US grain sales plunge as Chinese screening of yet-unapproved variety is stepped up PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 December, 2013, 5:04am Reuters Mainland quarantine authorities refused to accept 545,000 tonnes of US corn in November and December. Photo: Xinhua Corn exporters… Read More ›
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China rejects shipment of GMO ‘contaminated’ corn from US
China rejected a cargo of U.S. corn because it contained a genetically modified variety that is not approved for import. The GMO product is labeled as Syngenta AG’s AgrisureViptera corn, which is also known as MIR 162. This follows a… Read More ›
GMO producers will be protected by the US Congress
Photo: EPA The House of Representatives passed a highly controversial addition to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill for 2013. The passed provision protects the producers of genetically modified seeds from litigation resulting from health risks posed by the GMOs. Critics of… Read More ›
Death knell for nerve agent pesticides in move to save bees
European Food Safety Authority states that neonicotinoid use acceptable ‘only…on crops not attractive to honey bees’ Charlie Cooper Wednesday, 16 January 2013 European safety regulators have finally moved against nerve-agent insecticides blamed for a worldwide decline in bee populations, significantly… Read More ›