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South Korea halts sale of Canadian wheat, flour

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 18, 2018

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has suspended the sale of wheat and flour from Canada after Canadian officials announced last week the discovery in mid-2017 of an unapproved genetically modified trait in southern Alberta. “We will only allow sale of wheat products that are confirmed not to contain unapproved genetically modified wheat,” South Korea’s

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Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel June 15, 2018

Tokyo/Winnipeg | Reuters — Japan’s farm ministry said Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday the wheat containing a genetically modified trait, developed by Monsanto to tolerate Roundup herbicide,

Catedral Metropolitana de la Asuncion de Maria, Mexico City. (CIA.gov)

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Mexico court rejects appeal to lift GM corn ban

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 27, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters –– A Mexican court has rejected a company’s appeal to lift a ban on commercial planting of transgenic corn in Mexico, passing the matter to the Supreme Court, a lawyer for the firm said Friday. A federal court in Mexico City rejected the suit by PHI Mexico, a unit of U.S.

A maize weevil on a corn kernel. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — A majority of EU countries voted on Monday against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be grown in Europe, batting the contentious decision on GM cultivation in Europe back to the EU executive. EU governments were asked to vote on the future of two grades of GM maize, Pioneer’s 1507

A preserved portion of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. (CIA.gov)

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German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 2, 2016

Berlin | Reuters — The German cabinet has approved a draft law banning cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Germany had announced in September 2015 that it will ban cultivation of crops with GMOs under new European Union rules allowing member states to opt out of their

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China backs GMO soybeans in push for high-tech agriculture

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 10, 2016

Beijing | Reuters — China will push for the commercialization of genetically modified soybeans over the next five years as it seeks to raise the efficiency of its agriculture sector, potentially boosting output of the crop by the world’s top soy importer and consumer. China, which has spent billions of dollars researching GMO crops, has

Campbell, which recently rolled out several Star Wars-themed products such as these Darth Vader-shaped SpaghettiOs, plans to label all its U.S. products for presence of GMO ingredients. (Campbells.com)

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MP calls for mandatory GMO labels, echoes Vermont regulations

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 15, 2016

CNS Canada — A Quebec MP has tabled a new bill calling for mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods, following steps taken by lawmakers south of the border. Pierre-Luc Dusseault, the New Democrat MP for Sherbrooke, introduced Bill C-291 Tuesday morning, calling for the mandatory labelling of genetically engineered (GE) foods in Canada. Dusseault

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U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Tom Polansek May 6, 2016

Reuters — Across the U.S. Farm Belt, top grain handlers have banned genetically modified crops that are not approved in all major overseas markets, shaking up a decades-old system that used the world’s biggest exporting country as a launchpad for new seeds from companies such as Monsanto. Bold yellow signs from global trader Bunge are

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Campbell Soup to label U.S. products for GMOs

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 8, 2016

Reuters — Campbell Soup said it will label all its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms, becoming the first major food company to respond to growing calls for more transparency about ingredients. The world’s largest soup maker also said it supports the enactment of federal legislation for a single

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Chinese farmers illegally growing GMO corn, Greenpeace says

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News January 6, 2016

Beijing | Reuters — Farmers are illegally growing genetically modified (GMO) corn in China’s northeast, said environmental non-profit Greenpeace on Wednesday, in a report that may generate further distrust of the government’s ability to ensure a safe food supply. Beijing has spent billions of dollars to develop GMO crops that it hopes will ensure food

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Tag Archives genetically-modified

South Korea halts sale of Canadian wheat, flour

Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat

Mexico court rejects appeal to lift GM corn ban

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

German cabinet approves draft law banning GM crops

China backs GMO soybeans in push for high-tech agriculture

MP calls for mandatory GMO labels, echoes Vermont regulations

U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

Campbell Soup to label U.S. products for GMOs

Chinese farmers illegally growing GMO corn, Greenpeace says

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