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For someone that’s followed the passage of the GenTech legislation, it’s a bit of a shock to hear someone at ACRE make this ...
Dr Pusztai describes the results of – and the political fallout from – his landmark 1999 study that found GM insecticidal ...
Bayer has applied for approval in the EU of its new herbicide, icafolin, following applications in Brazil, the US, and Canada ...
Physicians' association deplores "persistent gap between available scientific knowledge and regulatory decisions". Report: Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson ...
GMWatch is publishing a series of interviews with the late scientist Dr Arpad Pusztai, conducted in March 2002 by the journalist Andy Rowell, as part of his research for his book, Don't Worry, It's ...
There is broad agreement among experts that advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and genetic engineering can result in risks for health and biosecurity. A wide range of users, including ...
The French government's food safety agency ANSES has demolished the European Commission’s proposal for a definition of a class of new GM plants (so-called Category I NGT plants) that would be exempted ...
"EU governments have voted on the side of a handful of big corporations’ profits, instead of protecting farmers and consumers’ right to transparency and safety" – Friends of the Earth Europe Today, EU ...
Glyphosate-based herbicides contain toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, chromium and nickel, a new study has found. These are not declared and are normally banned due to their toxicity. They are ...
All "new GM" animals must be examined for intended and unintended effects to protect animals, health and nature – Testbiotech Testbiotech has published a report on the application of new genetic ...
Recently NPR ran a story reporting that the GM purple tomato, genetically engineered with genes from snapdragons to contain high levels of the antioxidant anthocyanin, is now on sale to home gardeners ...
In a joint document,[1] organisations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America state that HB4 GMO wheat from the Bioceres company has not been tested for safety and is less productive than conventional ...