GM and GM Foods: FAQ
The Sustainability Council has put together this list of commonly asked questions around GM foods and managing GM in the community.
Read the report: GM FAQ
The Case for NZ Remaining a GM Free Food Producer
Why should NZ remain free from growing GM food?
Find out in this document: NZ—A GM Free Food Producer
GM Wheat Fails Market Test
GM Wheat is ready for commercial release in North America. However, wheat exporters in Canada and the US have been clearly informed by their customers that GM wheat is …
EU Moratorium on GMOs – More than a Trade Barrier
Since 1998, there has been a de facto moratorium on the approval of GMOs for commercial release in the EU. The moratorium has applied to European GM developers as …
Lessons from the USA—Market Rejection of GM Foods
The experiences of current GM exporting nations provide important indicators on the prospects for New Zealand agricultural exports should it adopt GMOs in agriculture. Market access is a particularly …
GM in context
An extension of the moratorium on GMO release would affect only a very small part of New Zealand’s biological research effort. It would not, as is often suggested, cripple …
