GROWERS AGAINST MODIFYING FRUIT
After a heated discussion at the B.C. Fruit Growers Association’s annual convention in Penticton, orchardists voted not to support genetically-modified tree fruits until government can assure them there won’t be any impact on market returns.
The vote was not unanimous but passed with a big majority of the delegates to the 122nd annual convention favouring the resolution against GMOs.
Judge Orders Another Hearing In Genetically Modified Beet Case
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- A federal judge ordered environmental groups and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to present more evidence at a coming hearing, insuring that a courtroom battle over the legality of some genetically modified beets will continue for at least a few more weeks.
Food Firms Jarred by Sugar-Beet Restriction
By SCOTT KILMAN
A federal judge's decision Friday to undo the government's five-year-old approval of genetically modified sugar beets, from which roughly half of U.S. sugar is derived, won't disrupt supplies for at least a year, but could pose headaches for food companies after that.
A Potato Remade for Industry Has Some Swedes Frowning
The potato, the first genetically engineered organism to be allowed in the in more than a decade, was planted on 16 acres of land on the fringes of this town in southwestern , after a quarter-century of bureaucratic wrangling.
Genetically Modified Foods: The Latest Battles
By Marion Nestle
