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2013-09-11 | permalink
US farmers appeal complaints about Monsanto to Supreme Court
A group of U.S. farmers, seed companies and others challenging patents on genetically altered crops held by biotech seed giant Monsanto Co. on Thursday appealed their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Reuters: US farmers appeal complaints about Monsanto to Supreme Court2013-09-09 | permalink
Philippines: Law on Golden Rice ban urged
Non-government organizations supporting organic food and farms want local and national laws to ban genetically-modified crops such as the controversial Golden Rice for its detrimental effect to health and farmers’ income.
2013-09-09 | permalink
Spain Considers Trial Release of GM Olive Flies
Genetically-modified olive flies will be released in a Catalan olive grove if a field trial proposed by British biotech company Oxitec is approved in Spain. According to German expert group Testbiotech, which opposes the trial, it would be the first release of GM animals in the European Union.
2013-09-09 | permalink
China Food Fight Over GMO Heats Up
China’s fierce public debate on genetically modified food, long a political hot potato in a country obsessed with how to feed its 1.3 billion citizens, has become the subject of a spat between big guns from two of its most powerful governing institutions.
2013-09-09 | permalink
Nature Vs. GMO: Face Off Over GM Food
Heather Harp's passionate advocacy against foods with genetically modified ingredients springs from her guts. The 29-year-old Auburndale woman, a private nanny, represents one of the millions of U.S. consumers the Florida citrus industry will have to deal with if it takes the path of using genetically engineered trees as a solution to citrus greening, a fatal bacterial disease threatening commercial citrus production in the state.
