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Battle over GM foods
‘Clinton attacks Europe for moving too slowly over GM safety’ said The Independent on 24 July. ‘Blair stands by Clinton in defence of GM food’ said The Daily Telegraph. Marking the end of the G8 summit in Okinawa, these and other headlines were not necessarily contradictory. They were certainly very varied. Do they, perhaps, reflect a shift towards less strident certainty than that which has ch...
متن کاملBack to the public over the GM crop battle
The British government has launched a new public debate on genetically modified (GM) crops as the three-year ban on growing such crops commercially is due to finish next year. But field-scale trials of oilseed rape, which have been carried out in the UK during this time, have fuelled opponents of the new technology and studies elsewhere have raised further questions many believe need to be addr...
متن کاملDrawing new GM battle lines
The legal battles over GM crop trials in Europe are hotting up, reports Nigel Williams.
متن کاملInternational Standards for Gm Foods
The introduction of biotechnology into the agri-food world in the 1990s complicated an already difficult regulatory and trade system. At one level, biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) foods increase the potential for trade and the need for a fully functioning international trading system. At another level, the products of this new technology have precipitated a large and difficult debat...
متن کاملHealth Hazards of Gm Foods
Myth: GM foods are safe to eat Truth: Studies show that GM foods can be toxic or allergenic " Most studies with GM foods indicate that they may cause hepatic, pancreatic, renal, and reproductive effects and may alter haematological [blood], biochemical, and immunologic parameters, the significance of which remains to be solved with chronic toxicity studies. " – Dona A, Arvanitoyannis IS. Health...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00643-6