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11 October 2012
Séralini study does not provide evidence of GM maize health risk
According to the results of a long-term feeding study at the University of Caen in France, genetically modified NK603 maize leads to severe health problems in rats. However, the results are disputed in scientific circles.

11 May 2012
Turkey’s biosafety law causes heavy losses to agri-food chain
According to the new Economic Impact Assessment by British consultant Graham Brookes (PG Economics), Turkey’s biosafety law has had a substantial negative economic impact on the food manufacturing and livestock production sectors.

28 January 2011
Brazil utilises more GM crops than ever before
A study conducted by the specialist agricultural consulting company Celeres indicates that the majority of soybeans and maize in Brazil comes from genetically modified (GM) seeds. The company also notes a national tendency towards increase.

21 January 2011
Spain: Bt maize keeps going
While the cultivation total of maize in Spain was reduced by eleven per cent in 2010 in comparison to 2009, the share occupied by Bt maize remained constant at 21 per cent. The only European country to do so, Spain maintains large-scale fields of Bt maize that total 68,000 hectares – and a new poll suggests that this will at least remain so.

07 January 2011
USA: Co-existence – new accents in biotech policy
In an open letter to users and critics of green biotechnology, Secretary of Agriculture of the USA, Tom Vilsack, has called for greater cooperation. The Secretary stated that a common goal should be the coexistence of various methods of agricultural production.

03 December 2010
Vatican scientists see “moral imperative” in GMO
In a statement released at the end of November 2010, forty international scientists including seven Vatican advisors have called for the relaxation of “excessive, unscientific regulations” applied to genetically modified (GM) crops. The foundation of the statement lies in a week-long closed meeting held in May 2009 at the Vatican.

26 November 2010
German Constitutional Court confirms biotech law
The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany has confirmed essential stipulations of what is known as the ‘genetic engineering act’. Currently-valid restrictions on the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) plants remain in effect thereby. Farmers who plant GM maize are responsible for economic damage caused by its cross-pollination – collectively and irrespective of fault.

29 October 2010
Biotechnology: EU Commission for 0.1 per cent tolerance in feed
The EU Commission has presented its long-promised recommendation for tolerable magnitudes of unapproved genetically modified organisms (GMO) in agricultural imports: in the future, unintentional impurities should be permitted up to 0.1 per cent – but only for feed. Member States have yet to agree.

22 October 2010
Biotech in fruit and vegetables: a lot of research, few approval
A multitude of plants bearing fruit and vegetables is the subject of research world-wide. Many plants developed in this manner with new traits have been tested successfully in greenhouses and in field trials. However, few endeavours currently are made towards the commercial use of such types of fruit and vegetables, as indicated by a study published in the current issue of the professional journal Nature Biotechnology.

15 October 2010
International GMO liability treaty: agreement after six years
After six years of intense negotiations, parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety finally agreed on a new international treaty in Nagoya, Japan. According to the treaty, countries that import genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and plant them will now have a legal claim to redress in case of damage to their biodiversity.

29 September 2010
EU report puts forward isolation distances for GM maize
On this weeks meeting of the Agricultural Council of the EU, the Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli presented a Best Practice Document for the cultivation of GM maize. The report was drawn up by the European Coexistence Bureau to propose measures that avoid the mixing of GM and conventional maize.

24 September 2010
Germany: GM labelling rules are generally obeyed
In the EU, food products that consist of GMOs or contain GMOs have to be labelled. In Germany each year inspectors test thousands of food products for their GM content. The results for 2009 from a majority of the German regions ("Länder") indicate that the GM labelling rules were largely followed.

23 September 2010
USA: Dispute over the approval of genetically modified salmon
The recommendation by experts that that further testing be conducted for the time being was the conclusion of a hearing arranged by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and echoed broadly in the media. The salmon would have been the first genetically modified animal approved for human consumption.

18 September 2010
John Dalli: A "technical solution" for traces of unapproved GMOs
John Dalli, EU Commissioner for Consumer Protection, intends to defuse the problem of traces of unapproved genetically modified organisms (GMOs) found in agricultural imports. At the 6th European Conference of GM free Regions, Commissioner Dalli announced the finding of a "technical solution" quite soon.

11 September 2010
USA: New court hearings for GM sugar beet
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends in the coming year once more to allow limited cultivation of genetically modified (GM) sugar beet under controlled conditions. Environmental and consumer groups have reacted by announcing further court hearings.

10 September 2010
Amflora potato: Intermixing in Sweden, ban in Germany
During cultivation of the Amflora starch potato in Sweden, intermixture has occurred with another type of genetically modified (GM) potato that is not yet approved. Till Backhaus, Minister for Agriculture in the north-east German state of Mecklenburg-Lower Pomerania has responded by prohibiting the dissemination of Amflorapotatoes grown in his region.

02 September 2010
EU: The first harvest of the Amflora potato
Since March 2010 the first genetically modified (GM) potato, Amflora, is approved in the EU. This week its first harvest began in Germany. In spite of on-site protests German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Rainer Brüderle, pulled up the first tubers from the 14 hectares big field in Northern Germany

26 August 2010
Approval of a new GM soybean in Brazil
The Brazilian commission for biosafety (CTNBio) approved two new versions of GM soybean for commercial cultivation. One, Bt Roundup Ready 2 Yield, is the first insect-resistant GM soybean and the first GM crop that Monsanto specifically developed for a market outside the US.

17 August 2010
US court revokes approval of GM sugar beets
A federal court in the US revoked the approval of GM sugar beets. It states that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had not adequately evaluated possible consequences that commercial cultivation could have on the environment. The ruling will not affect this year’s harvest.

12 August 2010
Rural Indian women benefit from GM crops
While a common assumption holds that GMOs primarily benefit multinationals and farmers in industrialised countries, in India it is the poor rural women who profit most from the cultivation of a GM cotton crop. As reported in Nature Biotechnology in May, researchers from the University of Göttingen in Germany and the University of Warwick, UK, have found that cultivation of insect-resistant GM cotton has lead to massive gains for hired female labour.

06 August 2010
Uganda: Field trial with drought-tolerant maize
In November, field trials with genetically modified (GM) drought-tolerant maize are expected to begin in Uganda. The maize is part of an international project aimed towards the development of high-yielding maize varieties that are adapted to African conditions.

29 July 2010
Philippines: GM aubergines field-tested for approval
In the Philippines, the approval of genetically modified (GM) aubergines has moved a step closer. The vegetables are resistant to a prominent pest and may enter the market as early as 2011.

28 July 2010
EU Commission: Import approval for six GM maize lines
The EU Commission issued import approvals on 28.07.2010 for six more genetically modified (GM) maize lines. As generally occurs, preceding ballots in the Standing Committee and in the EU Council of Ministers did not result in the required qualified majority.

19 July 2010
GM-labelling: EU against expansion
The labelling of genetically modified (GM) food products in Europe will not be changed. An attempt by the federal government of Germany has failed in Brussels to effect legally-binding labelling requirements for further applications of genetic engineering.

13 July 2010
EU Commission: Countries to decide independently on GM crops
As expected, the EU Commission decided on 13.07.2010 changes in the legal regulation of green biotechnology. Accordingly, Member States should be able to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops that have been approved EU-wide. As the next step, the EU Parliament and Council of Ministers must agree.

10 July 2010
USA: Monsanto must pay 2.5 million dollars in damages
The US-American agro-biotech company Monsanto must pay a fine of 2.5 million dollars. The business marketed genetically modified (GM) cotton in the USA without indicating cultivation restrictions that apply in particular regions. Monsanto has accepted the decision.

30 June 2010
USA: In 2010, more genetically modified crops once again
In the USA, the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) maize, soybeans and cotton continues its increase. In 2010, the share of GM crops increased to approximately 90 per cent. Fields planted with GM varieties added up to 64.3 million hectares.

11 June 2010
USA: New GM soybean with higher oleic acid content approved
The Department of Agriculture in the USA has approved a new, genetically modified (GM) soybean. This is the first of a series of GM plants that are poised to enter the market with a modified composition of nutrients.

07 June 2010
"Illegal transgenic maize" sown
In Lower Saxony and other federal German states, it is alleged that maize seeds have been planted that are contaminated with genetically modified (GM) maize. Greenpeace refers to a "scandal" and has accused responsible public authorities in Lower Saxony of failing to apply measures in time to prevent sowing.

29 May 2010
Brazil: greater sugarcane yield through gene technology
In the next years, genetically modified (GM) sugarcane is expected to enter the Brazilian market and to deliver a sugar content that has been increased by 30 to 40 per cent. Bayer CropScience and the Brazilian research institution CTC have agreed upon "comprehensive cooperation" towards this goal.

27 May 2010
Japan allows genetically modified papayas
As of summer, genetically modified (GM) papayas will be for sale in Japan. The fruit must be labeled accordingly. The Japanese government has allowed the import of the papayas from the USA, where a virus-resistant variety has been cultivated since 1999.

26 May 2010
Australian researchers develop rice with threefold iron
Approximately 30 per cent of the global population is estimated to suffer from the effects of iron deficiency. This deficiency may cause poor mental development in children as well as anaemia and lowered immune function. Australian researchers now report biofortified rice containing three times as much iron as conventional varieties.

25 May 2010
Long-term study: Bt maize cultivation - no effect on earthworms
The results of a four-year study by ecologists in the USA and Switzerland indicate that earthworms are unaffected by the agriculture with genetically modified (GM) maize, even after years of cultivation

14 May 2010
USA: USDA allows large-scale GM eucalyptus trial
On May 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave permission for a field trial of genetically modified (GM) eucalyptus trees on 28 sites. The trees withstand colder temperatures than conventional varieties and may be a new industrial source of wood. Commercial approval is pending.

11 May 2010
EU: Environmental associations - lawsuit against Amflora
Several environmental associations state the intention to take legal action in the European Court of Justice against the cultivation approval for the genetically modified (GM) ‘Amflora’ potato. A decision is not expected before the end of 2011. However, it remains unclear whether the lawsuit will be acknowledged.

10 May 2010
EU: First suggestions for a new gene technology policy
In the future, EU Member States should be able to decide for themselves on the cultivation of genetically modified plants. By making changes to shared laws on gene technology, the EU Commission intends to overcome the political blockade that has been in place for years.

22 April 2010
Amflora potatoes planted in Germany
On a 15-hectare field in Zepkow, Germany (county Mueritz in the state of Mecklenburg-Lower Pomerania), genetically modified (GM) Amflora potatoes were planted on 19.04.2010.

16 April 2010
Report on the GM plant cultivation in the USA
The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) plants in the USA has improved the financial situation of farmers and reduced environmental damage caused by farming: this is the conclusion of a study conducted by the National Research Council (NRC). At the same time, the study warns against the incautious handling of herbicide-tolerant plants and their corresponding herbicides.

10 April 2010
Dalli demands transparency for GMO studies
John Dalli, EU Commissioner responsible for health and consumer safety – and thereby responsible also for gene technology – has demanded absolute research transparency in the biotechnology industry.

08 April 2010
Breeding changes genes more than gene technology
In the context of a project supported by the German Ministry for Education and Research, Professor Uwe Sonnewald and his team in the biochemistry faculty at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg now have been able to demonstrate that plants face greater changes through conventional breeding than through gene technology.

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