Publication archives

INDEPENDENT (London) | October 11, 1999 THE STUDY that sparked the furore over genetically modified food has failed the ultimate test of scientific credibility. Research purporting to show that rats suffer ill-health when fed GM potatoes has been judged as seriously flawed and unworthy of being published by a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

Ontario Corn Producers' Association Newsletter | October 1999

Reuters | October 7, 1999 | Doug Palmer

Reuters | October 7, 1999 | Julie Vorman WASHINGTON - US Dennis Kucinich, a Democratic lawmaker, was cited as saying Thursday he would launch the first attempt in Congress to require labels on U.S. foods made with genetically-modified (GM) corn, potatoes and other crops to give American consumers a choice at the grocery store.

Reuters | October 7, 1999

Manitoba Co-operator | October 7, 1999 | Laura Rance Calgary - With all the controversy swirling around their multi-billion-dollar biotechnology investments, it seemed a little odd to find the industry's senior executives clustered in a hotel ballroom listening to Bob Richards talk about his childhood in an isolated Newfoundland outpost.

The Halifax Chronicle-Herald/Toronto Star/National Post/Globe and Mail | October 7, 1999 A scathing attack on the way governments are approving genetically engineered foods was launched Wednesday by scientists who say the public are being used as guinea pigs to prove whether the foods are safe or not.

Manitoba Co-operator | October 7, 1999 | Laura Rance A new report on Canada's wheat research system, according to this story, lays some tough issues out for Prairie farmers to digest.