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A Portuguese Farmer’s Request for the Freedom to Choose Technology That Helps Feed the World and Science-Based Decisions by the European Commission
We can buy it but we can’t grow it. That’s how crazy the European Union’s policies on biotech food have become. Regulators let us purchase livestock feed derived from genetically modified crops, but only if it’s produced abroad. We’re forbidden to grow these exact same plants on our own farms. It makes no sense, and [...]
MP calls for more GM crops in the UK MP calls for more GM crops in the UK
Farming UK February 24, 2012 Norfolk MP George Freeman has today called for a new debate on GM, saying UK drought and global development in foodsecurity make it essential that the European Union changes its opposition to Agricultural Science and GM, so that Europe and the UK can help pioneer the agricultural innovation the world is [...]
EU, US ink organic food deal
AFP (via Google News) February 15, 2012 NUREMBERG, Germany — Food products classified as organic in the European Union or the United States can be sold as such in either region after a deal struck on Wednesday between the two major trading blocs. The agreement, signed in the southern city of Nuremberg between top officials [...]
German farm group regrets BASF’s GMO move to U.S.
Reuters January 17, 2012 HAMBURG Jan 17 (Reuters) – Germany’s giant association of farming cooperatives said it regretted the decision by BASF to transfer its research into crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from Germany to the United States and other countries. “The announcement by BASF to transfer its (German) domestic plant biotechnology research and development [...]
EU Approves Syngenta GM Corn, Dow Cotton for Food, Processing
December 22, 2011 Bloomberg The European Union approved three genetically modified corn varieties from Syngenta AG and a biotech cotton variety from Dow Chemical Co. for food and feed use, import and processing. The crops were approved by the European Commission, the EU’s regulatory arm, after member states failed to provide a qualified majority either [...]
U.S., EU consider trade talks to foster growth
Reuters November 28, 2011 By Doug Palmer Original Source WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union took a step on Monday toward launching bilateral trade talks to help create jobs on both sides of the Atlantic by capitalizing on already strong economic ties. “We must intensify our efforts to realize the untapped [...]
US and EU consider bilateral trade talks
BBC News November 28, 2011 www.bbc.co.uk Original Source US and EU leaders have said at the conclusion of a White House summit that they could launch bilateral trade talks to boost jobs and growth. They announced a joint working group to explore how to enhance the “untapped potential” of transatlantic economic co-operation. The statement followed [...]
European Commission Plan for CAP Reforms for 2014-2020
The European Commission has proposed a set of reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU that needs to be implemented by January 1, 2014. The European Parliament will debate the Commission’s proposal, craft final legislation and send it to the European Council, the government leaders of the 27 member countries, for approval. [...]
Where were the “consumer watchdogs”?
Harry Cline has a pointed posting at the Farm Press Blog, “Consumer watchdogs fiddled while European food safety burned” (June 14, 2011). Cline calls out the “So called consumer watchdog groups” who ”were silent on European E. coli outbreak”. He’s got a good point, the opening to his blog and link to the full piece [...]
EU Biotech Policy Debate Continues
The European Union (EU) Health Commissioner, John Dalli, released a proposal on the regulation of biotech crops to possibly break the policy deadlock in the EU that has developed for over the last 15 years. The EU Commission would retain its authority for the strict authorization procedures currently in place based on science, safety, consumer [...]
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