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2014-04-25 | permalink
USA: Vermont new food labels for genetically modified ingredients
A neighboring New England state is about to require specific labeling on certain foods you buy at the grocery store. 22News found out the details on this new legislation. Vermont passed a bill Wednesday that would make it the first to require food companies to label products containing genetically modified ingredients.
WWLP: USA: Vermont new food labels for genetically modified ingredients2014-04-25 | permalink
UK: Rothamsted Research granted permission to carry out field trial with GM Camelina
The trial will test whether GM Camelina sativa plants are able to make significant quantities of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) in the seed of the plant under field conditions
2014-04-21 | permalink
USA: GMO fight rages on in Jackson County
More than $1 million has been raised on both sides of a proposal to ban genetically modified crops and seeds from being grown in Southern Oregon’s Jackson County.
2014-04-21 | permalink
Ghana: politician calls for ban on GM foods
Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, Chairperson, Convention People’s Party (CPP), has expressed reservation over attempts to introduce Genetically Modified Foods (GM) into the country.
2014-04-17 | permalink
USA: Vermont Senate Approves GMO Labeling
The Vermont Senate voted 26-2 vote earlier this week, approving a bill to require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, the Burlington Free Press reports, speculating that Vermont could be the nation’s first state to enact such a law.
