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Minister Called To Intervene Against 2,4-D in Food
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 5:21 pm | GE Free NZ
GE-Free NZ in food and environment are asking that the New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council and Health Minister immediately review the Food Standards Australia New Zealand approval to release 2, 4-D corn line DAS-40278-9 into the food supply. More >>
New Herbicide Withdrawn As Side Effects Disclosed
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 9:37 am | GE Free NZ
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has placed an immediate ban on sales of a herbicide it approved less than a year ago. The herbicide Imprelis, marketed by Du Pont, is used on golf courses and recreational ... More >>
Consumers Want GM Pulled Off Shelves: UK Study
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 9:11 am | GE Free NZ
Most consumers want GM food removed from sale, shows a recent survey of UK shoppers. Even when subjected to misleading and deceptive trade practices two thirds of people remain averse to genetically modified food. More >>
Compromise of Biosecurity and Brand Too High a Price for TPP
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 9:16 am | GE Free NZ
Confidential trade negotiations may be covering up dangerous compromises that will undermine the clean-green foundations of New Zealand's economy. All topics under discussion for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) deal with the US should ... More >>
Fear of New Toxic Soy Bean Cocktail
Monday, 25 July 2011, 2:56 pm | GE Free NZ
The Trans-Tasman authority for food safety is about to approve a new level of toxicity in food thanks to a GE crop that survives 2,4 D and other herbicides with the potential for unique combined effects as a result of the chemical cocktail. More >>
Human Trials of GE-Wheat Unethical
Thursday, 21 July 2011, 11:00 am | GE Free NZ
Proposals for extending animal feeding studies for GE wheat to humans are unethical and signal the need for an urgent overhaul of the science used by regulators to approve scores of GM foods. More >>
Human Trials of GE-Wheat Unethical
Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 2:16 pm | GE Free NZ
Proposals for extending animal feeding studies for GE wheat to humans are unethical and signal the need for an urgent overhaul of the science used by regulators to approve scores of GM foods. More >>
Lobbying Role Must Not Conflict With GE Free Values
Monday, 4 July 2011, 12:41 pm | GE Free NZ
Federated Farmers "lobbying" Role Must Not Conflict With New Zealand GE Free Values There are serious concerns of a conflict of interest emerging in the Government's push for agricultural innovation using recombinant biotechnology, especially ... More >>
Minister Must Act On AgResearch Chicanery
Friday, 24 June 2011, 3:30 pm | GE Free NZ
Documents released under the Official information Act (OIA) to the Dominion Post are a serious reflection on the way AgResearch has sought to cover up their lack of expertise and understanding on issues that are integral to animal and environmental ... More >>
E.coli Raises Issues for Food Authority Approvals
Sunday, 12 June 2011, 6:43 pm | GE Free NZ
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) must consider if the latest outbreak of E.coli in Europe has implications for its impending approval of GE corn and soy that are resistant to the herbicide 2, 4 -,D. More >>
Maternal Blood Tests Cause for Rethink on GE Science Advice
Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 9:59 am | GE Free NZ
Scientists advising the government must urgently report on the implications of new research showing metabolites from herbicides and insecticides in GE plants are making it through digestion into the bloodstream of mothers and into fetal blood. More >>
Major Problems for Bio-Security as AgResearch Chops Roles
Friday, 20 May 2011, 3:47 pm | GE Free NZ
The GE animal facility at Ruakura could be further compromised with the announcement that AgResearch is downsizing its executive positions. More >>
Infant Nutrition Council Misleading Parents With Attack
Sunday, 15 May 2011, 5:54 pm | GE Free NZ
GE-Free NZ rejects the attack by the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) as a deliberate effort to mislead consumers about the serious questions raised regarding maintaining the integrity of the food supply for infants.(1) More >>
Parents Warned Over Oz Baby Formula
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 9:26 am | GE Free NZ
Parents may want to avoid Nestle and Heinz infant formula made in Australia, and to stock up on organic New Zealand-made products, after the companies announced they will accept GM contaminants in their products.(1) More >>
GE Cover-Up or Just Bad Science?
Thursday, 5 May 2011, 3:13 pm | GE Free NZ
The failure by AgResearch and ERMA to properly test and monitor environmental effects from GE field experiments has put New Zealand's bio-security in serious jeopardy and needs immediate action. More >>
AgResearch Ignoring Bio-security Risks
Sunday, 1 May 2011, 8:44 pm | GE Free NZ
AgResearch's 200 acre facility at Ruakura could pose a dangerous bio-security risk to populations in Hamilton and surrounding farmlands, but the threat is being ignored. More >>
Whangarei Council Moves to Protect Community from GMOs
Friday, 15 April 2011, 2:13 pm | GE Free NZ
Whangarei District Councillors have voted unanimously to reject the outdoor use of genetically engineered (GE) crops and animals in the District. Whangarei District Council will now actively seek to undertake a collaborative plan change with all ... More >>
Whangarei Council moves to protect its community from GE
Friday, 15 April 2011, 11:35 am | GE Free NZ
Whangarei District Councilors have voted to unanimously reject the outdoor use of genetically engineered (GE) crops and animals in the District. This outcome will also involve the Northland Peninsula Councils and Auckland Council "super city". More >>
Whangarei vote unanimous on way forward for GE issue
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 12:49 pm | GE Free NZ
www.wdc.govt.nz/NewsRoom/MediaReleases/2011-Media-Releases/Pages/Whangar ei-vote-unanimous-on-way-forwardforGE.aspx More >>
2,4-D-resistant Corn Set for Approval
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 8:37 am | GE Free NZ
Public health will lose again as Food Standards Australia New Zealand Authority (FSANZ) is set to approve GE crops designed to survive spraying with a new range of toxic herbicides. FSANZ are risking the integrity of the food system by ignoring the toxicity ... More >>
