New analysis claims Monsanto skewed GM corn findings, but is hype clouding the real story?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Monsanto conducted studies to evaluate the toxicity of genetically modified (GM) corn on rats as part of European regulatory registry of GM food and feed, prior to commercialization. To our knowledge, only a summary of the findings were made available to the public (for examples see European Food Safety Authority reports NK603, MON863). Greenpeace sued [...]

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Is the UK Abandoning the Precautionary Principle on Genetically Modified (GM) Crops?

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The latest posting by FoodforeThought summarizes recent debate in the United Kingdom about the role of genetically modified (GM) crops in planning for future food security. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) report, Food 2030 was released at the Oxford Farming Conference. The comments below by William Surman captured the mood of [...]

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