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Institute Calls on State Attorneys General To Investigate StarLink Corn Disaster

IATP sent a letter to Attorney's General in seven states calling for immediate action to protect farmers from extensive harm in relation to genetically engineered StarLink corn due to reckless corporate behavior that violated the terms of StarLink registration by allowing it to enter the human food supply.  

Italy Challenges "Substantial Equivalence"

From Nature Biotechnology November 2000 Volume 18 Number 11 pp 1137 - 1138 Italian GMO ban could spread By Anna Meldolesi

NGOs Invited to Meet With US Government on Biosafety Protocol

U.S. Government Meeting with Non-Governmental Organizations to discuss the First Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Cartagena Protocol (ICCP)

Who Should Pay for the Costs of the StarLink Scandal?

The US is exporting a variety of genetically engineered corn that has not been approved for human consumption in the US. StarLink was grown in 1998 on about 10,000 acres in the US, some 250,000 acres in 1999, and more than 350,000 acres in 2000.

Us Corn Exporters Relieved At Starlink Export Okay

By Randy Fabi WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - U.S. grain exporters expressed relief on Friday after the government lifted export restrictions on shipments tainted with traces of an unapproved biotech corn, allowing shipments of previously banned corn to Latin America, Asia and Europe.

Update on Trojan Trade Reps, Golden Rice and the Search for Higher Ground: "Golden Goosed?"

October 12, 2000 Rural Advancement Foundation International

Worry Remains Whether Tacos Are Made Of Unapproved Biotech Grain

First It Was Kraft, Now Mission's Pulling Food From Shelves Company Will Now Use Only White Corn For Flour Mix WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2000

Patented Genes Like Bonded Labor?

Geneva, 4 Oct (Chakravarthi Raghavan) -- In a paper (Doc IP/C/W/209) submitted to the recent meeting of the Council for TRIPS, the United States has suggested that patenting of life forms does not amount to ownership but only preventing others from taking certain actions.

Agriculture: New Advances in Agriculture Mean More Food for Africans

By Nana Rosine Ngangoue COTONOU, Oct 16 (IPS)- Even with the poor climatic conditions and ineffective agricultural policies that have prevailed in Africa over the past few years, the development and introduction of new, disease-resistant crop varieties have meant larger yields and less famine.

Former Farm Bureau Chief Promotes New Trade Organization

By STEVE TARTER of the Journal Star PEORIA - Dean Kleckner is traveling the Midwest these days pushing for truth. He wants to fight what he feels are distortions regarding agriculture and trade in the United States.

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