Mar 2011
CropLife International releases on-line Detection Methods Database
30/03/11 10:54
The plant biotechnology industry is committed to doing its part to support smooth trade transactions in the global agricultural community. As part of this commitment, CropLife International and its members have made their detection methods for commercialized biotech-derived products — and related materials and information — available in this online and searchable database.
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Release of a Video on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
29/03/11 09:41
In Decision BS-V/13, the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety adopted a programme of work on public awareness, education and participation concerning the safe transfer, handling and use of living modified organisms. As part of the ongoing support to assist Parties and other stakeholders in the implementation of the programme of work, the Secretariat has produced the above video on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The video contains messages regarding the main provisions of the Protocol.
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Plain Facts about GMO’s - Hungarian White Paper
21/03/11 13:13
Source: Pannonian Plant Biotechnology Association
The book “Plain Facts about GMO’s - Hungarian White Paper” has been just published by Barabás Zoltán Federation of Biotechnology (ISBN 978-963-08-1066-1 © Barabás Zoltán Federation of Biotechnology © Dénes Dudits)
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The book “Plain Facts about GMO’s - Hungarian White Paper” has been just published by Barabás Zoltán Federation of Biotechnology (ISBN 978-963-08-1066-1 © Barabás Zoltán Federation of Biotechnology © Dénes Dudits)
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Ukraine legally establishes criteria for risk assessment for environmental release of GMO’s
14/03/11 16:14
Provisional translation
CRITERIA of risk assessment of potential impacts of genetically modified organisms on the environment
1. These criteria are designed to determine the impact assessment on the environment of genetically modified organisms (hereinafter - GMOs) and their metabolites, taking into account the impact of methods and tools throughout the production cycle of their use, the possibility of scale effects and the likely environmental impact of GMO being handling in open systems basing on independent experimental studies and reliable data derived by those studies of an impact of each specific GMO, its intended use and the likely potential receiving environment....
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Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Economic Plants and their Diseases, Pests and Weeds
12/03/11 16:59
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Turkey has to import GMO products as raw feed material
02/03/11 09:18
Turkey consumes about four million tons of corn yearly, periodically covers it with domestic production. Some years amount of imported commodity is as much as the yearly corn harvest. It is proven fact that improvement in meet production causes import of feed material. Turkey’s annual export value of agricultural products has reached to 14 billion US$ lately, in which contribution of animal products is not negligible. Imported raw feed material consists of soybean and corn, which are not segregated as transgenic or non-transgenic during harvesting and/or storage. Some biotechnology opponents are against such commercial business without any scientific evidence. Their attitude was clearly observed during the period Turkey has been struggling to adopt the "National Biosafety Law". At the same time their mentor countries from EC countries are importing, consuming and now planting transgenics like Sweden, Germany (potato) and Spain (corn - over 10 years). Growing food price may put genetically modified (GM) food on the menu.
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Assessment of the impact of GMO of plant origin on rat progeny development in 3 generations
01/03/11 09:43
The article “Assessment of the impact of GMO of plant origin on rat progeny development in 3 generations” by N.V. Tyshko, V.M. Zhminchenko, V.A. Pashorina, K.E. Selyaskin, V.P. Saprykin, N.T. Utembaeva, V.A. Tutelyan
appears in the last issue - Nr. 1, vol. 80, pp. 14-28
Summary
The publication presents the results of assessment of impact of genetically modified (GM) maize Liberty Link® on prenatal and postnatal development of progeny of 3 generations of Wistar rats.
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