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Brazil Authorizes Sale of Sygnenta Bt11 Maize
The National Biosafety Committee (CNBS) in Brazil has ratified a decision authorising sales of corn containing Syngenta’s Bt11 trait for Fall Armywor...
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CSIRO Australian GM Maize Application Considered
The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has received a licence application (DIR 086/2008) from CSIRO for an intentional release ...
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Bt Plants Don't Hurt Parasite of Pest
Genetically modified (GM) plants that use a Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) toxin to kill pests won't harm the pests' natural enemies, according to new re...
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UN University Says Most Developing Countries Ill-equipped to Ensure Global Biosafety
two-year UN study of internationally funded training programmes in biotechnology and biosafety warns that as many as 100 developing countries are unp...
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EFSA Considers GM Maize Risk Low
Following a request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority's Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms was asked to deliver a ...
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French Lower House Passes GM Bill
The French Parliament passed a bill on GM crops by 289 votes to 221, having failed to pass the measure by a single vote last week.
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CropLife Urges Countries to Meet Obligations on LMOs
As the fourth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Biosafety Protocol) began in Bonn, Germany, CropLife International and...
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EU Commission Asks EFSA To Reconsider GM Crops
The EU Commission's debate on the biotech crop approval process in Europe has ended with a decision to send back three cultivation dossiers which had ...
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EFB Says Political Impasse Prevents Solutions to Food Crisis
The European Federation of Biotechnology has written to the European College of Commissioners on 28 April, in relation to the upcoming Orientation Dis...
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Willy De Greef Appointed Secretary General of EuropaBio
Following the retirement of Dr. Johan Vanhemelrijck on July 1st 2008, Willy De Greef (53) will become the new Secretary General of EuropaBio.
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