Health

Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (US)

Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 - Nothing in this Act (or the amendments made by this Act) is intended to alter or affect the authorities or regulatory programs, policies, and procedures otherwise available to, or the definitions used by, the Food and Drug Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2015
U.S. House of Representatives
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GMOs, Food Safety, United States Of America (US), Food Standards, Health Effects, Legislation
Agriculture

New GM cereal crop produces fish oil in its seeds

A genetically-modified cereal crop that produces fish oil in its seeds has been grown successfully for the first time in Britain, scientists have announced.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Independent (United Kingdom)
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Agriculture, GM Crops, Seeds, GMOs, Biosafety, United Kingdom (UK), Health, Europe, Agricultural Research
Agriculture

Cotton growers’ woes traced to ‘secret agreement’ on GM seeds

ISLAMABAD: Cotton growers’ current woes with the genetically modified (GM) Bt seeds have been traced to an agreement that a national research institute signed with a multinational biotech seed prod

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
Dawn (Pakistan)
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Agriculture, GM Crops, Bt Cotton, Pakistan, Seeds, GMOs, Biosafety, Monsanto, South Asia
Agriculture

White House directs GMO regulators to update, improve oversight

The White House on Thursday directed the three U.S.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Planet Ark (Australia)
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Agriculture, GM Crops, GMOs, Biosafety, Environment, United States Of America (US), Health Effects
Health

Laboratory rodent diets contain toxic levels of environmental contaminants: Implications for regulatory tests

The quality of diets in rodent feeding trials is crucial. We describe the contamination with environmental pollutants of 13 laboratory rodent diets from 5 continents. Measurements were performed using accredited methodologies. All diets were contaminated with pesticides (1-6 out of 262 measured), heavy metals (2-3 out of 4, mostly lead and cadmium), PCDD/Fs (1-13 out of 17) and PCBs (5-15 out of 18). Out of 22 GMOs tested for, Rounduptolerant GMOs were the most frequently detected, constituting up to 48% of the diet.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2015
Robin Mesnage, Nicolas Defarge, Louis-Marie Rocque
PLoS ONE
1-17
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Food Contamination, Pesticide Residues, Heavy Metals, PCBs, Lead, GMOs, Health Effects, Neurology, Toxicity Studies, Toxicology, N C America, South America, Asia, China, New Zealand, Brazil, Kenya, Italy, Germany, United States Of America (US), France, Rodents, Research
Agriculture

Trial of new cotton variety positive in northern Ghana

A scientist at the Yam and Cotton Breeding Programme of the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Dr Emmanuel Chamba, has confirmed that Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton trials in the t

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Ghana Web (Ghana)
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Agriculture, Bt Cotton, GMOs, GM Crops, Ghana, Biosafety, Environment, Africa
Agriculture

Biosafety initiative : Bill to regulate import of genetically modified seeds being prepared

The drafting of a new biosafety bill is being prepared to regulate import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Tribune (Pakistan)
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Agriculture, Biosafety, Genetic Cloning, GMOs, Seeds, Legislation, Pakistan, GM Crops, Maize, South Asia
Agriculture

Tens of thousands march worldwide against Monsanto and GM crops

Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across the world on Saturday to protest against the American biotechnology giant Monsanto and its genetically modified crops and pesticides.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2015
Guardian (UK)
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Agriculture, GM Crops, GMOs, Biosafety, Environment, Health Effects, Monsanto, WHO, Pesticides, Cancer
Agriculture

Scientists to submit GM mustard report to government

Indian scientists have completed final trials of a genetically modified (GM) variety of mustard and will submit a report to the government in a month, hoping to win over stiff opposition to make it

Publication Date: 
19/05/2015
Reuters
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Agriculture, GM Crops, India, GMOs, Biosafety, Food Crops, Environment, Health, China
Agriculture

Uganda Ruling Party Greenlights Superbananas and Other GMO

Uganda's ruling party has approved a bill that will give the green light to superbananas and other genetically modified foods.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Agriculture, GM Crops, GMOs, Biosafety, Uganda, Health Effects, Environment, Pesticides, Africa

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