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Food safety agency questions French GMO report - 05 October 2012 - News

The European Food Safety Authority on Thursday (4 October) rebuked a French biologist’s study that questions the safety of Monsanto’s genetically modified maize and Roundup herbicide, saying in a preliminary report that the research was “of insufficient scientific quality.”

French study re-launches GMO controversy - 20 September 2012 - News

Rats fed a lifetime diet of Monsanto's genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller Roundup suffered tumours and multiple organ damage, says a French study published yesterday (19 September).

Study questions safety of GM corn as France seeks EU ban - 24 February 2012 - News

Insecticides present in one of Europe’s most controversial genetically modified crops, MON810 maize, may be harmful to humans, French and German researchers say in a new study that could pour fuel over calls asking to limit such plants in the EU.

Anti-GMO stance seen as hurting EU grain farmers - 20 February 2012 - News

European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of high-yield and pest-resistant crops.

GM crops: Follow the money - 10 February 2012 - Opinion

Supposedly objective scientific and economic assessments of the benefits of genetically modified crops are often biased by the fact they are funded by the very organisations they analyse, argues Wenonah Hauter.

Danes seek compromise on GM crops - 03 February 2012 - News

Biotech companies should agree not to market genetically modified (GM) crops in member states wishing to ban their cultivation before seeking EU approval for their products, a draft Danish proposal shows.

Disgruntled GMO firms start pulling out of EU market - 25 January 2012 - News

Monsanto has announced it will scrap plans to sell an insect-resistant maize in France, the second move in a week by biotech company to retreat from the genetically modified foods market in Europe.

Commission gives green light to genetically-modified potato - 03 March 2010 - News

In a controversial move, the European Commission yesterday (2 March) gave the green light for the first genetically-modified potato to be cultivated in the European Union.

France suspends GM maize, citing new scientific evidence - 14 January 2008 - News

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on 11 January 2008 that his country would invoke an EU safeguard clause enabling it to suspend the marketing and growth on its territory of a GM crop that has EU-wide authorisation.

Commission approves GM maize for human consumption - 27 October 2004 - News

Monsanto's NK603 maize can now be used for human as well as animal consumption. This decision does not, however, include an authorisation to cultivate the plant in the EU.

Italy can temporarily ban GM foods but must provide sound evidence of the dangers - 10 September 2003 - News

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Monsanto's GM maize can be placed on the market without Commission authorisation. However, Italy can impose a temporary ban on suspicion of risks.

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