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28/10/2007 Gm: the secret files
27/08/2006 Rice contaminated by gm has been on sale for months
27/07/2006 Farmers use as much pesticide with gm crops, us study finds
05/03/2006 Ministers back 'terminator' gm crops
08/02/2006 Gm food must be allowed into europe, wto rules
07/02/2006 Europe 'stopped gm food imports'
31/01/2006 Mali farmers reject gm crops as attack on their way of life
08/01/2006 Gm: new study shows unborn babies could be harmed
09/10/2005 Gm crop 'ruins fields for 15 years'
29/05/2005 Legal move to make eu publish gm test results
22/05/2005 Rats fed gm corn due for sale in britain developed abnormalities in blood and kidneys
19/01/2005 Gm sugar beet could aid wildlife, say researchers
07/01/2005 Organic milk 'higher in vitamins'
07/01/2005 Monsanto fined $1.5m for bribery
29/11/2004 Environment study 'clears' gm crops
21/11/2004 Gm firms finally give up on planting in britain
24/04/2004 Europe's moves to allow gm corn may open floodgates
04/04/2004 After five years of lobbying by the public and this newspaper, the government caves in
04/04/2004 'gm will never be grown in britain'
31/03/2004 Gm giant abandons bid to grow crops in britain
14/03/2004 Scotland and wales 'bullied' over gm crop veto
07/03/2004 Revealed: shocking new evidence of the dangers of gm crops
06/03/2004 Mps revolt against gm plans
05/03/2004 Cabinet decision over gm maize provokes anger from environmental campaigners
22/02/2004 Gm seeds may have built-in obsolescence
20/02/2004 'gm-free' rebellion grows as ministers give crops backing
05/02/2004 Scientists could make gm beef with healthy fish oils
18/01/2004 Gm corn to be approved for one year only
16/01/2004 Ministers to approve commercial growth of gm crops next month
21/12/2003 Europe split over safety of gm corn
12/11/2003 English nature is axed after campaign against gm crop production
09/11/2003 Uk to fight european embargo on gm corn
17/10/2003 From lab to table: how biotechnology breeds hopes, doubts and fears down the food chain
17/10/2003 Proven: the environmental dangers that may halt gm revolution
16/10/2003 Two gm crops are 'worse for wildlife'
16/10/2003 Crops giant retreats from europe ahead of gm report
10/10/2003 Study reveals first evidence that gm superweeds exist
05/10/2003 Government prepares to back down over gm crops
28/09/2003 Gm crops could be new 'green' fuel
25/09/2003 Gm crops? no thanks: britain delivers overwhelming verdict after unprecedented public opinion exercise
22/09/2003 Leaked letters show government backs commercial growing of gm crops
21/09/2003 Royal society rejects 'anti-gm' report
01/09/2003 Antibiotic abuse in pigs 'could create superbugs'
07/07/2003 The sinister sacking of the world's leading gm expert - and the trail that leads to tony blair and the white house
22/06/2003 Are gm crops safe? who can say? not blair
29/05/2002 Corporate phantoms
03/01/2001 Farmed salmon 'contaminated'
24/09/2000 Monsanto's plan to sway gm debate.
24/09/2000 New blow to gm as big stores extend their ban
23/09/2000 Taco bell recalls shells that used bioengineered corn
18/09/2000 Contaminent found in taco bell taco shells, food safety coalition demands recall by taco bell, philip morris
18/09/2000 Biotech critics cite unapproved corn in taco shells
07/09/2000 Scientists demand gmo moratorium
05/09/2000 Gm crop peril 'bigger than threat from nuclear waste'
05/09/2000 Eu farm ministers split over pace of gm approval
03/09/2000 Genetically altered foods: we are being exposed to one of the largest uncontrolled experiments in history
01/09/2000 Thomas edison and the "frankenfood" debate
01/09/2000 Biotech crops may reduce bird food
26/08/2000 Gm seeds may be in food chain: monsanto
24/08/2000 Biotech has bamboozled us all: studies suggest that traditional farming methods are still the best
22/08/2000 New study links biotech corn to butterfly deaths
27/07/2000 Fbi, dea, minneapolis police raid sisters camelot house at isag protests
01/07/2000 Genetically engineered foods a threat to life
30/06/2000 Defiant tasmania bans gm crop trials
25/06/2000 Rejected gm food given to poor
22/06/2000 Canada rejected bovine growth hormone. who wants to bet it won't be back?
21/06/2000 Germany wants to halt gm crop use until 2003
21/06/2000 Genetically altered mosquito may help fight malaria
14/06/2000 Iceland's organic switch a `bold move'
13/06/2000 Distance `may not stop gm crop contamination'
11/06/2000 Gm crops don't deliver
08/06/2000 Surprise fragments found in gm soya
06/06/2000 Scientists expose "junk science" behind genetically modified corn
02/06/2000 Us dumping ge food on indian cyclone victims
29/05/2000 Firms move to avoid risk of contamination
28/05/2000 Research warns gm genes can jump species barrier: reports
25/05/2000 Rspb's fears over gm crops
25/05/2000 Gm contamination scandal spreads to eu maize crop
24/05/2000 Wales defies british government with gm crop ban
24/05/2000 Biotech giant to curb contentious practice; will end genetic modification using antibiotics
20/05/2000 British not hysterics about modified foods: mad cow outbreak spawned wariness
19/05/2000 Canadian seeds spark european farm furor
17/05/2000 Gm pollen traced to honey
17/05/2000 Honey has been contaminated by gm crops, claims friends of the earth
17/05/2000 Study shows genetically altered soybeans produce lower yields
03/05/2000 Monsanto lab closes amid food protests: naturemark facility raised insect-resistent potatoes
28/04/2000 Monsanto's biotech spud pulled from fastfood cos
27/04/2000 The risks of scientific revolutions
27/04/2000 Monsanto newsletter links
26/04/2000 Usda asked to tighten regulation of biotech crops
18/04/2000 Kellogg's continues to feed gmos to america's kids
18/04/2000 Flawed science behind epa approval of biotech crops
13/04/2000 Psst. gmos are scary. pass it on
10/04/2000 Sri lanka bans import of genetically modified food
05/04/2000 Terminology key to gm acceptance
05/04/2000 Church of england wants moratorium on gm crops
03/04/2000 Ad campaign aimed at us attitudes toward crops
02/04/2000 A "substantial" challenge to gm food regulations
02 Apr '00 'Food safety' pamphlet is Liberal spin
31 Mar '00 You Say GM Tomato
31 Mar '00 Greenpeace targets Kellogg's over genetically modified foods
31 Mar '00 Modified-food policy hypocritical
30 Mar '00 Mexico-Genetically Modified Food
29 Mar '00 Greenpeace exposes GE contamination of Nestle food in New Zealand
29 Mar '00 Export Trade in Secret Canola
28 Mar '00 Should we worry over genetically altered foods?
28 Mar '00 M&S fish on GM-Free diet
28 Mar '00 Taxpayer-funded ads to promote biotech foods: Critics complain federal food agency shouldn't take sides
26 Mar '00 Genetics pioneer denounces 'hysterical' opposition to research
26 Mar '00 Europe to act on GM pollution of organic farms
25 Mar '00 Genetically modified canola found in Australia dump
24 Mar '00 Suicide seeds on Fast Track
23 Mar '00 Farmers withdraw from GM crops trial (UK)
22 Mar '00 Scientists put extra genes in salmon for growth: Researchers say...
Unknown Genetically Modified (GM) Foods and Crops: Are They Safe?
20 Mar '00 Modified foods a threat, MD fears
17 Mar '00 Is your food safe to eat? CUSO, The National Farmers' Union and Canadian Organic Growers sponsor cross-country dialogue
17 Mar '00 Protests may halt UK GM trials - Minister
16 Mar '00 Frankenstein food being developed in Tasmania
16 Mar '00 Is there a spin doctor in the house?
11 Mar '00 Why you can't tell GM foods by the label
10 Mar '00 China considering GMO labeling bill
09 Mar '00 Legislators seek halt of Genetically Altered Crops
07 Mar '00 European food manufacturers shun GMOs but consumers urged to keep up the pressure
Mar '00 Do genetically-engineered (GE) crops reduce pesticides? The emerging evidence says "Not Likely". (WWF Special Report)
03 Feb '00 Trouble in the garden
26 Jan '00 Stances toughen at food talks; Canadian-led group stands firm at meet on gene-altered products
26 Jan '00 Modified food conflict grips Hong Kong; Local demand for healthier choices growing
26 Jan '00 Two views on food biotechnology: Scientists are closer than ever to genetically engineering rice with vitamin A which, some believe, can be a powerful tool to fight malnutrition and child blindness in the developing world.
26 Jan '00 Green Luddites
26 Jan '00 Religion at heart of U.S. lawsuit
26 Jan '00 Canadian health stores ask government to label genetically altered foods
26 Jan '00 Sensational science or science fiction?
26 Jan '00 Farmers seek biotechnology edge; Genetically altered crops will help, but retailers may avoid them as a way to score points with consumers
14 Jan '00 GE Foods Must Be Banned
13 Jan '00 Monsanto's $550M Brazil Roundup Plant Building Starts
03 Jan '00 Genetically Modified Foods: The Battle Comes to Canada
22 Dec '99 GM food banned in Monsanto canteen
20 Dec '99 Monsanto in $50 billion merger
19 Nov '99 More than 60 per cent of US food has a GM ingredient
11 Nov '99 GM crop trials leap in size
10 Nov '99 GM trees pose risk of 'superweed' calamity
6 Nov '99 GM crops: Ministers ban commercial use until 2003
27 Oct '99 GM food trials to be extended for three years
25 Oct '99 GM firms are sued for millions
22 Oct '99 Europe says GM-free food labels need not tell truth
20 Oct '99 Suzuki Issues Warning
19 Oct '99 GM policy 'cannot be left to the scientists
18 Oct '99 Government 'underestimates the intelligence of the public' over GM foods
12 Oct '99 UK farmers miss out on boom in organic sales - Britain imports 70% of its `green' food because the country has only one fifth of the farmland needed to meet demand
12 Oct '99 Monsanto weedkiller 'wipes out beneficial insects'
3 Oct '99 Expert on GM danger vindicated
30 Sept '99 GM Pollen Can Travel Miles From Testing Site
18 Sept '99 Ministers admit to 'illegal' GM trials
5 Sept '99 GM bosses want to pull out of UK
5 Sept '99 Garden writers gang up on GM
2 Sept '99 Hive Off Soya, US Firm Tells Farmers
29 Aug '99 Drug-resistant 'superbug' kills 4
22 Aug '99 Food fight gives us something to chew on - The GM Food fight crosses the Atlantic
21 Aug '99 Spread of GM Crops Trebles in One Year
05 Aug '99 Release of GM crop to get official approval approved for release
24 July '99 Genetic food: you're eating it
23 July '99 Monsanto and Novartis: Those Inglorious Devices for Obtaining Individual Profit Without Individual Responsibility
23 July '99 Frankenfoods - Doubts over biotech deserve respect
22 July '99 Consumers mop up in milk war: An amazing u-turn has repelled American hormone-treated milk
22 July '99 American Farmers Baffled as Europe Steers clear of beef treated by hormones
20 July '99 UK protestors rip up field of GM crop
20 July '99 Sainsbury says own-brand ingredients GM-free
20 July '99 Bio-tech worries crop up
20 July '99 Britain Only EU State to Avoid US Sanctions
19 July '99 UK Minister tells GM firms - public comes first
15 July '99 GM Industry Turns on it's Latest Critics
15 July '99 Japan firms smell opportunity in non-GMO foods
15 July '99 `Frankenfood' headlines scare public, study shows
14 July '99 US Farmers Fear Crop Fallout
14 July '99 Beef Ban Lifted Prematurely?
14 July '99 Gourmet Genetics: `Frankenfood' horror or just a pea under the mattress?
13 July '99 Ban genetically-produced food (Malaysia)
11 July '99 Fury as CIA admits spying on British minister
8 July '99 GM farms 'use more pesticides'
5 July '99 Labour forced on to the defensive over GM investment
US Backs Off on Trade Tiff With EU on BST Hormone
2 July '99 Monsanto To Sell Sweetener Business
[Assessment of USDA Research Results on GM Crops]
July Biotech Goes Wild
30 June '99 EU Environment Ministers Strengthen De Facto Ban on GMOs Pending New Law
30 June '99 Consumer Representatives Applaud a Decision Which Could Severely Limit the use of the Genetically Engineered Hormone BST Around the World
30 June '99 U.S. and Europe Agree to Disagree on Safety of Dairy Hormone
A Square Peg into a Round Hole
29 June '99 Genetically modified food raises some difficult questions
28 June '99 Biodiversity Convention's Terminator Decision Fails Biodiversity and Fails Farmers
28 June '99 Are Genetically Modified Crops Safe? No.
25 June '99 Confront GM Fears, Professor Tells Firms
24 June '99 Lawsuit in U.S.A. Uncovers Disagreement Within FDA Over Safety of Biotech Foods
Brazilian Courts Suspend Release of Biotech Soy
22 June '99 New Study Links Monsanto's Roundup to Cancer
21 June '99 The G8 Summit - US stops safe food moves
20 June '99 World's top sweetener is made with GM bacteria
20 June '99 GM food 'threatens the planet'
19 June '99 Genetic food labels 'too costly'
19 June '99 Food for thought
18 June '99 FDA under pressure on GM foods
18 June '99 Group lobbies for labeling genetically altered foods
18 June '99 Group lobbies for labelling genetically altered foods
18 June '99 Scientist wins whistle-blower award over BGH
18 June '99 Government's GM policy in disarray
17 June '99 US Ruling aids opponent of patents for life forms
17 June '99 Safety guidelines may change on gene switch crop plant
16 June '99 Genetically modified crops face trade test
13 June '99 Supermarkets join forces on GM animal feed
12 June '99 rBGH and US feedlots - This is the real Mad Cow Disease
10 June '99 Heartfelt fears of the whistleblower who spilled the beans over GM foods
10 June '99 Producers turn backs on GM food
06 June '99 Modified corn on sale in UK 'kills' life-saving antibiotics
05 June '99 Protests Over rBGH Use in New Zealand
04 June '99 Beef Hormones, Irradiation, & Mad Deer: America's Food Safety Crisis Continues
03 June '99 Getting it wrong about food
03 June '99 Brazil farms become biotech battlegrounds
02 June '99 Prince reignites debate on genetically altered crops: Article by HRH in Daily Mail questions safety
31 May '99 UK Charity's concern over GM foods
29 May '99 Call for "Seed Sovereignty" ban on Terminator Patents
28 May '99 AMA Calls for labelling of all genetically modified food
27 May '99 'Moral obligation' to develop GM crops
24 May '99 Untested soya 'presents daily risk for millions'
23 May '99 Exposed: Labour's real aim on GM food
23 May '99 People distrust Government on GM foods
21 May '99 GM food declared 'safe'
19 May '99 GM Pollen Can Kill Butterflies
17 May '99 British doctors call for freeze on genetically modified crops
15 May '99 The first ever supercanola springs up in a farmer's field
14 May '99 Let the public act as official GM crops monitors, say MPs
13 May '99 US declares war on cough drops
10 May '99 Leopards Changing Spots or Foxes for the Hen House? Monsanto Officials Join Leading Consumer, Environmental Groups
07 May '99 GM pests bite back
Europe reviews milk drug ban
03 May '99 EU Scientists say US Beef Growth Hormone: "Considered as a Complete Carcinogen"
02 May '99 GM foods - Victory for grass-roots action
02 May '99 Ministers told to study GM food cancer risks
28 Apr '99 Giant Companies to Phase Out Biotech Foods
26 Apr '99 Scientists Warn Of GM Crops Link To Meningitis
23 Apr '99 Monsanto will wait for studies of disputed new gene technology
23 Apr '99 US Ambassador Issues Trade Warning Over Genetic Labelling
21 Mar '99 International Scientific Committee Warns of Serious Risks of Breast and Prostate Cancer from Monsanto's Hormonal Milk
21 Mar '99 Super-viruses threat to farms
18 Mar '99 Consumer power rears its head to drive GM food off supermarket shelves
13 Mar '99 Outrage Over Monsanto's Underhand Tactics
11 Mar '99 Death To Monsanto, Say World Scientists
10 Mar '99 GM 'threat' to nature
08 Mar '99 Designer crops come under the microscope
08 Mar '99 Foolish risks: There's reason to fear genetically modified crops will harm ecosystems
07 Mar '99 Debate is needed on modified food; Canada opposed to international deal
06 Mar '99 Debate simmers over biotech foods: Call for more information to be displayed on labels
22 Feb '99 Milked for all its worth
21 Feb '99 Monsanto saw secret EU documents - US biotech firm under fire in Europe
15 Feb '99 Government 'covered up food report'
01 Nov '98 US pressure on UK to grow engineered crops
04 Oct '98 Pulp Friction: The Ecologist vs Monsanto
06 Sep '98 Canadian scientists forced to approve unsafe drugs
12 Aug '98 Genetics scientist suspended
04 Aug '98 Genetic food banned from commons

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