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A-Z index Indianfarmers.org India Website of the , which promotes GM crops in India. FFA's president is Chengal Reddy, a politician who has had a long association with Monsanto. Profiles: Powerbase See also: , Sharad Joshi, Chengal Reddy Niger Innis USA Spokesman for , Monsanto-backed former civil rights group that now lobbies for industry and targets environmentalists.

Award presented to GM wheat genetic engineer Raquel Chan in Paris has reignited doubts about the crop and the technology. Report: Claire Robinson An article for the highly regarded Argentine publication Economía Sustentable reveals the extent of the failure of the GM wheat HB4.

EU lawmakers must “put public health first and reject any attempt to weaken Europe’s protections from pesticides” On 1 July in Brussels, parents of children harmed by pesticide exposure, joined by former Dutch politician who was himself affected by childhood pesticide exposure, gathered to share their story and urge EU lawmakers: put public health first and reject any attempt to weaken Europe’s protections from pesticides.

Calls for suspension amid judicial and public concerns In the Philippines, the farmer-scientist network MASIPAG has “strongly and unequivocally” condemned the government’s approval of HIZ039 iron-zinc genetically modified rice, “which was issued under a biosafety regulatory system already found by the Court of Appeals to be deficient in upholding constitutional environmental safeguards and the precautionary principle”.

Higher glyphosate levels were linked to hormonal shifts in a study of pregnant women Exposure to glyphosate herbicide was linked to changes in several hormones that support pregnancy and fetal development — in one of the few studies to examine how a widely used herbicide may affect the body during pregnancy. The results come from a new study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.

Michael Antoniou, Professor Emeritus at King’s College London, is on a mission to educate people about glyphosate and the corruptness of the regulating system. By Nick Easen Michael Antoniou is not an alarmist. Nor is he an activist. This is a man who has dedicated his life to biological science. He bases his conclusions on the evidence he sees before him. And on glyphosate he thinks the UK government are negligent and that a ban is long overdue.

Further reactions to the EU deregulation of new GMOs 1. New GMOs deregulated: A betrayal of farmers, consumers and science itself – Corporate Europe Observatory 2. The deregulation of GMOs is now law in Europe – Centro Internazionale Crocevia --- 1.

"A sad day for democracy and science" 1. A sad day for democracy and science – Save Our Seeds 2. IFOAM Organics Europe re-affirms commitment to produce without NGTs and warns of threats on European seed sovereignty – IFOAM 3. NGT plants: The EU fails to take the right decisions – Testbiotech 4. AbL: An irresponsible decision – AbL --- 1.

ARCHE NOAH: A dark day for diversity and freedom of choice The European Parliament has voted for a wide-reaching deregulation of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). There was no majority for amendments stopping patents on conventionally classically bred plants or NGT plants. “Today’s vote is a missed opportunity to protect Europe’s farmers, breeders and food system from an expansion of seed patents.

EU lawmakers abolish minimum rights for consumers, breeders, food sector 1. New GMOs: EU lawmakers abolish minimum rights for consumers, breeders, food sector – Friends of the Earth Europe 2. European Parliament approves deregulation of New GMOs, abandoning transparency in the food chain – ENGA 3. New EU rules: ‘GMO-free’ labelling will only be permitted with a seal in future VLOG 4.