European court annuls GM potato approval A decision to allow cultivation of the GM potato variety Amflora has been annulled by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) over problems with the procedure followed by the European Commission. In January 2003, Germany chemicals company BASF made two applications to authorise Amflora via different routes, …
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Stalled parliament debate on GM honey resumes
MEPs will vote on the stalled proposal to allow the sale of honey containing genetically modified (GM) pollen without labelling it as such in November. An impact assessment published earlier this month has come down on the side of the European Commission’s plan to change pollen’s status from ‘ingredient’ to ‘constituent’ of honey, to get around a EU …
Monsanto GMs and Roundup (Glyphosate) – from ENDS 22nd July 2013
Monsanto rethinks its business priorities in Europe Biotechnology company Monsanto has decided to withdraw all its applications for GM crop cultivation in Europe except for GM maize MON 810. The firm will focus on its lucrative conventional seed business instead. In a statement, Monsanto explained that “the EU today is effectively a conventional seed market …
DDT is Good for Me-e-e!
In the current barrage of pro GM propaganda from the Government and bearing-in-mind the safety assertions being made by the chemical companies; I found the following advert, apparently published in ‘Time’ magazine on 30 June 1947, quite ‘enlightening’… Apparently a “benefactor of all humanity”!!
Citizens concerned about GM
QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED ABOUT GM Citizens Concerned about GM is a group of people who want a more balanced debate about GM; who want questions asked and answered; and an open, transparent discussion which is not dominated by the interests of multinational corporations. They are asking as many people who are concerned about GM, …
UK will trial GM wheat next year. From ENDS 11/12/12 – Daily Telegraph
The UK will trial GM wheat next year The Telegraph GM crop enquiry launched by French government The French government has launched an inquiry into the safety of genetically modified crops after a study suggested GM maize could cause cancer in rats. Rats with tumors after they were fed a diet of genetically modified maize …
GM Debate
Soil Association’s Peter Melchett debates GM crops with Dr. Julian Little, Chairman of the Agricultural Biotechnology Council. BBC Radio 5 Live, (feature begins at 1:16) (10 Dec) – listen here at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01p6t3k/Shelagh_Fogarty_10_12_2012/
[stopgm] Farmers Challenge GM Trials on Newsnight tonight, Thursday 17 May
Conventional wheat farmer Peter Lundgren will join other GM sceptics in a public debate on Rothamsteds GM wheat trial hosted by BBC’s Newsnight tonight – Thursday 17th May. The flagship current affairs programme will feature footage of the Lincolnshire farmer questioning the value of Rothamsted’s £1.28 million GM crop trial, which is designed to repel …
‘Take the Flour Back’: Sunday 27 May
A mass action against Genetically Modified Wheat Rothamsted intend to grow a trial of GM wheat that contains man made genes, ‘most similar to that of a cow’. It’s not wanted, it’s not needed and it threatens to contaminate our land and food. So let’s stop it. http://taketheflourback.org/ Should we worry about GM cross-pollination? …
*Gathering More Momentum* *Sunday 13th November 10am-5pm* *Hawkwood Nursery, Walthamstow, London*
A chance to ogle another amazing growing project (Organic Lea in London) while making tasty tangible plans to counter the return of genetically modified crops. Discussions will include: – British GM trial sites – potatoes and the new wheat. – Takeaway the GM Oil – getting your local chippie GM free. – GM-free zone mapping …