Publication archives

Oct 22, 1999

U.S. Cautiously Welcomes EU Food Labeling Plan

Reuters | October 21, 1999
Oct 22, 1999

EU May Tread Fine Line on GMOs in WTO Talks

Reuters | October 21, 1999
Oct 22, 1999

The Fox, the Chickens, and the Guinea Pigs

The Ottawa Sun | October 20, 1999 | STEVE MADELY According to this story, David Suzuki visibly bristles when current genetic engineering of food is compared to hundreds of years of man-created plant hybrids and animal cross breeds.
Oct 22, 1999

Groups Launch National Campaign against Upcoming World Trade Talks

October 20, 1999 | from a press release
Oct 22, 1999

Understanding the Resistance to Labelling GMO Foods

Corner Post | Farm Commentary by Elbert van Donkersgoed | October 22, 1999 Yesterday, governments in the European Union agreed to a GM-free label. Food will be allowed to contain up to one per cent of genetically modified material while still being labelled GM-free.
Oct 22, 1999

Monsanto Pressured to Sell Off GM Assets

Guardian UK | Jane Martinson in New York | October 22, 1999
Oct 21, 1999

Stunning Methods in Slaughterhouses May Carry a BSE Risk

New Scientist | John Bonner | October 23, 1999 THE TECHNIQUES used to stun cattle before slaughter can spread tiny bits of brain tissue around their bodies. So if an animal is incubating BSE, there is a small chance that its meat could be contaminated with the agent that causes the disease, despite all the measures being taken to prevent this.
Oct 21, 1999

Altered Food May Be Harmful

CBS | October 21,1999 NEW YORK - A new study published in The Lancet found that lab mice fed genetically engineered potatoes developed thickening of their intestines. CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports it's one of the only studies suggesting that genetically altered foods may cause physical problems ever to be published in a prestigious medical journal.