06.11.2015
- Four large seeds producers have withdrawn their applications to cultivate genetically manipulated maize in Germany, federal agriculture minister, Christian Schmidt, has announced...
11.08.2015
- Scotland has announced plans to ban the growing of genetically modified crops on its soil and also will request that the country be excluded from any European consents for the...
23.04.2015
- The European Commission has finalized new rules allowing member states the freedom to restrict or prohibit the import of genetically modified crops for food or feed, even if they...
15.01.2015
- In a vote of 480 to 159, the European Parliament's plenary session on Jan. 13 cleared the way for member states to opt out of planting GM crops, even those declared safe by EU...
14.01.2014
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Monsanto's biotech seed patents, dealing a blow to a group attempting to ward off lawsuits by the company against farmers. The group, made...
16.12.2013
- The EU General Court has overturned on procedural grounds a 2010 decision by the European Commission (EC) authorizing sales of the genetically modified potato Amflora, developed by...
10.06.2013
- European Union governments failed to agree on Monday whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed, the European Commission said. The...
26.04.2013
- New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop...
