Publication archives

Reuters | November 18, 1999 | By Christopher Lyddon LONDON - Genetically modified foods have highlighted differing official attitudes to labelling around the world, while consumers push for more information.

INDEPENDENT (London) | By Andrew Marshall in Washington | November 26, 1999 As World Trade Organisation delegations start flooding into Seattle for the largest international trade meeting ever, negotiations on how to rewrite the rules of global commerce are stalled.

Reuters | November 18, 1999 | By Michael Byrnes SYDNEY - The global furore over genetically modified food is opening a technology race to produce portable mini-labs which diners could take on that big night out. A simple dipstick test for GM food remains elusive.

GUARDIAN (London) | November 22, 1999 | by John Vidal A major row is threatening to break out at the opening of the World Trade Organisation's talks in Seattle next week over the patenting of the genetic make-up of plants and animals to develop new drugs.

Reuters | November 20, 1999 | By Matthew Green PARIS - U.S. and European Union farmers Saturday urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to adopt clear rules on global trade in genetically modified foods.

Reuters, The Washington Post | November 23, 1999

OBSERVER (London) | November 21, 1999 | Antony Barnett and Oliver Morgan A government 'Minister' for the Church of England, involved in a crucial decision on whether to allow the Ministry of Agriculture to use Church land for GM crop trials, earns thousands of pounds a year from Bell Pottinger - the lobbying and PR firm that advises Monsanto.

LA Times | November 20, 1999 | By PAUL JACOBS, KENNETH R. WEISS, Times Staff Writers Ending one of the most contentious legal disputes in its history, the University of California Board of Regents on Friday unanimously agreed to a $200-million settlement of a long-running patent infringement case against Genentech Inc.