Posted by seumasach on December 6, 2014
5th December, 2014
The European Union has approved a law that will enable the bloc’s 28 member states to restrict the cultivation of genetically modified crops, even if the EU has declared them as safe. The law comes despite furious lobbying from multinationals.
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Posted by seumasach on May 18, 2014
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Posted by seumasach on April 19, 2014
Secrecy And Lies: Government Collusion With The GM Biotech Sector In Britain
17th April, 2014
In 2012, the current BritishEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Owen Paterson called concerns over the use of GM foods “complete nonsense” in an outright attack on valid concerns about GMOs (1). Since then, through comments and speeches, he has consistently voiced unqualified support for the GM food industry.
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Posted by seumasach on April 6, 2014
6th April, 2014
Russia will not import GMO products, the country’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the nation has enough space and resources to produce organic food.
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Posted by seumasach on November 27, 2013
GMOs linked to gluten disorders plaguing 18 million Americans
26th November, 2013
Genetically modified foods such as soy and corn may be responsible for a number of gluten-related maladies including intestinal disorders now plaguing 18 million Americans, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
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Posted by seumasach on October 13, 2013
12th October, 2013
Thousands took to streets across the world’s cities on Saturday to protest the use of GMO products, with Giant Monsanto being the main target. Over 50 countries have been taking part in the march for world food day, and across 47 different US states.
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Posted by seumasach on October 2, 2013
Total GMO Ban To Be Considered By Russia Within Weeks
30th September, 2013
As one of the few nations in the world with a GMO-free platform, Russia does not allow any cultivation of GMOs for commercial purposes. Their regulatory agencies recently suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following a study suggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage. The Russian Prime Minister has now ordered the same agencies to consider a possible ban on all GMO imports into Russia.
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2013
American Nutrition Association
Campaigners welcome decision to put on hold cultivation of genetically modified (GM) aubergine crop, Bt Brinjal, until ‘safety of product’ established
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Posted by seumasach on May 27, 2013
Holding the Corrupt Accountable
25th May, 2013
Monsanto is a company feared and reviled by the public in equal measure.
But whatever cases Monsanto has lost in the court of public opinion it has made up for in the courts of justice thanks to its revolving door with the upper reaches of Washington.
Now, a new movement is seeking to galvanize grassroots resistance to the corporation, and derail its agenda.
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Posted by seumasach on February 8, 2013
8th February, 2013
The German newspaper NEOPresse informs that the German multinational corporation BASF has stopped all projects with genetically manipulated potatoes. BASF gave gene-potatoes projects the red card after protests against the release of the genetically manipulated crop in the environment continued flaring up.
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Posted by seumasach on February 2, 2013
31st January, 2013
The swelling farmers’ protest against the Polish government’s sell-off of prime Polish farmland to foreign multi-national corporations has now spread to five Polish provinces.
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