Victory: Dark Act defeated!
Center for Food Safety praises Congress for not including a rider in a must-pass bill that would have blocked states from implementing mandatory GMO food labelling laws
2015
European Parliament rejects “unlawful” proposal to import pesticide-tolerant GM maize to the EU
Parliament said decision to authorise import of this GM crop was “not consistent with Union law” that aims at a high level of health and environmental protection
Venezuela passes national anti-GMO and anti-patent seed law
Law bans GMOs, aims to ensure food security
GMOs and “unremitting fraud” in India
Petition filed for contempt of court against members of Genetic Appraisal Committee over GM mustard
Scientists and civil society must move together towards a new science
Dr Christian Vélot reports on an international conference on the assessment of GMOs and pesticides and calls for a new type of participatory research
Taiwan bans GM food in school meals
Legislator cites potential “huge impact” of GM food on children’s physical and psychological health
Dow/DuPont merger will lead to higher seed prices, more failing GM technology
The just-announced “merger of equals” between Dow and DuPont will give farmers less choice, writes Chuck Benbrook
The GMO Dark Act cannot survive the light
GMO proponents are scrambling to get key provisions of anti-GMO labelling bill attached as a rider to another bill and sneak them into law without proper scrutiny
Philippines Supreme Court ban on GMOs a “major setback” for the GM industry
Victory by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and fellow court petitioners
EFSA publishes blank declarations of interests of experts involved in glyphosate re-assessment
Credibility of EFSA’s verdict that glyphosate is not carcinogenic plummets further