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UK Bio-technology Newswire Archive

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UK stands alone in opposing European GM labelling plans

18-10-2002 00:40

The UK Government will be the only EU country to oppose European Commission proposals to ensure that food containing GM-derived ingredients is properly labelled when European Environment Ministers discuss the issue in Luxembourg tomorrow (Thursday 17).

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GMO's by stealth

16-10-2002 18:38

No to GM blackmail!!

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US exploits african famine to push GM 'foods'

16-10-2002 09:22

US tells african nations:'beggars cant be choosers'

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Biotechnology Newswire Oct. 9

09-10-2002 21:11

The following stories have been posted to the neRAGE.org newswire. You too can post stories, comment on articles, and read some of the latest information on genetic engineering issues.

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US 'dumping unsold GM food on Africa'

07-10-2002 08:08

Two leading international environment and development groups accused the US yesterday of manipulating the southern African food crisis to benefit their GM food interests and of using the UN to distribute domestic food surpluses which could not otherwise find a market.

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World Food Program GM pushers

21-09-2002 10:54

As African and international outrage grows over the use of food aid as a GM marketing tool by the US-controlled World Food Programme, the New Scientist reveals an incredible seven years history of unauthorised GM dumping....

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GM Farmscale trial damaged

19-09-2002 12:30

An anonymous communiqué has claimed that...

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Biotechnology Newswire Sept. 13

12-09-2002 15:32

The following stories have been posted to the neRAGE.org
newswire. You too can post stories, comment on articles,
and read some of the latest information on genetic engineering issues.

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Farmers and the GM Maze

11-09-2002 18:59

This film was produced for a Lifecycles tour of south Devon that started 6th September. The intention was to show this film to farmers, collect footage for a new film and find out what they know and what they think about the prospect of GM commercialisation next year.

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Plans to promote GM crops defeated

02-09-2002 22:15

...ministers rejected clauses in the summit's plan of action which would have given the World Trade Organisation (WTO) powers over international treaties on the environment.

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[WSSD special] GM foods, Fooling the world

02-09-2002 22:02

GM crops and food has become the most contentious of the issues hogging the limelight at the WSSD at Johannesburg. AgBioIndia had repeatedly warned from the very beginning of the real intention of the WSSD process...

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UK Gov Chief Scientist slams US GM 'aid' to Africa

02-09-2002 21:56

More GM news from the WSSD...
UK Gov Chief Scientist slams US GM 'aid' to Africa as a 'massive human experiment'

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LAST ROUND OF GM CROP TRIALS

02-09-2002 10:08

Some people went to mow, went to mow a (GM) meadow,
hm hm hm hm hm......

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Summits up' for GM pushers in Africa

31-08-2002 18:44

The GM debate at The World Summit on Sustainable Development is hotting up and Africans are pretty pissed off...

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GM debate a sham say experts

31-08-2002 10:41

PROMISES by the Government of an independent national debate on GM farming are a sham, say its own advisers.

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World Bank to review GM crops

31-08-2002 10:11

International review of farming announced at Earth Summit.

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GM contamination tests not convincing

31-08-2002 09:42

Friend of the Earth say tests for GM contamination are not convincing.

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US to launch trade war with Europe over GM crops

26-08-2002 17:09

US to take EU to WTO over moritorium on GM crops

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Bayer in GM Crop Contamination Scandals

26-08-2002 13:28

On 15th August it emerged that Bayer's new agricultural wing, Bayer CropScience (1), was responsible for the illegal planting of genetically modified (GM) oil seed rape.
GM seed, planted at more than 20 farm scale trial sites in the UK since 1999, was contaminated with substantial quantities (up to 2.8%) of an unauthorised variety of
GM OSR.

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Biotechnology News Wire August 22, 2002

22-08-2002 18:54

News stories on genetic engineering for August 22, 2002
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