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Concern Raised on Impact of GE in Formula
Tuesday, 16 April 2013, 11:43 am | GE Free NZ
It is time that questions about the possible effects of GE ingredients in infant formula are answered by food safety officials. More >>
Scientists Warn on GE Food Safety Protocol
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 9:42 am | GE Free NZ
Scientists who have been warning about risks from untested GE foods have proposed a new testing protocol to protect human health. Intervention is urgently needed to stop food authorities pushing on with approvals and to adopt a new protocol of proper ... More >>
Time To End Subsidy for GE Self-Sabotage
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 9:11 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's legislation for GE organisms needs to be overhauled to enforce strict liability in order to stop unacceptable risk-taking by developers of commercial GMOs. More >>
Food Safety Regulations Under Scrutiny
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 11:03 am | GE Free NZ
The Regulatory Disputes Select Committee met on the 14th March to look at a submission by GE Free New Zealand to "stop the clock" on the approval of a transgenic soybean designed to withstand a cocktail of three chemicals: 2,4-D, RoundUp and Glufosinate. ... More >>
Definition of 'Milk' Must Not be Changed Under FDA / TPP Ag
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 9:28 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's recent food safety agreement with the US FDA must not be allowed to force a redefinition of 'mIlk' that will threaten public health, as new proposals in the US threaten to do. More >>
Federated Farmers Deal Opens Way For GMOs In Hauraki Gulf
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 9:52 am | GE Free NZ
Deal With Federated Farmers Opens Way For GMOs In Hauraki Gulf Marine Park An agreement has been struck between Auckland Council and Federated Farmers to remove a statement prohibiting GMOs in the Hauraki Gulf Islands despite strong public opposition. Counsel ... More >>
Approval of 2-4-D Food Crops Based on Flawed Science
Sunday, 17 February 2013, 7:53 pm | GE Free NZ
Information received under the Official Information Act by GE-Free NZ shows the MPI and FSANZ are ignoring the toxicity risks of GE soybean 'A1073', by refusing to consider the combined effect of 3 chemicals and multiple novel genes in the food. More >>
Unelected Officers Hold Undue Sway Over Auckland Council
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 11:03 am | GE Free NZ
Unelected Officers Hold Undue Sway Over Auckland Council Senior officers at Auckland Council have undue sway on information and processes that weakens local democracy and impacts the access councillors have to key documents. More >>
Auckland Council Vote is Vital Test for Local Democracy
Sunday, 10 February 2013, 7:35 pm | GE Free NZ
Auckland Council is facing the ulitimate test for local democracy as a 'supercity' when the Plans Committee meet on 12th February to consider the draft Unitary Plan. More >>
Northern Councils Address GM Risks
Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 6:43 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free Northland welcomes the recommendations of the Inter Council Working Party on GMOs, publicly released yesterday on behalf of its member councils from south Auckland to Cape Reinga. The ICWP on GMOs has produced draft planning provisions, ... More >>
Councils Must Learn Lessons of Leaky Buildings
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 9:11 am | GE Free NZ
GE-Free NZ in food and environment welcomes the legal opinion and recommendations of an inter-council working party that has found local and regional authorities have a duty of care to protect their environment and communities from uninsurable long ... More >>
Minister Urged to Intervene After Viral Gene Found in Crops
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 9:44 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ is calling for intervention by the new Minister of Food Safety, Nikki Kaye, to direct the Food Standards Authority (FSANZ) to halt its assessment of a new GE soybean resistant to three herbicides, RoundUp, glufosinate and 2,4-D. More >>
Ministry Passes Buck to Disputes Committee On GE Food
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 9:10 am | GE Free NZ
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has advised GE-Free NZ that the best avenue to express concerns about how GE foods are scientifically assessed is through the Regulatory Disputes Select Committee. More >>
Approval of GE Salmon is a Concern for New Zealand
Thursday, 10 January 2013, 11:08 am | GE Free NZ
Approval of GE Salmon is a Concern for New Zealand (GE-Free NZ Press release) The latest announcement by the US government's FDA that it is set to approve the sale of genetically engineered salmon raises food safety concerns for New Zealand (1). ... More >>
New Zealand Food Safety Undermined by Secret Deal with FDA
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 4:18 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's international reputation for safe food is under threat as a result of a secret deal signed last week with the US Food and Drug Administration. The deal for mutual recognition of food safety regimes is being promoted by government as ... More >>
Trade Stance Threatens Farmers
Monday, 26 November 2012, 9:29 am | GE Free NZ
Government policy holding free trade as a priority over bio-security could leave farmers facing hugely increased insurance costs to protect their capacity to meet export quality and safety standards. More >>
Public Demand Authorities "Stop the Clock" on GE soybean
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:13 pm | GE Free NZ
Public Demand Authorities "Stop the Clock" on GE soybean toxic cocktail (GE Free press release) More >>
Obama's Legacy - The Right to Know What's In Food?
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 5:11 pm | GE Free NZ
President Obama's legacy must be to require labelling of GE foods to protect public health across America, and to impose regulation on out-of-control agrochemical corporations. More >>
Vote in California Will Impact TPPA Trade Deal
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 3:36 pm | GE Free NZ
Proposals to label GM food being voted on in California alongside the presidential elections, could determine the fate of international negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). More >>
Scientists Fight Over GE Moratorium in India
Tuesday, 6 November 2012, 2:45 pm | GE Free NZ
The Supreme Court of India has been advised by an expert panel of scientists to instigate a ten year moratorium of GE crop field trials, after a damning report on the lack of sound science and serious conflicts of interest in regulation of GMOs.(1) More >>
