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European Council of Ministers Rejects a Proposal to Institutionalize National Bans on GMOs
European acceptance of agricultural biotechnology is tremendously important to the seed industry, not only because of the value of the potential European market for biotech traits for the seed industry, but also because of the influence which Europe has on … Continue reading
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Tagged activist, Agricultural biotechnology, biosafety, Danish proposal, Denmark, ESFA, EU Council, Europe, European Commission, European Food Safety Authority, European Union, food, GMO, local bans, nationalism, Paul Christensen, Regulation, Seed, seed industry, socio-economic impact
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French Mon810 Situation
French President Nicolas Sarkozy attacks Mon810 Mon810 was originally accepted in Europe in 1998 under a 1990 EU law. That law was replaced by two newer laws concerning the release of GMOs. The first one is a directive which dates from 2001 … Continue reading
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Tagged Agricultural biotechnology, biotechnology, Business, Europe, European Union, food, France, GMO, Mon810, Monsanto, Paul Christensen, Regulation, Romantic, Sarkozy, Seed
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Seed Industry and Changing Agricultural Policy: Which Tomorrow for the Old World?
Translation of the editorial in French Seed Magazine Semences et Progrès, No. 151, June 2011 1 October 10, 2011 “We are in a period which will not resemble anything which we have known,” prophesied Philippe Mangin, President of Coop de … Continue reading
The Biotechnology Issue Cycle, GMO Protests and the Seed Business
The seed industry has been criticized for its influence on seed and biotechnology regulation. Wall Street Journal, Opinion, September 29, 2011 The Pace of Agricultural Biotechnology Regulatory Legislation Slows Although the protests against GM crops will not disappear any … Continue reading