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2014-01-02 | permalink
USA: GM foods transform food production, but critics worry about safety
With many scientific breakthroughs come products and profits. Some, such as genetically modified foods, can be controversial.
News Observer: USA: GM foods transform food production, but critics worry about safety2014-01-02 | permalink
USA: GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai
Seeds are big business in Hawaii, where large biotech companies develop genetically modified crops. Megan Thompson reports on a battle being waged on the island of Kauai by residents who say growing practices like pesticide use are hazardous to public health.
2014-01-02 | permalink
USA: Prices for distillers grains plunge after China rejections
Prices for dried distillers grains (DDGs)—a by-product of corn-based ethanol that is used as animal feed—fell $30 a ton at U.S. export markets after top buyer China rejected two shipments last week because of the presence of an unapproved strain of genetically modified grain, traders said Tuesday.
2013-12-20 | permalink
Ghana: Hasten slowly with introduction of GM foods
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has advised the government to “hasten slowly” with the introduction of genetically modified foods to the local market.
2013-12-20 | permalink
Russian Food Security Experts Fight GMO Registrations in Supreme Court
A group of scientists and food security experts have taken the Russian Government resolution, which will allow the registration of GM crops and products containing GMOs from June 1, 2014, to the Supreme Court.
