Reuters — A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, […] Read more
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U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs
No need seen for new EU rules to protect butterflies from GM crops
Brussels | Reuters — European food safety officials found there was no need to widen buffer zones around genetically modified (GM) crops even though research shows pollen from GM maize […] Read more
White House directs U.S. GMO regulators to update oversight
Reuters — The White House on Thursday directed the three U.S. agencies that oversee biotech crop products to improve and modernize their regulatory “framework” to boost public confidence in a […] Read more
Groups urge tighter controls as U.S. considers GM crop regulation
Reuters — Dozens of consumer and food groups and businesses asked the U.S. government on Monday for tighter regulation of genetically engineered crops, calling the current system a “failure.” The […] Read more
EU approves first new genetically modified crops since 2013
Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union cleared the import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops and two more kinds of cut flowers on Friday, its first authorizations […] Read more
Green group targets Super Bowl’s official hummus
If you’re a chickpea grower and you didn’t already know it, you’ll be pleased to hear Americans watching the Super Bowl this weekend might not only be chowing down on […] Read more
Scientists create ‘genetic firewall’ for new forms of life
New York | Reuters — A year after creating organisms that use a genetic code different from every other living thing, two teams of scientists have achieved another “synthetic biology” […] Read more
Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest
Berlin | Reuters — Germany is pressing the European Commission to allow individual EU countries to ban cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) before the 2015 harvest. German […] Read more
EU moves step closer to law on national GMO crop bans
Brussels | Reuters — EU politicians on Tuesday backed a plan to allow nations to ban genetically modified crops on their soil even if they are given approval to be […] Read more
GMO battles over ‘settled’ science spur new study of crops
Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, and its brethren of global biotech crop developers are spreading the word that as far as the safety of their genetically modified […] Read more
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