An international conference on coexistence between genetically modified (GM) and non-GM crops will be held in Melbourne in November.
23/02/2009
Consumers have a right to know what products on supermarket shelves contain genetically modified canola oil, say environmentalists.
23/11/2009
Independent supermarket chain Foodland SA has rejected the use of genetically modified (GM) food in its Foodland range of products.
25/01/2008
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has indicated that it could soon be possible to label all genetically modified foods.
04/08/2008
The ability to develop and enhance our food supply to improve nutrition, prevent disease and ensure food security, is closer than ever before.
09/10/2008
Goodman fielder has expressed serious concern over the lifting of the moratorium on growing genetically modified crops in Australia, despite the AFGC playing down the issue.
11/02/2008
West Australian farming groups say genetically modified canola crop trials won't be hindered by threats of legal action from a lobby group.
15/04/2009
FSANZ has called for feedback on safety evaluation of new GM food.
23/03/2009
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has begun his WA tour with plans to discuss the future of GM food production in Australia with key members of the WA State Government.
09/07/2008
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has said that a rice product that tested positive for a genetically modified rice variety – Bt63 – which is not authorised for sale in the country, has been withdrawn.
31/07/2008
Food Standards Australia New Zealand is being accused of failing to respond to concerns about the safety of genetically engineered foods.
21/10/2008
The W.A. government has said the national food standards for labelling must improve, with Australia's standards on GM food labels, in particular, lower than in China.
04/06/2008
A genetically modified onion trial will go ahead in NZ after gaining approval from the Environmental Risk Management Authority.
03/12/2008
Police and security guards provided heavy security at this week's controversial hearing in Christchurch, NZ, into Crop and Food Research's bid to conduct a 10-year field trial of genetically modified vegetables.
14/08/2008
Approval has been granted for Australia's first trial of genetically-modified bananas to go ahead at Innisfail, in Far North Queensland.
25/07/2008
Australia should accept that genetically modified (GM) crops will be crucial in addressing the world food crisis, federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said.
05/09/2008
Greenpeace is demanding that Food Standards Australia New Zealand follows the lead of other countries by banning several genetically modified crops from the human food chain.
30/07/2008
FSANZ has invited individuals and organisations with an interest in food regulation to comment on a number of possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
11/08/2008
BFA's submission to the Department of Health and Ageing is part of the Food Labelling Review in where it recently called for greater transparency in labelling and greater choice for consumers.
08/06/2010
The news is in. Functional foods are super popular and suppliers cannot keep up with demand. But is the hype justified?
05/12/2008