MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — The Mexican government’s plan to stop importing genetically modified corn and using glyphosate will likely face legal challenges this month to reverse the proposal, according to the new head of Mexico’s top farm lobby. Juan Cortina, president of Mexico’s Farm Council, said he thinks the lawsuits are needed to get the […] Read more
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Researchers want GMO transparency
There has long been consumer interest in genetically modified food, including criticism that there is not enough public information about GM and gene edited crops in the food supply. Now, researchers at North Carolina State University are calling for a coalition of the biotech industry, government, non-government organizations, trade organizations and academic experts to tackle […] Read more
Farmer criticism of Mexican GMO corn ban not universal
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) — Mexico’s main agricultural lobby has criticized the government’s decision to ban genetically modified corn, while organic growers hailed the move that should protect smaller farmers. Mexico will “revoke and refrain from granting permits for the release of genetically modified corn seeds into the environment,” stated a decree issued Dec. 31, which […] Read more
Anti-GMO EU takes Amazon crisis heat
European environmental organizations were among the first to publicly advocate against the commercial introduction of genetically modified crops more than 20 years ago. Since this time, these environmental groups have intensively lobbied to have GM crop production banned in the EU. Today, they’ve been successful in that effort, as Portugal and Spain are the only […] Read more
Cause of GM wheat escape unlikely to be known
Scientists describe incident as ‘bizarre’ as they try to figure out how wheat plants showed up in an Alberta ditch
It appears the public will never know how Monsanto’s Roundup Ready trait ended up in wheat plants discovered in Alberta 17 years after the company shut down field trials of the MON71200 GM trait. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in the conclusion page of its incident report that it was unable to identify the […] Read more
Wheat industry hopes import ban short-lived
Canada has temporarily lost one of its top wheat customers, but government and industry officials believe it will be a short-lived hiatus. Japan has stopped buying Canadian wheat in the wake of the discovery of an unapproved genetically modified variety of wheat in a ditch in Alberta. Japan was Canada’s third largest wheat customer in […] Read more
Chinese scientist gets 10 years for stealing GM rice
(Reuters) — A Chinese scientist in Kansas has been sentenced to more than 10 years in a federal prison for conspiring to steal samples of a variety of genetically modified rice seeds from a U.S. research facility, the Department of Justice said. U.S. district court judge Carlos Murguia in the District of Kansas sentenced Weiqiang […] Read more
Golden Rice gets OK from Canada
Health Canada has approved the sale of a genetically modified crop that isn’t intended for sale in this country, and that has a GMO critic wondering what is going on. On March 16, the federal department gave the regulatory nod to Provitamin A Biofortified Rice Event GR2E, otherwise known as Golden Rice. “It was determined […] Read more
Herb resistant crops remain best way to control weeds
While engaging in an online debate around genetically modified organisms, I realized that few non-farmers understood the issues farmers have dealing with weeds. Many people are ready to condemn herbicide-resistant crops and the application of herbicides and seem to see this as a frivolous activity by farmers. I suggested they not do any weed control […] Read more
Film takes scientific approach to GMOs
When it comes to genetically modified foods, it’s not easy to change minds. In fact, it might be easier to convince a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan to cheer for the Toronto Argonauts. Nonetheless, proponents of GM food are hopeful that a movie will succeed where science and evidence have failed. The movie is called Food Evolution […] Read more
