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Warning For Farmers Against GE Crops
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 9:28 am | GE Free NZ
A road tour [1] by Green Party Steffan Browning and two Australian Farmers will highlight the serious economic and environmental issues that will be faced by New Zealand Farmers if GMO forage crops or grains are ever introduced into New Zealand. More >>
Stagg's Chili Holds GE Surprise for Customers
Wednesday, 18 July 2012, 9:32 am | GE Free NZ
Consumers are being warned that chili beans imported from the US under the Stagg's name may give them more than the taste of 'the old west' promised in advertising, and could include types of Genetically Engineered corn that people may want to avoid. More >>
Higher Level of Herbicide Toxins in New GE Soy
Saturday, 14 July 2012, 11:48 am | GE Free NZ
Consumers are being left in the dark about increasing levels of pesticides used in GE foods, as authorities quietly rubber-stamp an even wider range of chemical tolerant GE foods for entry into the food chain. The latest GE food application, A 1073 soy ... More >>
Halal Export Opportunity Makes GE-Free Policy Vital
Friday, 6 July 2012, 9:06 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand risks missing out on the trillion dollar market for halal foods unless the government establishes nationwide protectiion of our GM-free status. More >>
EPA Hears GE Promise But Not All The Facts
Friday, 22 June 2012, 9:46 am | GE Free NZ
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first hearing on GE to consider a plan to leave company managers overseeing their own biosecurity compliance, but the applicants are irresponsible in not mentioning serious breaches of biosecurity ... More >>
GE Scientists Warn Against GE Food
Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 9:35 am | GE Free NZ
UK scientists who are themselves genetic engineers, have published a review of research into GMOs and warned against believing claims made for their benefits and safety (1). More >>
Ombudsmen help sought on Trans Tasman jurisdiction
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 3:41 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ has written to the Office of the Ombudsmen to seek clarification on a food security decision that will impact current and future generations of New Zealanders and Australians. More >>
Dow's 'Stacked' Chemical-Resistant Soy Coming to NZ
Friday, 1 June 2012, 6:57 pm | GE Free NZ
Dow's 'Stacked' Chemical-Resistant Soy Coming to NZ The Health Of New Zealanders Is once again under threat from Dow Chemicals, operating as Dow Agrosciences. In a new application to Food Standards Australia NZ, Dow will introduce GE soy 'stacked' ... More >>
Harm to Mothers from GE-Soy Must be Investigated
Sunday, 6 May 2012, 7:10 pm | GE Free NZ
GE-Free NZ is calling for urgent follow-up on evidence that there is a strong link to adverse effects in unborn children from GE soya in the maternal diet. More >>
GE-Weeds Costing Farmers Dearly
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 6:51 pm | GE Free NZ
The emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds as a result of planting genetically engineered crops is costing farmers dearly and shows the benefits of New Zealand's GE-free status. More >>
Time to End Public Money Wasted on GE pine trees at Scion?
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 9:16 am | GE Free NZ
The latest field trial of GE pine trees has been breached and the trees left littering the ground, but a history of repeated breaches of bio-security in GE trials shows the timber industry remains at long-term risk. More >>
GE Maize and Soya bean Foods Could Be Illegal and Dangerous
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 3:31 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free New Zealand has just received the results from GE testing on infant foods and gluten free products undertaken in South Africa. These have confirmed that the South African foods significantly exceeded the percentage levels of GE maize and ... More >>
GE Maize and Soya bean Foods Could Be Dangerous to Health
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 9:29 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free New Zealand has just received the results from GE testing on infant foods and gluten free products undertaken in South Africa. These have confirmed that the South African foods significantly exceeded the percentage levels of GE maize and ... More >>
GE-Free Status a Benefit For NZ, Chinese Decision Shows
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 9:13 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's GE Free status is in an advantage in building trade with partners searching the world for safe, clean, GE-free food. That's the message in China's latest actions to protect its own food system from GE contamination. More >>
NZ Farmers Could Face Impact of Monsanto Court Win
Sunday, 4 March 2012, 8:52 pm | GE Free NZ
A US court decision backing Monsanto against farmers disputing contamination by patented GE seed could impact the rights of New Zealand farmers. More >>
Tribunal Appeal Against 2,4 D-resistant Corn
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 3:20 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment has applied to the Administrative Appeal Tribunal for a review of the decision by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to release into the food chain corn and soy genetically engineered to survive 2,4 D herbicides. More >>
New variety of corn could benefit New Zealand farmers
Monday, 16 January 2012, 6:01 pm | GE Free NZ
A new variety of corn that is suitable for organic and biological farming systems could benefit New Zealand farmers who rely on corn seed imports. More >>
NZ Food Authority Being Used By US Biotech Company
Monday, 9 January 2012, 11:06 am | GE Free NZ
There are concerns that New Zealand Food Regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is being manipulated by a Chemical Company to gain US government approval for new GE crops designed to survive its proprietary herbicide 2,4-D. More >>
China Symposium on 'GMO Technology and Human Security'
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 10:29 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand producers and consumers were represented at an inaugural event in China that paves the way to address common issues for a safer food supply for people in the Chongqing protectorate, one of the largest cities in the world with a population ... More >>
NZ Must Support US Consumers on GM Labelling
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 9:15 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand should be backing US Consumers at The TPPA negotiations, by demanding labelling of GM foods be extended to America, not withdrawn from countries that have it More >>
