Publication archives

May 2, 2000 / Reuters / John Chalmers

Apr. 29 2000 / N.Y. Times/AP BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Shareholders were cited as overwhelmingly defeating a resolution to force Kellogg Co. to stop using genetically altered crops. The story says that Friday's vote came amid claims from two groups of nuns that the crops are unsafe and put the company at risk for lawsuits.

RTw (Reuters World Report) / Tue, May 2, 2000 / By David Brough ROME, May 2 (Reuters) - Italy's new government plans to encourage farmers to use feed based on "natural" ingredients rather than meat and bone meal, Farm Minister Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio said on Tuesday.

Apr. 30 2000 / Agence France Presse English PARIS -- Scientists working for Pioneer Hi-Bred International were cited as reporting in May's issue of the peer-reviewed journal Nature Biotechnology that they have devised a pinpoint technique that could revolutionise the effectiveness of genetically-modified plants.

Washington Post / By Bob Dole Normalization of trade relations with China depends on China's willingness to open its markets and play by the rules set for members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With the House due to vote this month and the Senate probably in June, debate on this issue will be on the front burner.

Apr. 29 2000 / Los Angeles Times

Trade Compass: Daily Brief / Vol. 48, Issue 6 Budapest - The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Mike Moore, on May 5 called on the United States Congress to vote for permanent trade relations with China. He said this would give American business the benefits of a more open China and better access to an economy of 1.3 billion consumers.

May 1, 2000 The State's crops bring home the global debate on genetics. And while one problem is solved, is another being created? By Jim Erickson / Arizona Daily Star Arizona cotton growers, who were among the first in the nation to embrace a biotech version of the crop, are being sucked into a global firestorm over genetically modified plants.