (3/31/06)

§      Canada acting as U.S. pawn in support of 'suicide seeds,' say farm activists (3/21/06)

§      Do plants have the potential to vaccinate against HIV?  (3/13/06)

§      10-Year Ban Proposed For Genetically Modified Agriculture  (3/1/06)

 

FEBRUARY

 

§      Older Farmers Less Likely To Plant Bt Corn  (2/21/06)

§      Easing fears of biotech food (2/21/06)

§      More Voices Joining Chorus For GMO Wheat (2/16/06)

§      America's masterplan is to force GM food on the world (2/13/06)

§      Bill would require labeling of genetically modified seeds (2/13/06)

§      CSPI report shows drop in new U.S. agri-biotech products (2/10/06)

§      American Dietetic Association reaffirms support for ag biotechnology  (2/2/06)

§      WTO rules against EU in pivotal GM case (2/2/06)

 

JANUARY

 

§      Seeds of conflict take root in debate over Michigan farming bill (1/30/06)

§      Scientists eye tobacco for plague vaccine (1/17/06)

§      Hawaii serves as world's biotech lab (1/16/06)

§      Missouri agency gives tentative OK to biopharm lab project (1/13/06)

§      Plant-derived vaccines safeguard against deadly plague (1/10/06)

§      Agriculture Dept. faulted on oversight of biotech crop trials (1/8/06)

§      Biotech crops mark first decade with wins, losses (1/1/06)

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER

 

§      Genetically engineered peanuts get go-ahead (12/29/06)

§      China breeds 55 new GM cotton strains (12/29/06)

§      ROMANIA: GM Soy to be Banned (12/20/06)

§      Non-GM farmers say report fails to address pay issues  (12/19/06)

§      New potato variety boasts less acrylamide, better aroma (12/18/06)

§      EU ministers look set to back Austria over GMO ban  (12/18/06)

§      Do We Need GM Wheat? (12/18/06)

§      Apex court concerned over use of GURTs in transgenic mustard (12/18/06)

§      New potato variety boasts less acrylamide, better aroma (12/18/06)

§      Lab-altered grapes uncork fears of `Frankenwine' (12/16/06)

§      Chinese consumers concerned about food safety (12/16/06)

§      Bt Cotton Area Set To Rise 75 Pc Next Season (12/16/06)

§      Field trials of genetically modified herbicide tolerant maize event GA21 to be carried out in France between 2007 and 2009 (12/15/06)

§      GM Mustard: GEAC to submit report (12/15/06)

§      Uganda: Country Gets GM Testing Tools (12/15/06)

§      Bt Cotton Area Set To Rise 75 Pc Next Season (12/14/06)

§      EU Court Asked to Fine France over National GMO Law (12/13/06)

§      Genetic modification turns plant virus into delivery vehicle for green-friendly insecticide, say UF researchers (12/13/06)

§      ENVIRONMENT-CHILE:Time for Straight Talk about Transgenics? (12/13/06)

§      Lab-altered grapes uncork fears of `Frankenwine' (12/13/06)

§      Biotech cotton won't ease hunger but may ease poverty (12/12/06)

§      FSANZ Receives Submissions for GM Soybeans and Rice (12/12/06)

§      What Does GM Potatoes Mean for Future Blight Control? (12/12/06)

§      Stronger Rules on Produce Likely After Outbreaks of E.Coli (12/12/06)

§      GM Bacteria eats cancer (12/11/06)

§      300 bushels per acre corn yield no longer a pie-in-sky goal (12/11/06)

§      Scientists to develop genetically-modified abaca (12/11/06)

§      Green Revolution feeds the world, but not Africa (12/11/06)

§      Many African nations reject biotech cassava plant (12/11/06)

·     Frankentree (12/9/06)

§      GM canola shipment contaminated: AQIS  (12/8/06)

§      Genetically modified yeast could boost biofuels (12/7/06)

§      Queensland could trial GM cane  (12/7/06)

§      Company defends GM canola imports (12/7/06)

§      Super Lettuce Turns Sour Sweet (12/7/06)

§      Casting New Light On Genetics Debate (12/7/06)

§      China delays GM rice, again (12/7/06)

§      Australian food firms urged to avoid GM canola (12/6/06)

§      GM potatoes could 'strengthen competitiveness' (12/6/06)

§      Canada to partner India in knowledge city project (12/6/06)

§      GM starch potato approval goes Council of Ministers (12/6/06)

§      Greenpeace fail to block GM canola (12/6/06)

§      New Crops Needed to Avoid Famines (12/6/06)

§      Americans Still Uncomfortable With Biotech Foods (12/6/06)

§      Editorial: Biotech Crops Are A Boon (12/6/06)

§      The Potential of Genetically Modified Soy to Manage HIV/AIDS in Africa (12/6/06)

§      Cornfields Isolated After Ge Scare (12/5/06)

§      Power Shift in Wheat Exports (12/5/06)

§      EU clashes over first "live" GMO crop since 1998 (12/5/06)

§      US food sector wary of GMO wheat - Gen Mills exec (12/5/06)

§      INDIA: Agriculture ministry acknowledges rise in Bt cotton acreage (12/5/06)

§      Wheat scientist takes on drought, rot, Roundup (12/5/06)

§      Newly Cloned Gene Key to More Adaptable Wheat Varieties (12/5/06)

§      Challenges facing Europe over GMO policy impact (12/5/06)

§      Alert over secret GM seed in imports (12/5/06)

§      Britain gives go-ahead to GMO potato trials (12/4/06)

§      New crops needed to avoid famines (12/4/06)

§      EU clashes over first "live" GMO crop since 1998 (12/4/06)

§      GM corn investigation to be completed by Tuesday (12/4/06)

§      Greens see red over 'GM sweetcorn planting' (12/2/06)

§      Scientist warns over GM potato trials (12/2/06)

§      The Gm Spud (12/2/06)

§      Scientist in GM potato warning (12/1/06)

§      GM potato trials given go-ahead (12/1/06)

§      Trials for GM potatoes agreed (12/1/06)

§      MAF investigates GM sweet corn importation (12/1/06)

§      Lawyers want 13 lawsuits over biotech rice to be merged (12/1/06)

§      Border bungles allows GE contaminated seeds into NZ (12/1/06)

§      Britain gives go-ahead to GMO potato trials (12/1/06)

§      Britain to okay GMO potato trials : Report (12/1/06)

§      GM potato trials given go-ahead in Britain (12/1/06)

 

NOVEMBER

 

§      Scientists target costly wheat disease (11/30/06)

§      Thai rice exporters eye Europe's non-GM market (11/30/06)

§      Producers Blast Hungary's Stance On GM Crops (11/30/06)

§      Have Your Say On Field Trials (11/29/06)
Farmers cautioned on Bt rice tests (11/29/06)

§      GMO rice found safe, but trade still fettered (11/29/06)

§      China, Chile to exchange breed resources in agricultural cooperation (11/29/06)

§      Biotech Plays Role In Meeting Food, Fuel Demand (11/29/06)

§      Ground Reality: Bt Cotton Crop Rises To 8.6 M Acres In India (11/28/06)

§      Spurious Bt Cotton Seeds In Vidarbha Caused Farmers' Plight (11/28/06)

§      Toxic Seed Becomes Hope For The Hungry (11/28/06)

§      Engineered Rice: Deregulate? (11/28/06)

§      Debate On GMOs Triggered By Passion (11/28/06)

§      Zimbabwe: State to Ensure Safety in Use of GMOs - Zhuwawo (11/28/06)

§      Hungary Set To Pass "Strictest" GMO Crop Law (11/27/06)

§      Wheat gene clone boosts food benefits (11/27/06)

§      Germany permits first trial GMO wheat plantings (11/27/06)

§      Deliberate release of NK603 and NK603 x MON 810 maize for the use in field trials in the Czech Republic (11/25/06)
Field peas prove their worth in dry season in Western Australia's northeastern wheatbelt (11/25/06)
Notification for the field testing of spring oilseed rape (Brassica napus) genetically modified for improved oil composition in the seed (11/25/06)

§      Genetically Modified Foods Are Safe, Weizmann Head Says (11/23/06)

§      Golden Rice still at development stage (11/23/06)

§      Zimbabwe: GMO - Debate Rages On (11/23/06)

§      The Search for Private Profit in the Nation's Public Par (11/23/06)

§      Hungary sets limits for GM crops (11/23/06)

§      Geneticists Gone Wild. What's the World to Do? (11/23/06)

§      Strengthening Canadian Gobal Opportunity — BIOTECanada (11/20/06)
A Vision of the Soybean Sector — Top Crop Manager (11/20/06)

§      Annan Warns of "Catastrophic" Biotech Danger (11/20/06)

§      Modified cotton to be edible (11/20/06)

§      Biotechnology: new vista to tackle complex problems of world food security (11/20/06)

§      Bt paddy trials raise a din in Tamil Nadu (11/20/06)

§      Increase in acerage indicates its popularity (11/20/06)

§      Farmers want GE trials stopped (11/17/06)

§      SA extends genetically modified crop ban (11/17/06)

§      New Study Finds Biotech Plays Role in Meeting Food and Fuel Demand (11/17/06)

§      EU proposes fees for food safety authorisations (11/17/06)

§      'GM Crops Help Cut Pesticide Use' (11/16/06)

§      Groups seek ban on engineered trees (11/16/06)

§      Bt rootworm corn isn't 'bulletproof,' entomologists say (11/16/06)

§      Agricultural Biotechnology: Overregulated and Underappreciated (11/13/06)

§      Mexico Puts Transgenic Corn Trials On Hold (11/13/06)
India: Delhi Univ's transgenic mustard crop trials may hit roadblock (11/13/06)

§      India: AP Govt seeks say in field trials (11/9/06)
New Regulatory Body Likely For GM Crops (11/9/06)

§      UK scientists ask permission to create human-cow hybrid (11/7/06)

§      There's no chance that this technology will replace GM (11/7/06)

§      India: As Bt trial fields sprout, regulators say ensure monitoring mechanism runs deep (11/7/06)

§      Dispute boils over GM rice (11/7/06)

§       India: Exporters seek ban on field trials of GM rice (11/3/06)

§      Czechs profit by mixing GM crops with conventional and organic yields (11/2/06)

§      GMO Traces Pressure Spain's Organic Maize Farmers (11/1/06)

§      Indian traders warn against GM rice (11/1/06)

§      GM cabbage trials could have opposite effect on pests, lobby group says (11/1/06)

§      GMO Crops Continue to Catch On With Farmers — Better Farming (11/1/06)

 

OCTOBER

 

§      India: Centre gives nod to Mahyco (10/31/06)

§      Protect Indian rice exports from contamination: Industry (10/31/06)

§      New approaches to problems in the fields of mycotoxin and stress tolerance research  (10/31/06)

§      International Institute of Tropical Agriculture field days introduce disease-tolerant planting materials to Cameroon farmers (10/31/06)

§      Mexico Shuts the Door on GM Maize (10/30/06)

§      BKU torches GM rice test field in Karnal (10/30/06)

§      GM variety may spell trouble for Indian rice(10/30/06)

§      DEFRA's 'flawed' genetically modified crop proposals under fire from campaigners (10/30/06)

§      Romania Harvests Trouble With Its GM Crops (10/30/06)

§      GM cotton gets green light in northern Australia (10/27/06)

§      GM firms' wine industry's attempt deflated (10/27/06)

§      GM tomato good for the heart (10/27/06)

§      GMCs: Good, bad or useless? (10/27/06)

§      Why Glyphosate Resistance Is So Important (10/26/06)

§      Little GM food makes it onto European plates, says EU (10/26/06)

§      Rice War: A Chinese Ag Economist Plows Ahead With His Push for GM Seeds (10/25/06)

§      Biotechnology Is Moving Outside Its Normal Agricultural Envelope (10/25/06)

§      Greenpeace files suit to end open-field trials (10/25/06)

§      Mexico GMO commercial corn seen years away (10/25/06)

§      Feeding Africa (10/25/06)

§      European opposition to GE rice: Thailand reaps windfall (10/23/06)

§      Three out of four Italians see GMOs as health threat (10/23/06)

§      GM peanut is enriched with vitamins (10/22/06)

§      Agricultural research in Montpellier is recognized as one of 13 fields of scientific excellence in France (10/20/06)

§      Mexico to set up GMO rules within two weeks (10/19/06)

§      Genetically enhanced flavonoid tomatoes could reduce cardiovascular disease (10/19/06)

§      Mexico rejects biotech corn planting (10/19/06)

§      Local demand for genetically modified crops rises (10/19/06)

§      GM crops seen as way farmers can beat drought (10/18/06)

§      Organic lobby concedes GM-coexistence is inevitable (10/18/06)

§      Minister reignites the GM debate (10/18/06)

§      South Africa: Local demand for genetically modified crops rises (10/18/06)

§      Genetically modified wine on the cards (10/18/06)

§      EU set to decide on compulsory tests for GMO rice (10/17/06)

§      Exporters want GM-free pledge (10/17/06)

§      Acceptance of biotechnology growing, U.S. official says (10/17/06)

§      World’s most important gene banks now under international plant genetic resources treaty (10/17/06)

§      Calif. growers fear biotech rice threat (10/16/06)

§      India: Field trials of indigenously developed GM golden rice soon (10/16/06)
Barley breeding trials on show in Queensland (10/16/06)

§      GM regulator on panel funded by biotech majors (10/13/06)

§      Field trials of indigenously developed GM Gold Rice soon (10/13/06)

§      GM Rice Likely To Make Trade More Complex (10/13/06)

§      Stalk-Raving Mad --- French Farmers, Activists Battle Over Rise In Genetically Altered Corn (10/13/06)

§      India: Field trials of indigenously developed GM golden rice soon (10/13/06)

§      Australian State Ag minister slams Fed GM call (10/13/06)

§      ‘Biotech is more than GM crop’ (10/13/06)

§      Don't deny crop-starved Africa a gene revolution (10/12/06)

§      Uganda 'needs biotech law' to save banana sector (10/12/06)

§      Good Enough To Eat: Weighing both sides to the genetic engineering debate (10/12/06)

§      Does application matter? An examination of public perception of agricultural biotechnology applications (10/12/06)

§      On-farm benefits of plant biotechnology also benefit society (10/11/06)

§      Public perceptions of tobacco biopharming (10/11/06)  

§      EuropaBio welcomes 'science-based' hearing on GM food (10/10/06)

§      ICRISAT to come out with 'BT' Chickpea, Pigeonpea (10/10/06)

§      Grain of truth: PM says GM rice good for food security (10/10/06)

§      Japan’s GM dilemma (10/6/06)

§      GMOs And Allergies: Tests May Help Answer Questions (10/4/06)

§      Brazil Moves Toward Biotech (10/4/06)

§      Indian agricultural university plans field trial of transgenic version of Bt brinjal (10/2/06)
Japan lifts ban on U.S. long grain rice (10/2/06)

§      Uganda: Mixed response to country's biotech progress (10/2/06)

§      EU may ban altered foods, WTO says (10/2/06)

 

SEPTEMBER

 

§      GM crops are a liability not asset (9/29/06)

§      Spain's Ebro suspended U.S. rice imports in August (9/29/06)

§      BC-PR-GM-FOOD: SAPA PR -- GM FOOD SAFE FOR HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (9/28/06)

§       GM Foods: Insurance Angle To The DEFRA Consultation Paper

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§      Golden Rice in 3 years (9/28/06)

§      Illegal rice recalled (9/28/06)

§      Biotechnology won't fix declining wheat markets (9/27/06)

§      'Genetically modified food need of the hour' (9/26/06)

§      GM CROPS (9/26/06)

§      Biotech potential for Kedah’s agriculture (9/25/06)

§      'Don't be afraid of new technology' (9/25/06)

§      Biotech goods grow 15 times since 1994 (9/25/06)

§      Court: withhold approval for genetically modified products (9/24/06)

§      Genetically altered plants not accepted in Royal Flora expo (9/24/06)

§      EU chases GMO-tainted rice strain in four countries (9/22/06)

§      French farmers protest over GMO attacks, water curbs (9/21/06)

§      Rice farmers hold tight to crop after GMO woes (9/20/06)

§      GM bacteria key to cheaper xylitol production? (9/20/06)

§      Thailand sees GM as key to rising threat from Chinese agriculture (9/19/06)

§      EU ministers deadlocked over GMO rapeseed imports (9/19/06)

§      GM: The cover-up (9/17/06)

§      Legal challenge plan over GM rice (9/17/06)

§      Define 'Precautionary Principle' To Avoid Clashes Over Biotechnology Under World Trade Rules (9/15/06)

§      New Study Shows Nutrition Has Greater Impact than Biotech Content on Soil Organisms (9/15/06)

§      Biotech Traits: What's New (9/14/06)

§      GM banana plants resist disease (9/13/06)

§      Bt Brinjal Faces Consumers, Scientists Wrath (9/13/06)

§      Genetically modified rice hits Switzerland (9/13/06)

§      Doubts Over Cassava Project (9/12/06)

§      Genetic engineering: Scrutinize, don't demonize (9/12/06)

§      Southern Africa: GMO testing vital for SADC (9/12/06)

§      Contamination: 1. Containment: 0. Greenpeace Calls For Immediate Halt To GE Brinjal Field Trials (9/12/06)

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