Monthly Archives: August 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has quietly approved the first of a new generation of GE crops resistant to more toxic herbicides.  The first crop...

The first independent project for identifying whether Russian farmers are growing illegal GM crops has started in the Belgorod region. In August 2013 in...

Biotech giant Monsanto has officially withdrawn four requests for GMO cultivation in the EU, following its announcement last month that it would no longer...

As part of the ongoing review of 2,4-D, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has today cancelled the registration of 11...

Scientists Under Attack is a 60 minute, award winning film about GMOs and the need for the independence of science. Nearly 95% of genetic engineering...

A new study shows that contrary to reassurances from industry and regulators, complete genes – including GM genes – can pass from food into...

Late yesterday, Governor John Kitzhaber (D-OR) signed into law a bill banning commercial production of canola (rapeseed) until 2019 inside the three million...

Ghanaians may wish to ask, just whose interests does Ghana’s Biosafety Committee represent? Are they interested in safety? Or are they just interested...

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will next week meet in Ethiopia to discuss strategies for resistance against genetically modified...

Close on the heels of transnational seed company Monsanto abandoning its programme for development of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe last month,...