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Rural NZ Supports Food Production Remaining GM Free

The most recent poll on public attitudes to GMOs shows rural and urban dwellers equally support the concept that New Zealand should remain a GM Free Food producer. Read the …
1 October 2005|Topics: , ,

New Rules Help Keep Food Pure

As many premium markets firm up on their unwillingness to accept even a trace of genetically modified content in food, New Zealand’s ability to meet this demand has quietly …

GM Food Production Would Damage Brand NZ

The debate over the release of GM organisms is too often set up around a false choice that could cost food exporters dearly. This treats the growing of GM …
6 August 2003|Topics: , ,

Australian States Reject GM Food Production

Australia is set to remain a GM Free Food Producer, even though the federal authorities have recently approved two GM canola varieties for commercial release. To date, five of Australia’s …
28 July 2003|Topics: , ,

A case against genetically modified food

The scale of damage to the economy that could result from a decision to release GMOs was made clear by a BERL study Government released the day before Easter. The …
30 April 2003|Topics: , ,

The Year of the Dog

By Sam Neill Happy New Year. And a peaceful one too, God willing. However, at this, the time of year normally reserved for optimism, if you can detect the telltale tick …
1 January 2003|Topics: , ,

GM Contamination No Reason to Lift Zero Tolerance Policy

The Government is expected to confirm today that a crop of East Coast maize was GM-contaminated. If so, what does this mean? It means that the stricter seed import requirements …

GE fine for medicines but food value doubtful

It is interesting how a call for more time to understand and debate the release of genetically modified organisms brings such strong words from GM advocates. In a Dialogue page …
18 August 2002|Topics: ,

GM Contamination “Inevitable” if NZ Adopts GM Agriculture

There is mounting evidence that New Zealand cannot have it both ways on GM agriculture. That it cannot grow GM crops in some areas and leave others reliably GM free, …