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Questions Raised Over Cow Deaths
Monday, 15 September 2014, 2:20 pm | GE Free NZ
The death of 200 cows after eating a new variety of PGG Wrightsons HT swedes [1] is a disaster for New Zealand farmers. More >>
Fonterra China Deal Demands Safe Supply Chain
Monday, 1 September 2014, 4:43 pm | GE Free NZ
The future success of Fonterra’s deal to sell infant formula in China [1] requires all milk it uses be safe and for Fonterra to secure its supply chain from contamination by GE DNA and pesticide residues. There is now significant risk from importations ... More >>
Fonterra China Deal Demands Safe Supply Chain
Saturday, 30 August 2014, 11:58 am | GE Free NZ
The future success of Fonterra’s deal to sell infant formula in China [1] requires all milk it uses be safe and for Fonterra to secure its supply chain from contamination by GE DNA and pesticide residues. There is now significant risk from importations ... More >>
Dairy farmers and consumers at risk from unapproved GE Grain
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 9:48 am | GE Free NZ
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) must immediately test all maize and soy for presence of unapproved GE lines coming from the Americas. More >>
Conference Highlights Food Safety, Sustainable Agriculture
Friday, 15 August 2014, 9:30 am | GE Free NZ
China Conference Highlights Food Safety and Sustainable Agriculture The deleterious effects of GE foods and their related pesticides were aired at the Food Safety & Sustainable Agriculture Forum 2014, held in Beijing on July 25-26. More >>
Loss of AgResearch Scientists is Detrimental For Farmers
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 10:15 am | GE Free NZ
The further loss of scientific expertise from AgResearch will leave New Zealand farmers worse off. The AgResearch scientific team conducting valuable ecological research into the carbon-nitrogen cycle has been closed down and scientific expertise lost. More >>
Leader's Vision Is a Threat to Farmers' Future
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 2:12 pm | GE Free NZ
The appointment of Dr. William Rolleston as president of Federated Farmers, and of Ian McKenzie and Anders Crowfoot to the Board [1], signals that the direction has been set toward introduction of the environmentally devastating technology that ... More >>
Northern Communities Want Stricter GE Controls
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 9:30 am | GE Free NZ
GE FREE Northland welcomes the news that Far North District Council and Whangarei District Council voted unanimously last week to jointly publicly notify the GMO Plan Change to ban all GMO releases and make any EPA approved outdoor GE experiments/ ... More >>
Rat Study Shows Consumers At Risk
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 9:57 am | GE Free NZ
GE foods designed specifically to survive intensive spraying with RoundUp, threaten consumer health. The results of a long term rat feeding study published in the Journal of Environmental Sciences Europe raise serious health implications for GE foods and ... More >>
Handful of GE Farmers could Destroy NZ agricultural choices
Friday, 30 May 2014, 9:39 am | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's reputation as a producer of safe, clean food will be destroyed by a handful of farmers deciding to use GE crops. Disputes between farmers over liability for lost exports have become an urgent concern following the court case between organic ... More >>
EPA Failure Still Leaves Exporters In Firing Line
Friday, 23 May 2014, 2:21 pm | GE Free NZ
EPA Failure Still Leaves Exporters In Firing Line New Zealand's exporters remain in the firing line despite The Sustainability Council winning its appeal against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to allow Scion (Forest Research ... More >>
Ag-Chemicals Implicated in Rise of Disease
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 4:49 pm | GE Free NZ
A significant rise in Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the white blood cells (lymphocytes) responsible for immunity, has been identified in agricultural and non-agricultural workers exposed to pesticides. More >>
Risks of Pesticide Induced Cancer Must Not Be Ignored
Monday, 5 May 2014, 2:20 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's new Food Safety and Assurance Advisory Council [1] must fill a gap in official food safety standards and assure New Zealand consumers as well as export nations against emerging risks. This includes the Council urgently considering the ... More >>
Federated Farmers Leaders' Agenda Put Exports at Risk
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 2:21 pm | GE Free NZ
The future of New Zealand’s exports is at risk from the push by Federated Farmers leaders for New Zealand to follow Argentina and release GMOs. More >>
Myths Revealed About Safety of GE Food
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 3:42 pm | GE Free NZ
The annual Hot Debate held at Lincoln University, this year focused on GE, revealed startling facts about the absence of food safety research, monitoring and diagnostics. More >>
Industry Trying to Use TPPA to Stop Labelling of GM Food
Friday, 28 March 2014, 9:04 am | GE Free NZ
Industry Trying to Use TPPA to Stop Labelling of GM Food A biotech industry group in the US has been pushing for the TransPacific Partnership agreement to prevent labelling of almost all GMO products and leave consumers in the dark. A submission ... More >>
NZ Courts Disaster With GE Fodder Crops
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 12:34 pm | GE Free NZ
NZ Courts Disaster With GE Fodder Crops While Existing Solutions Ignored by AgResearch ( http://press.gefree.org.nz/press/20140320.htm ) More >>
Approval of GE Crops Has descended Into a Farce
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 12:00 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand's and Australia's approval process for new GE foods has descended into a farce. Crops that are not even authorised to be grown overseas are getting rubber-stamped as safe. More >>
Lack of Responsible Oversight Leaves Everyone at Risk
Monday, 24 February 2014, 9:04 am | GE Free NZ
Parliament's Regulatory Review committee has tabled its report on the complaint by GE-free NZ regarding the approval of the GE soybean resistant to 2,4-D. More >>
Former USDA Official Warns Farmers Against GE Contamination
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 9:02 am | GE Free NZ
The Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the USDA is warning farmers to get involved with government policies that affect their industry, including fighting against the growing threat from GE contamination. More >>
