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2013-06-24 | permalink
GM foods kept off the menu at Westminster
The House of Commons is continuing to bar genetically modified food from its restaurants and cafés, despite a drive by ministers for the technology to be more widely accepted.
The Telegraph: GM foods kept off the menu at Westminster2013-06-24 | permalink
A story of the GM Tomato
If you run out of things to talk about with friends, mention that you can’t get a tomato that tastes like a tomato anymore. People’s eyes will light up in recognition. They will tell you that they have been disappointed by tomatoes and tricked by tomatoes. Tomatoes at the supermarket look just like tomatoes — red, firm and juicy, and some even have little pieces of vine attached, a particularly authentic touch.
2013-06-24 | permalink
India agriculture minister for saying bye-bye to Bt cotton
Eight years after genetically modified Bt cotton was introduced, following which 10,172 farmers killed themselves, state agriculture minister Ramakrishna Vikhe-Patil told dna that it was a mistake.
2013-06-21 | permalink
Can the UK ease Europe's deadlock on GM crops?
Today UK environment minister Owen Paterson called for Europe to "find a way forward for GM", but with so many European countries opposed to genetically modified crops, what are his chances of changing the status quo?
2013-06-21 | permalink
Scotland and Wales remain opposed to GM crops
DEFRA Secretary Owen Paterson’s views on genetically modified crops could set Westminster against the Scottish and Welsh Governments.
Both administrations are opposed to the technology and have taken steps to prevent it being grown in their countries.
