ESR Questions Safety of a GM Food – NZFSA Shops for “Updated” Advice
New Zealand’s food safety regulator ‘shopped’ for alternative advice when a report it had commissioned from ESR questioned the safety of a GM food.
The original report by Dr Lou …
Credibility of Food Safety Regulation takes a Significant Hit
The credibility of New Zealand’s food safety regulation has taken a significant hit today with the approval of GM lysine corn as a human food.
There were not just one …
NZ Has Strong Grounds for Rejecting GM Lysine Corn Decision
New Zealand has strong grounds for rejecting the application to make GM lysine corn a legal food. Significant health risks remain untested and the credibility of New Zealand’s food …
The Regulatory Response to GM Lysine Corn
New Zealand has strong grounds for rejecting the application to make GM lysine corn a legal food. Significant health risks remain untested and the credibility of New Zealand’s food …
Time out on GM Lysine Corn Decision a Good Step
The Sustainability Council welcomes Food Safety Minister Annette King’s announcement today that she is seeking further advice on the appropriateness of approving GM high lysine corn as a food.
This …
Food Safety Regulator Fails GM Lysine Corn Test
A novel form of genetically modified corn that poses serious health risks, but has been inadequately safety tested, looks set to be approved for human consumption on Monday – …
New Attack on GM Food Safety Testing Standards
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.
The internationally accepted …
