Tasmanian Deputy Premier Bryan Green will be releasing the terms of reference today for a review of the state’s GMO-free status.
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GM crops produce lower yields research says
A new peer-reviewed study published in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability has revealed that genetically modified crops produce a lower yield then conventional crops.
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GM foods – are producers fighting an uphill battle?
Widely viewed as either a breakthrough in scientific research or a dangerous experiment, genetically modified foods are not exactly shy of media attention.
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Monsanto says GM crop discovery was sabotage
Monsanto says that the discovery of unapproved genetically modified wheat found in an Oregon field could have been the result of sabotage.
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US food companies scramble to source non GM ingredients
Food companies across America are struggling to source conventional ingredients as growing pressure to replace genetically modified ones gains traction.
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Industry leaders prepare for GM debate
The Gold Coast will this weekend be hosting the 2013 Ausveg National Convention, the centrepiece of which will be a debate on the use of genetic modification in food production.
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Monsanto herbicide linked to cancer and Parkinson’s
A recent study has indicated that heavy use of the world’s most widely used herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to a vast range of health problems including Parkinson’s, infertility and cancers.
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Securing the safety of genetic modification
A growing number of genetically modified crops are now based on intentionally changing RNA. However this new technology may prove to be risky business.
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The future of meat is not meat says Bill Gates
If technologist and uber-philanthropist billionaire Bill Gates has his way, we will all be eating meat substitutes in the near future. But the jury is still out on whether the mainstream accept hi-tech foods as readily as we have smartphones.
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Oprah’s Dr Oz calls organic food ‘elitist’; GM foods in UK: Global News Bites
Global News Bites keeps you up-to-date on what's happening around the world in food and beverage manufacturing.
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India must double food production; listeria scare: Global News Bites
Global News Bites keeps you up-to-date on what's happening around the world in food and beverage manufacturing.
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Calls for labelling GM food reveal attempts at market domination
Australia has one of the more rigorous food labelling systems in the world for genetically modified (GM) attributes.
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Genetically modified corn and cancer – what does the evidence really say?
French scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini caused quite a stir last week when he claimed he’d shown cancer in rats increased when they were fed genetically modified corn and/or water spiked with the herbicide Roundup. The paper, which seven of his colleagues co-authored, was published in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.
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UN not doing enough for food security: Rudd
Kevin Rudd has slammed the UN food agency for failing to do enough for food security and warned that fears around a repeat of the 2007-08 food crisis are justified.
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Zimbabwe urged to lift ban on GM food
The Zimbabwean government is being urged to lift its ban on genetically modified (GM) food.
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France investigates GM corn to cancer link
France’s Government has asked a health watchdog to probe the safety of GM corn after scientific research linked the food to higher cancer rates in lab rats.
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Confusion and controversy over alleged GM experiment in China
Parents in China’s Hunan province have expressed concerns that a study their children participated in served GM rice to the youngster’s without their parent’s knowledge.
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Organic food no better for you: study
Organic food may come with less pesticides but there’s little evidence it’s better for you, say researchers from Stanford University.
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EU overhauls food labelling requirements
Consumers around the world are demanding greater transparency when it comes to food labels and it seems the EU is one of the governments that is listening.
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Frankenfood or crops of the future? Gaps in the perception of GM food safety
Humans have always faced tricky safety problems with food because we eat plants, which are the most ingenious pesticide chemists on the planet.
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