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Germany set to launch "non-GM" label
The German Agriculture Ministry is to introduce a special label for food that has not been genetically modified, in a move to create greater transparency for consumers.
Agriculture state secretary Gert Lindemann told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that the new non-GM label will apply not only to non-genetically-modified crops but to eggs, meat and milk from animals that were raised without biotech feed.
Don't Look for the Label on Cloned Food Products
This summer when you go to the grocery for steaks to grill, you may not know if the meat came from the offspring of a cloned cow. That’s because on Tuesday the FDA decided that meat and dairy products from cloned cattle, pigs and goats are safe for consumption.
Germany Set to Launch "Non-GM" Label
The German Agriculture Ministry is to introduce a special label for food that has not been genetically modified, in a move to create greater transparency for consumers.
Agriculture state secretary Gert Lindemann told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that the new 'non-GM' label will apply not only to non-genetically-modified crops but to eggs, meat and milk from animals that were raised without biotech feed.
Farmers Call for Suspension of Seed Treaty
Farmers Call for Suspension of Seed Treaty Governments fail to meet minimal Treaty obligations UN conference told
Genetically altered food: Labels hotly debated in Iowa
Iowa is playing center stage in a global debate over whether people
should be warned when the genetic makeup of their food has been altered.
A national advocacy group believes consumers would demand that genetically modified foods be labeled if they knew just how much is being changed in labs. The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods is pushing presidential candidates to support making labeling the law - with some success.
NGO underlines organic farming for environmental, economic well-being
Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) has underscored the importance of organic farming to reduce cultivation costs and ensure environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Foods produced through organic agriculture had natural nutrients which were important to people's health compared to genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and other foods cultivated using artificial fertilizers and pesticides.
Edwards, Richardson, And Dodd Take Stand In Iowa In Favor Of Labeling Of Ge Foods
Fairfield, IA -- October 13, 2007 - Senator John Edwards, Governor Bill Richardson, and Senator Chris Dodd have all gone on record in favor of mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods this week in Iowa. In response to questions during their campaign visits to Fairfield this week, each candidate stated he would support legislation to require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods if elected to be President of the United States.
GMOs Next Global Lightning Rod Issue
July 22, 2007— Our ability to tinker with nature has outstripped our ability to regulate what we create, says Yves Tiberghien, a political scientist who specializes in global regulatory mechanisms for technology and trade.
Consider that almost 70 per cent of the products we buy at the grocery store contain genetically engineered food. Yet we don’t know their long-term impact on our health, the environment, or how they may tip the future balance of power in the global economy.
Is Africa Being Bullied Into Growing GM Crops?
Africa is rapidly becoming a focal point for multinational crop and chemical corporations clearing the way for the extended uptake of their products and technologies. In particular, African governments are facing enormous pressure to endorse and adopt genetically modified (GM) crops.
Keeping an Eye on Transgenic Crops
Did you know that genetically modified, or "transgenic" crops are now commonplace on North American farms? According to a recent survey in the United States, the majority of Americans have no idea just how pervasive this technology has become. In fact, North Americans have been eating transgenic foods and using products made from their crops for over a decade. So, what kind of effect, for better or for worse, are these crops having on the environment?
EU Sponsored "Transcontainer" Project
Biological Contaiment
The Transcontainer project is aimed at developing GM plants in which artificially added genes (“transgenes”) are locked up and unable to spread to other plants, thereby facilitating co-existence and enhancing biosafety of GM plants.
All crops in the Transcontainer project have been chosen based on their relevance for European agriculture. As an important representative for the cultivation of plants for their seeds, the oilseed rape is being used in the research project. Tomato and eggplant represent plants grown for their fruits. The third group of agricultural plants are sugar beet, rye grass, red fescue and birch, which are grown for vegetative parts such as wood, beet and grass.
Suicide-Seed Sequel: EU's "Transcontainer" Turns Terminator into Zombie
Today ETC Group reports on a new crop of genetic engineering technologies that are being promoted as a biosafety solution to the unwanted spread of transgenes from GM crops, trees and pharmaceutical- producing plants. In practice, these technologies, if commercialized, will allow the multinational seed industry to tighten its grasp on proprietary seeds and to restrict the rights of farmers.
Monsanto Moves to Tighten its Control Over Latin America
For the past two months, the Latin American press has been inundated with news of a fresh offensive by Monsanto in several Latin American countries. The US transnational corporation appears determined to complete the invasion of GM (genetically modified) crops throughout the continent and to crush the resistance that has arisen in response to the company's attempt to control and dominate Latin American agriculture.
New GM Soybeans
Herbicide-tolerant soybeans now account for about 90 percent of the
U.S. crop. Most of this acreage is planted to Roundup Ready beans
genetically engineered to tolerate exposure of glyphosate (Roundup)
herbicide.
As predicted by weed scientists when the technology was introduced in 1996, Roundup Ready technology has triggered the emergence of several weed species that are resistant or tolerant to glyphosate. There are more than a dozen newly resistant weeds, many of which are spreading rapidly across the country. In fact, resistance has now placed the future viability of the Roundup Ready system in jeopardy.
German Govt. Allows Monsanto to Plant Genetically Modified Corn
The German government has approved several new types of GM (genetically modified) corn to be planted in six of the nation's states.
The crops have been genetically altered to resist certain types of work, and tests have shown that the crops would pose no danger to humans or livestock, though many European governments hold that many such crops are unsafe for humans and the environment.
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