GMOs

Following the decision of 14 states giving a categorical no to Bt brinjal, states have now come down hard on the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) stressing that they must be consulted before any private sector agency is allowed to conduct trials for genetically modified crops.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has led the charge when he informed minister of environment Jairam Rames

Publication Date:

12/07/2011

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

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Bt Cotton, Bihar, GM Crops, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Madhya Pradesh, GMOs, Farmers

Safe Food Alliance: press release

Press report of the meeting held on June 14th at Sr.Helen hall, Stella Maris college following lectures by Dr. Veena Shatrugna, National Adviser on Nutrition to the Supreme Court Commissioner on Food Security and Dr.Suresh, Supreme Court appointed Adviser for Tamil Nadu to the Supreme Court commissioner on Food Security.

Publication Date:

14/06/2011

Source: Safe Food Alliance

Tags:

Food Security, Malnutrition, Nutrition, India, GMOs, GM Crops

Who is watching GM crops?

Centre approves field trials of 14 GM crops. But some states refuse trials, saying safety regulations are too lax. With politicians joining activists, the issue is likely to take a politically volatile turn. This special report in DTE uncovers the mess in GM crops.

Publication Date:

02/06/2011

Author(s): Latha Jishnu, Jyotika Sood

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

20

Issue:

1

pp:

0

Tags:

Agricultural Research, Agriculture, Biosafety, Bt Cotton, GM Crops, GMOs, Government Of India (GOI), India, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Legislation, Mahyco, Monsanto, Pest Control, Private Sector

Health

Food safety for whom? Corporate wealth versus people's health

School children in the US were served 200,000 kilos of meat contaminated with a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria before the nation's second largest meat packer issued a recall in 2009.

Publication Date:

01/05/2011

Source: GRAIN

Tags:

Food Safety, Health Effects, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Food Contamination, India, Food Standards, Trade, Fisheries, European Union (EU), Africa, GMOs, United States Of America (US), Animal Diseases, Agriculture, Health

Agriculture

Report on the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

The European Union (EU) Commission has released a report on the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Publication Date:

01/04/2011

Source: European Commission

Tags:

GMOs, GM Crops, European Union (EU), India, Food Crops, Agriculture

Agriculture

To Bt or not?

The report by an Expert Committee (EC–II) and approval of Bt brinjal by the
Genetic Engineering Approval (now Appraisal) Committee (GEAC) in October
2009 led to considerable public outcry and an ongoing debate.

Publication Date:

10/03/2011

Author(s): Atul H. Chokshi

Source: Current Science

Vol:

100

Issue:

5

pp:

624

Tags:

GMOs, Bt Brinjal, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biosafety, Pest Control, Pesticide Use, Food Safety, India, Agriculture

Science And Technology

Letting the bugs out of the bag

The public should be properly consulted ahead of any release of experimental insects. But what do they need to know, and whose job is it to ensure the message gets across? (Editorial)

Publication Date:

10/02/2011

Source: Nature

Vol:

470

Issue:

7333

pp:

139

Tags:

GMOs, Insects, Malaysia, Research, Dengue, Biosafety, Biotechnology Industry, Information, Private Sector, Science And Technology

Agriculture

Who benefits from gm crops?: an industry built on myths

This report analyses major new developments regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in various regions around the world, including new evidence and testimony from Friends of the Earth International’s member groups.

Publication Date:

01/02/2011

Author(s): Joseph Zacune

Source: Friends of the Earth

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