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The latest Greenpeace GE Free Food Guide
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 3:59 pm | GE Free NZ
The latest Greenpeace GE Free Food Guide reflects a strong ongoing non-GE position from New Zealand food companies and an unprecedented anti-GE stance from Australasia's largest food company. More >>
Scientists' Warnings Ignored
Monday, 21 January 2008, 1:26 pm | GE Free NZ
Christmas has again been shown to be the season of deceit and of government agencies sneaking through decisions in the hope they will go unnoticed by the New Zealand public. On December 20th the NZ Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) announced its decision ... More >>
Bovine Export Ban Shows NZ Losing Out
Monday, 21 January 2008, 9:27 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ is concerned that New Zealand is missing out on business because of doubts about our biosecurity. More >>
Benefit for NZ in Demand for Clone-Free Food
Monday, 21 January 2008, 9:24 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's food exports to the world could get a boost by meeting the demand for clean, natural, and safe "clone-free" food. More >>
Benefit for NZ In Demand For Clone-Free Food
Friday, 18 January 2008, 10:24 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's food exports to the world could get a boost by meeting the demand for clean, natural, and safe "clone-free" food. Despite consumer resistance, demands for testing and labelling, and calls by Congress for more research, US authorities ... More >>
GE Tree cut down
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 9:27 am | GE Free NZ
The biosecurity containment facility at Scion (Forest Research Institute Ltd) Rotorua has been breached and investigations by MAF are underway. The breach was reported to MAF on Monday night. GE Free (NZ) was told that entry was gained by cutting of ... More >>
Corn Chips genetically engineered but not organic!
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 3:05 pm | GE Free NZ
Consumers may be getting more than they bargained for when buying corn chips this Christmas season. More >>
Fonterra Threatened by Plan for GE Cows
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 12:50 am | GE Free NZ
Fonterra Threatened by Plan for GE Cows - 12 December 2007 Plans by AgResearch to expand it's experimental herd of transgenic cows are a threat to the international reputation of Fonterra and other New Zealand brands trading off our clean and natural ... More >>
New Site for GE Cows Ignores Biosecurity Questions
Monday, 10 December 2007, 9:18 am | GE Free NZ
There is concern that a new application by AgResearch to move transgenic cows to a new site will be approved by ERMA, despite the lack of data on impacts on soil environments. More >>
GE Plants Spread Genes into Wild Relatives
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 10:32 am | GE Free NZ
GE Plants Spread Genes into Wild Relatives: Brassica Risk A recent study by Warrick (1) has confirmed that genetically modified Ready Roundup (RR) Brassica can escape and outcross with wild relatives. The study conducted in Canada with GE RR Canola ... More >>
Praise for Trans-Tasman Giant's GM-Free Policy
Monday, 19 November 2007, 10:14 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ (in food and environment) is welcoming food giant Goodman Fielder's decision to support continuation of Australia's GM moratorium and to put the wishes of their consumers first. More >>
Breach of Protocols In GE Field Trial
Monday, 10 September 2007, 9:06 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ (in food and environment) is demanding Ministerial action over revelations of a major breach of protocols involving a field trial of GE onions being undertaken by Crop and Food Research. More >>
GE Vaccine Implicated In Foot and Mouth Incident
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 10:58 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's transgenic research centres are potentially able to cause the spread of virulent unwanted disease and must be investigated in light of the new evidence on Foot and Mouth in England, More >>
FSANZ Approves GM animal food into food chain
Friday, 10 August 2007, 2:21 pm | GE Free NZ
FSANZ Approval of GM animal food into human food chain regardless of safety doubts. The Trans Tasman Food Authority, Food Standards Australia/New Zealand (FSANZ) admit they need more information to assess GE foods but have gone ahead to approve LY038 ... More >>
Labelling Plan Brings Strategic Benefit for NZ
Monday, 6 August 2007, 11:38 am | GE Free NZ
The Green Party's call for mandatory Country of Origin Labelling of fruit, vegetables, meat fish and single component foods, will future-proof New Zealand's food supply and be of national strategic benefit in the medium term. More >>
GE Brassica Hearing date not set
Friday, 27 July 2007, 10:20 am | GE Free NZ
Lawyers for ERMA, Crop and Food and GE Free (NZ) have met in the High court to discuss the further proceedings on the GE Bt Brassica appeal. More >>
GE Free NZ supports the NZFSA
Friday, 20 July 2007, 4:13 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ (in food and environment) supports the NZFSA on their strong stand against the use of Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in baby formula’s. Though their initial decision to take action is to be congratulated, much more is urgently needed. More >>
Minister Urged to Heed Scientists' Warning
Friday, 20 July 2007, 3:55 pm | GE Free NZ
The government must listen to New Zealand scientists' warnings that urgent research is needed before a new GM corn should be allowed into human food. More >>
Call For Ban on GM Trees
Friday, 6 July 2007, 9:20 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's experiments with GE trees are under international scrutiny as a threat to our trading-reputation as well as the environment. Over 50 Indigenous Peoples Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations involved in meetings surrounding ... More >>
GE Brassica Trials - High Court Papers Filed Today
Monday, 25 June 2007, 2:59 pm | GE Free NZ
After much consideration papers will be filed today in relation to errors in law relating to approvals for field trials of GE Brassica. GE Free NZ (in food and environment) has decided that flawed decision making cannot go unscrutinised. More >>
