Issues - Product Integrity and GMOs

• NEW!! Robyn O'Brien and Chuck Benbrook webinar: GMOs & your health

• Are biotechnology and sustainable agriculture compatible?
• Are we already dining on clones?
• Biodegradation of genetically modified seeds and plant tissues during composting
• Can crop transgenes be kept on a leash?
• Canadian Flax Industry Concerned About GMO Crop in U.S.
• Cloning for Food (Organic Center)
• Coexistence in Maize: Effect on Pollen-Mediated Gene Flow by
• Collective action framing genetic engineering resistance in New Zealand
• Conventional Maize Border Rows Edging Genetically Modified Maize Fields

• Crop transformation and the challenge to increase yield potential
• Denmark Will Reimburse Farmers Who Suffer Genetic Pollution from Genetically Engineered Crops
• Development of quality assurance protocols to prevent GM-contamination of organic crops
• Evidence of contamination of pedigreed canola (Brassica napus) seedlots in western Canada with genetically engineered herbicide resistance traits
• Experimental Systems to Monitor the Impact of Transgenic Corn on Keystone Soil Microorganisms
• Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops (Union of Concerned Scientists)
• Frequency of Pollen Drift in Genetically Engineered Corn

• Genetically modified crops safety assessments: present limits and possible improvements
• Genetics, Market Access and the Growth of Organic Agriculture
• Health Risks of Genetically Modified Foods
• Identified Risks of Coexistence between GM and Non-GM Farm Systems
• Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use (Organic Center)
• IFOAM Position on Co-existence of Organic and GMO Crops
• A Meta Analysis on Farm-Level Costs and Benefits of GM Crops
• The Myth of Coexistence: Why Transgenic Crops Are Not Compatible With Agroecologically Based Systems of Production
  • Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, by Miguel A. Altieri,
    University of California, Berkeley
• The Optimal Time to License Biotechnology: An Example from the Canadian Wheat Industry

• Pollen-mediated gene flow in flax: can genetically engineered and organic flax coexist?
• Quebec said to favour mandatory GM labelling
• Release of Larvicidal Cry Proteins in Root Exudates of Transgenic Bt Plants (Information Systems for Biotechnology)
• Vermont Prevents Lawsuits Against Family Farmers by Biotech Companies
  

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