EU Committee Blocks Proposal to Take Glyphosate off Market by End of 2015
A small majority of the European Parliament’s Environment and Public Health (ENVI) committee blocked Tuesday a proposal by the European United Left / Nordic Green Left Parliamentary Group (GUE/NGL) to...
View ArticleSouth Africa Ministry Appeals Board Rejects GM Potatoes
The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has welcomed the recent decision made by the Minister of Agriculture, Water Affairs and Fisheries and an Appeal Board rejecting the commercialization of...
View ArticleFrance Joins Green Wave of GM Crop Bans in Europe
In a joint statement Thursday by the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, and the Minister of Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, it was announced that France has decided...
View ArticleKenyan Farmers Sue Government to Stop Lifting of GMO Ban
The Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum has moved to court in a bid to stop the Kenyan government from lifting the ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Source:...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland Bans GM Crops to Keep Clean and Green Image
Northern Ireland has joined Scotland, France, Greece and Latvia in announcing a full ban on GM crops under the new EU opt-out regulations. Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan announced Monday that he...
View ArticleLithuania Bans GM Crops as Biotech Industry Loses More Ground
Lithuanian Agriculture Minister, Virginija Baltraitienė, announced last week that the Baltic country has demanded an EU opt-out regarding the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops. Baltraitienė...
View ArticleAustria and Italy Celebrate Bans on GM Crops with EU Opt-Out
Austrian Health Minister Sabine Oberhauser and a number of Italian Ministries have confirmed that both countries are officially requesting an opt-out from growing the eight varieties of GM maize...
View ArticleSlovenia and Serbia Give Green Light to GM Crop Bans
The Slovenian Government Committee for Economic Affairs has allowed the country to send an official request to the European Commission for the banning of GM crops. The Slovenian Ministry of...
View ArticleAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Cuts Ties with Monsanto
Months ago Mamavation learned that the American Academy of Pediatrics was in a sponsorship relationship with Monsanto, a chemical company and makers of DDT, PCBs, Agent Orange, glyphosate & GMOs....
View ArticleGermany and Poland Join Green Wave of EU GM Crop Bans
Germany and Poland have both joined the growing list of countries in the EU Wednesday that have demanded a total opt-out from growing genetically modified crops. Polish Agriculture Minister Marek...
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