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2005-04-22 | permalink
Declaration of 1.000 GMO-free zones in Ireland
One thousand GMO-Free Zones were declared throughout the island of Ireland today - 22nd April, Earth Day 2005 - by farmers, food producers, hotels, restaurants, markets, pubs, retailers, and homes North and South of the border. These sites require legal protection from contamination by genetically modified (GM) seeds, crops, trees, livestock and fish. Hundreds of participants have placed GMO-FREE ZONE signs outside their place of business
GM-free Ireland Press Release (pdf)
GM-free Ireland Homepage
2005-04-21 | permalink
Bt10: EU Commission requires certification of US exports to stop unauthorised GMO entering the EU
The EU temporarily banned imports of U.S. maize feed and grains unless there is proof they are free of an illegal genetically modified organism. A test has been provided by Syngenta and GeneScan and approved by the EU SOS Dossier on bt10 - constantly updated EU Press Release Syngenta Press Release: Syngenta supports EU in targeted certification program for two animal feed maize products
2005-04-19 | permalink
EU: Register of existing GM food and feed products published
The EU Commission has published a list of 26 genetically modified products which have been legally on the EU market since before the new legislative framework for authorising GM food and feed had entered into effect. These so-called 'existing products' were either approved under former EU legislation, or did not require approval at the time that they were put on the market EU Press Release EU Commission: Questions & answers on GMO 'existing products' register EU Commission: the register notifications
2005-04-16 | permalink
Schwarzböck new president of EU farmers organisation
The Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (COPA) today unanimously elected Rudolf Schwarzböck new Presidentfor the period 2005 - 2007. Schwarzböck has been the President of the Austrian Chambers of Agriculture, which expressed a distinctly critical position on GMO over the past years COPA Press release in various languages: Rudolf Schwarzböck elected President Letter of Austrian Chamber of Ag on GMO and Seed thresholds to the EU Commission (german olny)
2005-04-12 | permalink
Italy: Constitutional Court confirms GMO Free regional laws
The Italian Constitutional court confirmed the laws in Marche and Puglia, which declare these Regions GMO free AGI: Go ahead for gmo free produce
