2024

News and comment on genetically modified foods and their associated pesticides

2024

List of articles in category 2024
Title	Created Date
CRISPR gene editing causes large-scale genetic damage while correcting mutant genes	22 November 2024
Glyphosate contamination of poultry manure caused soggy sauerkraut	12 November 2024
US government, Poison PR firms saw Brexit as chance to push GMOs and pesticide-laden products into UK	08 November 2024
European Parliament urged to call for immediate investigation into Poison PR	05 November 2024
US government paid PR firm to track and vilify critics of GMOs and pesticides	01 November 2024
Glyphosate levels decline in oats	30 October 2024
Landmark Supreme Court of Appeal judgment on the precautionary principle in GMO decision making	24 October 2024
South Africa: Commercial approval of GM drought-tolerant maize set aside	23 October 2024
Opposition against patent on maize rejected	15 October 2024
20 new European patents on conventionally bred seeds	15 October 2024
GM soybean oil damages liver and kidneys	11 October 2024
Non-GMO Summit 2024: International Non-GMO industry calls for transparency on new GMOs	09 October 2024
UK: Time to put science and evidence into the new GMO legislation	09 October 2024
GM fish factory in Prince Edward Island, Canada for sale	03 October 2024
Non-GMO farmer forced to grow GMO dicamba soybeans to avoid crop damage	25 September 2024
Successful detection methods for new genomic techniques	17 September 2024
Impossible Burger maker drives rival out of business with “incredibly bitter” lawsuit	16 September 2024
GM wheat, poisoned bread, and deception	15 September 2024
Conflicts of interest taint the independence of EFSA	09 September 2024
Glyphosate in manure-based fertiliser ruins tomato crops – study	07 September 2024
European food businesses call for rigorous labelling of new GMOs	03 September 2024
Cutting the crap on gene technology	02 September 2024
EFSA is wrong: New GM plants can’t be assumed to be as safe as conventional plants	23 August 2024
American biotech lobbyist drives GMO deregulation discussions in UK, EU	13 August 2024
First market approval for NGT/"new GM" plants in the EU	07 August 2024
Herbicide-tolerant basmati rice launched in India	06 August 2024
Hungary given a hard time over its (sensible) questions on new GMOs in the Council	29 July 2024
GM Bt corn fails against target pest in US	23 July 2024
Scientists sound the alarm over outdoor gene editing pesticides	19 July 2024
EFSA ignores main issues in opinion on ANSES's report on new GMO deregulation	17 July 2024
The Genetic Technology Act – does change begin right now?	15 July 2024
EU food safety watchdog backs controversial Commission plan on new GMO plants	12 July 2024
New evidence shows unintended changes from gene editing are different from random mutations	10 July 2024
GMO company Cibus investigated for deceiving investors	08 July 2024
Peasant farmers' organisation responds to GM rice crop trashing in Italy	26 June 2024
Glyphosate in Bulgaria is now banned for non-professional use	20 June 2024
UK Action Alert: "Precision bred" GMOs must be labelled and traceable	20 June 2024
Meet the journalist behind the “sleazy sleight of hand” on Golden Rice	10 June 2024
Expert: Blaming Greenpeace for blocking Golden Rice is “sleazy sleight of hand”	02 June 2024
The Philippines dodged a hidden bullet with its ruling against Golden Rice – here’s why	28 May 2024
Techno foods – a problem, not a solution	28 May 2024
Organic farming leads to adaptations in plants' genetic material	28 May 2024
EU Parliament votes on GMO/NGT and seeds: Repeated violations of farmers' rights	29 April 2024
EU Court: Member states do not properly carry out pesticide assessments	26 April 2024
EU Parliament vote on new GMOs: Blow to food and environmental safety	24 April 2024
Field trials planned in Italy with rice plants obtained from new genetic engineering	22 April 2024
New GM plants: EFSA overlooked most powerful and risky applications	22 April 2024
Philippines: Farmers and citizens win court case against GM golden rice and Bt eggplant	19 April 2024
Canada argues against Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn	09 April 2024
UK’s Food Standards Agency wants to fast-track and greenlight lab-grown meat	03 April 2024
New GMOs, same risks: EU Ministers urged to apply scrutiny, not shortcuts	25 March 2024
GM purple tomato company targets non-GMO seed company over alleged patent infringement	12 March 2024
European Commission turns its back on science to back new GMO deregulation	12 March 2024
Risks of new GMOs: French food safety agency ANSES recommends case-by-case assessment	07 March 2024
Organisations around the world warn of GM wheat risks and low yields	28 February 2024
New Zealand GMO watchdog decision risks compromising protection of farmers, environment and health	27 February 2024
"No persuasive justification for pursuing heritable human genome editing" – international experts	27 February 2024
What is gene editing and how is it different from older-style GM and conventional breeding?	25 February 2024
How GMOs will destroy non-GMO Indian agriculture	23 February 2024
EU funds new GMO detection projects to the tune of €11m	21 February 2024
France's agriculture ministry blocking publication of ANSES report on food safety of new GM plants	20 February 2024
As GM purple tomato goes on sale to home gardeners in US, dubious cancer claims reappear	16 February 2024
EU Parliament disregards science by endorsing deregulation of new GM plants	14 February 2024
Farmers' organisation ECVC welcomes Council of EU decision to block the deregulation of GMO-NGTs	08 February 2024
New genetic engineering: EU states put the brakes on fast-track reform	08 February 2024
New GMOs: The European Parliament refuses to assess their health and environmental risks	08 February 2024
Deregulation of new genetic engineering: The debate has only just begun	07 February 2024
New GMOs: Tight EU Parliament vote removes safety checks and liability	07 February 2024
New men at GMO advisory body ACRE appear as conflicted as those they replaced	07 February 2024
New publication highlights the risks of NGT oilseed rape	06 February 2024
Game-changer for regulation of genome editing and new tech	05 February 2024
Japan: CRISPR tomatoes now on the shelves	05 February 2024
Why regulate new GMOs?	01 February 2024
“Laureates’ letter” misled signatories about GMO regulation in Europe, has industry’s fingerprints all over it	29 January 2024
More reactions to ENVI Committee vote in favour of new GMO deregulation	24 January 2024
EU Environment MEPs scrap safety checks, labelling and liability for new GMOs	24 January 2024
Expert condemns “Laureates’ letter” supporting GMO deregulation as “devoid of scientific substance” and “insulting”	23 January 2024
Drastic changes in species-specific characteristics in CRISPR GMO poplar	22 January 2024
New genetic engineering (NGT): EU Parliament in the maze	17 January 2024
EU Parliament and Council must suspend consideration of proposed new GMO deregulation	15 January 2024
Detection of new GMOs – possible and necessary for transparency and public trust	12 January 2024
GM "fishy" canola to feed farmed salmon is misleadingly claimed as sustainable	10 January 2024
French food safety agency ANSES demolishes Commission's assumptions of "equivalence" for GM plants	10 January 2024
Canada and US governments censor Canadian NGOs in trade dispute over Mexico’s GM corn ban	09 January 2024

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