GMO

Good for Monsanto. Bad for the Poor

GUARDIAN (London) | August 30, 1999 | by Larry Elliott

New Trade Threat for U.S. Farmers

New York Times | August 29, 1999 | By MELODY PETERSEN WASHINGTON - American farmers paid premium prices this spring to sow many of their fields with genetically engineered corn and soybeans, but now as the fall harvest nears, more of the international buyers they depend upon are saying they do not want those crops.

French Farmers Dump Manure at McDonalds Restaurant

This is an archived article originally published by Reuters in 1999. For information on the 2024 farmer protests in Europe see: Blame the system, not the farmers.  

EU Plans to Tighten Animal Feed Rules Could Spark Trade Dispute, U.S. Says

International Trade Reporter | Volume 16 Number 33 | August 18, 1999 BRUSSELS - European Union plans to establish stricter standards for the ingredients of certain animal feeds in the wake of the food safety scare triggered by dioxin contamination in Belgium could cause a new, major trans-Atlantic trade dispute, the United States has warned.

U.S. Warns EU of Trade War over GM Food

Reuters | August 12, 1999 LONDON - The top U.S. representative in Brussels has warned that Europe and the United States are heading for a trade war over an EU decision to suspend licences for genetically modified foods, the Times reported on Thursday.

U.S., Canada Lodge Complaints over Rapid Rise in Genetic Labeling Measures

International Trade Reporter | Volume 16 Number 24 | June 16, 1999 GENEVA - The United States and Canada expressed concerns to the World Trade Organization about the increased use of mandatory labeling measures for genetically modified foods.

Yellowstone Bioprospecting Suspended by US Court

SUNS | March 26, 1999