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International Environmental Safety Talks End In Acrimony
Two countries block tighter rules on GM crops and foods
03 June, 2005Illegal GMO corn contaminates imports to Japan
UN talks on the safety of GM crops reaches crucial stage
02 June, 2005New report shows contamination risk to food and crops as international talks begin
Tougher measures are needed to prevent contamination of conventional food by genetically modified organisms (GMO), a new report from...
30 May, 2005International talks must demand stricter controls for Genetically Modified crops
Key international negotiations on the trade in genetically modified crops (GMOs) start on Monday 30th May in Montreal, Canada.
27 May, 2005EU`s double standards on GMO`s in Central Asia
BRUSSELS (Belgium), ALMATY (Kazakhastan), May 24, 2005 - More than 30 Civil Society organizations from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and...
24 May, 2005Canada denies visa to chief biosafety negotiator from Africa
OTTAWA (Canada) / AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), May 19, 2005 -- Mere days before beginning negotiations on controversial new measures for...
19 May, 2005Europe moves to restrict US maize imports
Friends of the Earth calls for industry to pay the costs
13 April, 2005Millenium ecosysem assessment: main findings and reaction
United Nations goals to halve poverty and hunger by 2015 will not be met, and hunger and malnutrition will...
30 March, 2005Africa at risk of invasion from genetically modified crops – new report
New report exposes the threat of an invasion of genetically modified crops in Africa
21 March, 2005World Food Programme and United States accused of ignoring concerns of Central American society
Organizations of the civil society in Central America presented today irrefutable proof of the presence of StarLink – a...
18 February, 2005