Publication archives

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) | Press Release | November 4, 1999 Indigenous Leaders, Legal Experts Hail Decision to Cancel "Flawed Patent" on Sacred Plant from the Amazon, But Call for Reforms to Prevent Future Abuses

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | November 1, 1999 | By Robert Steyer, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scientists will present research Tuesday in Chicago that could shed light on the intensifying debate over the effects of genetically engineered crops on the natural world.

The Guardian | Laurie Flynn and Michael Sean Gillard | November 1, 1999 The editor of one of Britain's leading medical journals, the Lancet, says he was threatened by a senior member of the Royal Society, the voice of the British science establishment, that his job would be at risk if he published controversial research questioning the safety of genetically modified foods.

Greenpeace press release | October 7, 1999

GUARDIAN | November 2, 1999 | James Meikle Government officials were for years worried that women might be at risk of infection from the BSE agent by using anti-ageing creams but never warned the public, it emerged yesterday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer | November 1, 1999 | By Andrea Knox, The Philadelphia Inquirer | Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News You wouldn't normally eat a petunia. And you're not crazy about the idea of bacteria in your food.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | November 2, 1999 | Robert Steyer The monarch butterfly has a lot more to fear than the pollen of genetically engineered corn, several experts said Monday.

OECD NEWS RELEASE | November 2, 1999 PARIS - In response to a request from the G-8 industrialised countries last July, the OECD is intensifying its work on biotechnology and food safety with a view to reporting back to the G-8 heads of state and government at their next summit meeting in July 2000.