US wins WTO backing in war with Europe over GM food. ===========================================================================================US wins WTO backing in war with Europe over GM food SOURCE: The Guardian, UK, by Julian Borger in Washington, Nicholas Watt in Brussels and John Vidal = DATE: 08 Feb 2006 The World Trade Organisation last night ruled that Europe had broken international trade rules by blocking the import of genetically modified food, in a decision US trade officials hailed as a victory.
US forces EU to accept GM foods and crops. GMOs Across the Pond: The EU-US Free Trade Agreement. The economic world might just become a little bit bigger in the coming months as the United States and the European Union debate the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
The agreement would create the largest free trade area to date, protect financial investment, and create a single set of regulations between the two parties. If implemented, it would have huge implications on international trade since together the EU and US control half of the world’s economic output, 30% of global trade, and 20% of global foreign direct investment. It has the potential to increase international economic growth by 100 billion US dollars per year if the plan were to discard tariffs and reduce regulations, according to the Center for Economic Policy Research in London. At Trade Talks, U.S., E.U. Ready for Fight on GMO Crops. At Trade Talks, U.S., E.U.
Ready for Fight on GMO CropsPosted by Dave on May 18, 2013 By Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post LENNEWITZ, Germany — Many Europeans see American farming and its reliance on genetically modified crops as more Frankenstein than Farmer in the Dell. Now, the opposition here to U.S. agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe.
Many here worry that a trade pact would ease regulations that have made it difficult for genetically modified crops and products to reach European shores. GM Education #2. OSGATA v. Monsanto: Seed Patents. Protecting the Public Domain » Organic Seed v.
Monsanto Organic Seed v. Monsanto In March 2011, PUBPAT filed suit on behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations against Monsanto Company to challenge the chemical giant's patents on genetically modified seed. Monsanto vs. The People. Silver writes: "Monsanto has established a conveniently intimidating reputation as a ruthless prosecutor of non-GMO farmers whose fields have been contaminated by their neighbors' genetically engineered corn - either through cross-pollination or accidental seed mixing during harvest.
" By Charlotte Silver, Al Jazeera English 16 January 13 Many farmers have decided to forego growing corn and soybeans due to the "inevitable contamination that will result". ast week Monsanto announced staggering profits from 2012 to celebratory shareholders while American farmers filed into Washington, DC to challenge the Biotech giant's right to sue farmers whose fields have become contaminated with Monsanto's seeds. GM Education Video #1. Environmental Commons: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Genetic engineering is a process whereby genes from one organism are moved into the genome of another organism.
In the case of genetically engineered foods, genes from bacteria or other plants or organisms are moved into foods such as soybeans, corn, potatoes, and rice to provide herbicide-tolerance and/or insect resistance to the plants. Environmental Commons believes that genetic modication and engineering: Constrict farmer seed and variety privileges. Confer private ownership of otherwise commonly held life forms. Create unanticipated environmental effects. GMOs & Food Democracy Threats to Food Democracy In response, state legislators supported by the agribusiness industry began introducing legislation removing local communities ability to shape their food systems in lieu of adequate oversight.
GMO NewsNews feed from Environmental Health News. Synthetic Biology. Frankenscientists Announce Mutant GMO Cows to Produce Hormone-Induced ‘Engineered’ Milk. Frankenscientists Announce Mutant GMO Cows to Produce Hormone-Induced ‘Engineered’ Milk for Human Babies The world of genetic engineering has fallen even further into the surreal with the announcement that New Zealand “scientists” have unveiled a genetically modified mutant cloned cow which they say produces a reduced-allergen milk for consumption by human babies.
Scientist that Discovered GMO Health Hazards Immediately Fired, Team Dismantled. Though it barely received any media attention at the time, a renowned British biochemist who back in 1998 exposed the shocking truth about how genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) cause organ damage, reproductive failure, digestive dysfunction, impaired immunity, and cancer, among many other conditions, was immediately fired from his job, and the team of researchers who assisted him dismissed from their post within 24 hours from the time when the findings went public.
Arpad Pusztai, who is considered to be one of the world’s most respected and well-learned biochemists, had for three years led a team of researchers from Scotland’s prestigious Rowett Research Institute (RRI) in studying the health effects of a novel GM potato with built-in Bt toxin. Much to the surprise of many, the team discovered that, contrary to industry rhetoric, Bt potato was responsible for causing severe health damage in test rats, a fact that was quickly relayed to the media out of concern for public hearing. Unveiled: GMO Labeling Opponents Come Out of the Shadows.