May 2001
headlines and summaries

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May 31

Biotech foes fear the creation of new allergens -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

May 30

Western Australia approves GM trials -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Labeling of imported raw materials to be regulated to track their GM content -- Bangkok Post

Government creates task force for managing genetically modified organisms -- Korea Herald

May 29

A new science: Accounting for taste / Genetics could provide tools to engineer new flavors, fragrances -- Washington Post

Shoppers find food for muddled thought -- Denver Post

States join global fight over biotech labeling -- Denver Post

Thailand: Nestle accused of using Thai children as 'guinea pigs' in GM trial -- just-food.com

Genetic engineering arrives in Amish country -- Indianapolis Star

Jose Bove takes anti-GM fight to Britain -- planetrice.net

May 28

Global fight over GE crops hasn't yet taken root in state -- Denver Post

Biotech crops yield quandary for farmers -- Denver Post

Most want GM labels: Survey -- South China Morning Post

May 27

Public struggles with Genetics 101 -- HealthScoutNews

Monarch flutters into fight over altered corn -- Denver Post

Jellyfish genes make other fish glow -- Agence France Presse

May 26

Greenpeace under fire for GM suspect list / But state agency finds traces -- Kathimerini (Greece)

Going slow on biotech wheat / Industry doesn't want to lose its bread in GMOs -- Omaha World-Herald

May 25

Japan food recall revives StarLink biotech scare -- Reuters

May 24

Japan - House Foods told to recall snack products -- Reuters

GM grapes could cut the price of Chardonnay -- Telegraph (UK)

GM crops safe -- The Nation (Nairobi)

Saskatchewan farmer ordered to pay Monsanto damages -- CBC

May 23

Fires believed set as protest against genetic engineering -- New York Times

Biotech companies modify plants' genes to produce human proteins / Firms grow new source for medicines -- San Jose Mercury News

GMA says Massachusetts mandatory labeling bill 'unnecessary and redundant' -- Grocery Manufacturers of America press release

May 22

Postcard campaign against genetic engineering begins -- The Dominion (New Zealand)

Agricultural biotechnology's future rests with the consumer -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Gene giants' criticized at world ag forum -- Reuters

U.S. consumers undecided on genetically modified food -- BIGresearch press release

Blaze damages horticulture center; eco-terrorists suspected -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Biotech to drive chemical sales, report says -- Reuters

Ex-Monsanto execs form biosciences funding firm -- Reuters

May 21

The biological goldrush -- BBC

GM meat '10 years away' -- BBC

To benefit from progress, we must stop fearing fiction -- Independent (UK) editorial

GM meat on sale in 10 to 15 years, scientists say -- Reuters

Most New Zealand food companies going GE-free already -- Greenpeace press release

Risk of GM animals is worth it, say scientists -- Independent (UK)

Biotech rice is headed for landfill burial / 4.75 million pounds of modified grain dumped because it lacks EPA approval -- Houston Chronicle

Indian growers target Europe with non-GM soybeans -- Reuters

May 20

GM pigs smell sweeter - and cut down pollution -- Observer (UK)

May 19

Really big fish -- Washington Post editorial

May 18

Protesters undergo training for biotech event at action camp -- San Jose Mercury News

Bioengineered rice to be buried in landfill -- AP

May 17

Mutant bacteria biowars threaten apocalypse now -- Agence France Presse

GM beans threaten farmers' meager livelihoods -- Independent (UK)

Call to ban human genetic modification -- BBC

Development charity urges rejection of GM coffee -- Reuters

Biotech rice to feed landfill, not hungry / Company fears liability if crop shipped abroad -- Houston Chronicle

White House proclamation on biotechnology week -- White House press release

Life threatening food? / More than 50 Americans claim reactions to recalled StarLink corn -- CBS News

Month's jail for man who hit leader with pie -- Reuters

Bioengineered corn more prevalent than thought -- Boston Globe

Contamination row threatens GM trials -- Guardian (UK)

May 16

Scientists create fast-growing salmon -- King5 TV, Seattle

The DNA bomb / Modified crops are in the crosshairs now, you may be next -- Village Voice

EPA to hold workshops on Bt corn insect resistance -- Reuters

UK bungling gene crop trials - animal welfare group -- Reuters

May 15

The Green Revolution yields to the bottom line -- New York Times

Changing times challenge world hunger organization -- New York Times

The debate nobody wants - GM -- Guardian (UK)

We need have no fear of interference of nature / Emotion is stopping us from embracing the benefits of gene manipulation -- Guardian (UK) column by Mary Warnock

GM crop DNA has already spread -- Western Mail (UK)

Ecuador asks US food aid contain no biotech crops -- Reuters

May 14

Head of U.N. agency says modified foods are the future -- CBC

Scientific search for a bigger fish provokes outcry -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

May 13

Law to save organic crops from GM fallout -- Independent

May 11

Action sought against NGO for supplying GM foods -- Times of India

Washington says Lankan ban on GM food unnecessary -- Times of India

StarLink issue fuels Japan opposition to GM wheat -- Reuters

FAO chief says GM crops not answer to hunger now -- Reuters

Monsanto denies sale of illegal seed -- Reuters

Getting the athletic edge may mean altering genes -- New York Times

U.S. Senate declares May 13-20 National Biotechnology Week -- Biotechnology Industry Organization press release

Review of bioengineered salmon moves forward -- Food Chemical News

May 10

Grocery stores demand more testing on altered foods -- CBC

Genetically modified food worries waning -- AAP (Australia)

Column: Mutant foods overrun world market, ecosystem -- Daily Bruin (UCLA)

Farm lobby takes tough stand on risk of GM contamination -- Western Producer (Canada)

May 9

Moratorium on alteration of salmon -- New York Times

Australian firm says clones country's first pig -- Reuters

Italy says mutant spaghetti story a slur -- Reuters

Moratorium sought on engineered fish -- AP

A better breed of fish? / FDA petitioned to halt release of bio-engineered salmon -- ABC News

May 7

Fish in the fast lane / A P.E.I. firm wants to market genetically modified salmon -- Maclean's (Canada)

May 6

Nixon sues maker of bioengineered corn -- AP

Building a better bloodsucker -- New York Times Magazine

Trials of GM maize threaten unique organic seed cache -- Independent (UK)

May 5

New bug lab aims to hatch a swarm of scientific discoveries / Entomology: The UC Riverside facility will study agricultural and other pests. Tight security will keep the insects in -- Los Angeles Times

May 4

Lakhs being fed genetically modified food -- Times of India

World's first genetically altered babies born -- Reuters

Food makers want biotech food tests -- AP

Gene-altered babies spark debate / A fertility success story - or a breach of ethics? -- MSNBC

Space plants get glowing review -- Wired News

May 3

Australia: Aventis reprimanded for GM safety breach -- just-food.com

Workers spread seeds from GM trial -- The Age (Australia)

GMOs can be good and bad - FAO chief -- Agence France Presse

Tests for genetic corn spur concerns / Amounts of disputed variety found in 10 percent of US grain inspections -- Boston Globe

South Africa joins anti-GM lobby -- Panafrican News Agency

Court decides against GE cows -- Newsroom (New Zealand)

Food labeling may not be enough, says Greenpeace / Group launches consumer guide -- Bangkok Post

Minister to tackle GM firm over trials -- BBC

Loblaw rejects call to take GM foods off store shelves -- Globe and Mail (Canada)

May 2

Argentina approves GMO seed, first in 3 years -- Reuters

Against the altered grain / Some North American crops grown from bioengineered seeds face bans in certain lucrative export markets -- Boston Globe

Government forced to apologize for failing to consult on GM crop trials -- Independent (UK)

Genetically engineered tomato is 'heart-smart' -- Reuters

Fight on GM food labeling - BBC

Health authorities urged to go slow on GM food ban -- Daily News (Sri Lanka)

Canada proposes 'softer' label at GM foods conference -- CBC

Scientists fear biotech will harm food supply -- Globe and Mail (Canada)

Countries stalled over labels for genetically altered foods -- Canadian Press

Report says Roundup could become victim of its success -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

European feed producers look for non-biotech soybean meal in Minnesota -- AP

May 1

GM body fails to promise 'clean' food -- The Australian

Scientists praise GM crops, backlash cited -- Reuters

GM tomato 'reduces risk of disease' -- Times (UK)

Assembly abandons GM-free campaign -- BBC

Food for thought? It's all in the genes -- Times of India

GM seeds 'removed from test site' -- news.com.au

Media serve genetically modified food industry -- Media File column by Jane Akre and Steve Wilson

Bush names Monsanto executive for senior EPA job -- Reuters

Roundup Ready soybeans approved for consumption in Thailand -- AgWeb News

Fears for birds as cash runs out for GM -- The Express (UK)

County's process to form crop guidelines upsets some -- Boulder News

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