Publication archives

Reuters | October 11, 1999 | By David Evans BRUSSELS - The European Commission is under pressure to take legal action against France over a refusal to import British beef, while using similar arguments to France in keeping U.S. hormone-treated meat out of Europe, analysts say.

Reuters | October 15, 1999 | By Patricia Reaney LONDON - The scientist at the center of an international uproar for raising safety concerns about genetically modified (GM) food said he hoped the publication of his work in a leading medical journal would lead to more research and tests.

GUARDIAN (UK) | October 15, 1999 | TIM RADFORD, SCIENCE EDITOR Doubt cast on methods used in attempt to show effect on humans The most controversial evidence that genetically modified food could be a threat to human and animal health is published in the Lancet today.

BBC | October 15, 1999 The scientific research that was largely responsible for sparking the intense debate in the UK over the safety of genetically-modified (GM) foods has finally been published, alongside new work showing possible effects on human health.

New York Times | October 15, 1999 | By ANDREW POLLACK A prestigious medical journal is publishing a study suggesting that genetically modified food may be harmful, even though the research has been widely criticized by scientists and was found wanting by some of the journal's own referees.

Reuters | October 13, 1999 LONDON - Scientists were cited as reacting angrily angrily Wednesday to a commentary in a leading science magazine slamming the criterion used to assess the safety of genetically modified foods. They said the commentary in Nature magazine by food safety policy expert Erik Millstone of the University of Sussex and his colleagues was flawed.

Ontario Farmer | October 5, 1999 | SUSAN MANN Consumer confidence is, according to this story, the prize in a public opinion battle fought over food safety. AGCare chairman Jim Fischer was quoted as saying, "I guess the reality is that it's a very confusing time for the consumer."

The Guardian (UK) | Jane Martinson in New York | October 13, 1999 International consumer activists accused the American biotechnology industry and US government of "bio-colonialism" yesterday and vowed to step up their campaign against genetically modified foods in the United States.