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ERMA Given Notice Of Possible High Court Action
Sunday, 17 June 2007, 7:43 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ (in food and environment) has notified ERMA of the likelihood/ possibility that a case will be filed to the High Court following last months approval of GE Brassica field trials. More >>
MfE takes 3 months to Respond on Flawed GE Review
Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 11:46 am | GE Free NZ
The Ministry for the Environment has taken three months to respond to questions raised about serious flaws in a scientific review that in the meantime has been used to justify ERMA approving a GE field-trial. More >>
ERMA's GE Approval Heading Towards High Court
Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 4:01 pm | GE Free NZ
GE-Free NZ are seeking legal advice on a possible High Court challenge to ERMA's decision announced yesterday, to approve a 10-year trial of GE brassica. More >>
GE Brassica Approval Lacks Common Sense
Monday, 28 May 2007, 1:57 pm | GE Free NZ
The decision by ERMA to approve 10-years of field trials of GE brassica is a defeat for common sense and undermines the Authority's credibilty as a regulatory body. The decision excludes any consideration of "the future", effectively ring-fencing ... More >>
Endocrine Disruption Linked to GE Crop Sprays
Monday, 21 May 2007, 4:40 pm | GE Free NZ
GE crops designed to survive toxic herbicides may increase people's exposure to chemicals that are now being linked to reproductive and endocrine problems. New research has just been published into the effects of glyphosate - one of the active ingredients ... More >>
Russian Scientists Raise Red Flag Over GE Foods
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 12:46 am | GE Free NZ
Russian scientists have gone public with a warning to authorities that their research has revealed alarming effects from GE foods previously believed to be "safe". At a conference in Moscow results from research by scientists from Vavilov Agriculture ... More >>
NZ Set to Benefit from Au State's Mad Push for GE
Monday, 14 May 2007, 2:05 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand is set to benefit from its GE- free production system, if pressure from the biotech industry and the Federal government results in GM crops being planted in Australia. More >>
More Scientist's Warn of Risk from GM Corn
Monday, 7 May 2007, 11:55 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's food-safety officials remain silent on revelations that an approved GE corn (Mon 863) has be found by scientists in France to show toxicity to liver and kidney organs, and could be a serious threat to human health. Dr.Mae-Wan Ho from ... More >>
Risks to New Zealand’s Insects and Soils
Friday, 4 May 2007, 9:49 am | GE Free NZ
Plants containing “Bt” toxins could severely damage New Zealand soil, and beneficial insect populations, suggests a published review of international scientific studies. More >>
Compelling Evidence Presented Against GE Trial
Friday, 20 April 2007, 10:13 am | GE Free NZ
The compelling evidence presented by submitters to ERMA against GE field-trials is a sign New Zealand has been right to prevent further steps for release on GE crops here, even though the moratorium has officially lapsed. "The submissions were ... More >>
GE Inquiry Threatens Public Confidence in Regulato
Thursday, 12 April 2007, 12:23 am | GE Free NZ
The ERMA hearing being held in Christchurch to consider a ten-year field-trial of Genetically Modified vegetables, has already prompted public protest. Amid Crop and Food's presentation about their application two frustrated members of the public ... More >>
Authorities Under Scrutiny for Approving GE Crop
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 3:07 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's food regulators- FSANZ, must think again about the basis for their approvals of GE foods in the light of revelations that companies may have deliberately hidden data from officials. More >>
Sickness and Death in Animals Raises Alarm
Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10:13 am | GE Free NZ
Sickness and Death in Animals Eating GE Bt Cotton Raises Alarm. Evidence into GE plant risks has come one step nearer to showing that long term ingestion could cause serious harm, even death, when eaten as a regular part of the diet. More >>
New Attack on GM Food Safety Testing Standards
Sunday, 11 February 2007, 3:58 pm | GE Free NZ
Australian and New Zealand regulators are failing to resist an audacious bid by GM plant developers to have them abandon a fundamental principle of food safety testing. More >>
Concerns that FSANZ is Compromising Food Safety
Friday, 9 February 2007, 10:00 am | GE Free NZ
The recommendation from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to approve a genetically engineered High-Lysine Corn LY038 for animal and human use, is a warning sign that the Authority is inappropriately influenced by trade-related issues and ... More >>
New Success Shows Way for NZ Research
Friday, 9 February 2007, 9:58 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand must re-focus its scientific programmes around non-GE plant and animal research to gain advances that will appeal to consumers, farmers and which are environmentally safe. More >>
ERMA Officials Warned Against Misleading Claims an
Monday, 29 January 2007, 12:30 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand officials are being warned to scrutinise misleading claims used to promote biotech products in order to get organisations such as ERMA to approve them. More >>
Council Faces Legal Challenge
Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 3:37 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ are supportive of the appeal to the Environment Court by John Lawson of Tainui Hapu Ki Whaingaroa and Malibu Hamilton, challenging the Waikato District Council's rejection of hundreds of public submissions on GE. Like many communities across New ... More >>
Patent on Terminator Potato Exposes Labour Policy
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 9:42 am | GE Free NZ
The moral basis for The Labour Party's backing of "Terminator" technology is called into question by moves by Syngenta to register a patent on "Terminator" potatoes internationally. More >>
Meat and Dairy Industry Warned to stay Clone-Free
Thursday, 11 January 2007, 9:16 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's Dairy and Meat industries should position their products as "clone-free" to secure their premium-quality image and maintain a point of difference in the world market should US authorities approve cloned products. More >>
