2007-07-23
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The French area sown with genetically modified maize could continue increasing fourfold annually because it resists insect attacks and boosts yields, growers said on Thursday. Maiz’Europe, the association gathering maize producers and scientists, said French farmers had sown over 21,000 hectares with GMO maize this season, just above the ministry estimate of 20,000 hectares and four times the area sown in 2006. That compared to a total grain maize area of 1.4 million hectares in France this season.
2007-07-10
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France announced Monday it was putting in line a national register of plots of land growing genetically modified organisms (GMO) food crops, which will henceforth be accessible to the general public, according to a statement issued by the French ministry of agriculture and fisheries. This register gives the exact number and surface areas of GMO plots of land cultivated per district, which is a little more than 19,800 hectares of land declared in 2007 across the entire country.
2007-06-21
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BRUSSELS, Belgium — New research into the health impacts of genetically engineered (GE) food already approved in Europe casts further doubt on the way these products are checked for safety by EU authorities before being approved for sale and consumption. The study, carried out by French scientific research institute CRIIGEN on the results of rat feeding trials using a GE maize made by biotech firm Monsanto, highlights 60 significant differences between the rats that were fed the GE maize and those fed normal maize (all for 90 days). The first group showed differences in their kidney, brain, heart and liver measurements, as well as significant weight differences. These could be warning signs of toxicity, but have not been further investigated.
2007-05-30
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France may follow Germany in imposing restrictions on a strain of genetically-modified corn made by the US giant Monsanto, french daily Le Parisien reported, citing comments from ecology minister Alan Juppe. ’Germany has just suspended authorisation for MON 810 seed. In this particular instance, we must be steered by the German case,’ the newly-appointed minister told the daily Le Parisien.
2007-05-23
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new environment superminister met Monday with leading green campaigners to hammer out plans for a major conference on France’s environmental strategy. Sarkozy and Alain Juppe, a former prime minister appointed Friday to lead a powerful new ministry for sustainable development, hosted a two-hour round-table with nine groups including Greenpeace and WWF. [...] Juppe has ruled out a flat moratorium on genetically-modified crops, saying France cannot afford to fall behind in the field.
2007-04-11
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The Herculex(R) RW Rootworm corn trait -- 59122 maize -- has been given a positive safety opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) moving the trait another step closer to approval for food, feed and import into the European Union (EU). The safety opinion from EFSA, the EU’s independent scientific authority charged by regulators with review of health and safety issues, represents a significant advancement for the rootworm-resistance trait. In response to EFSA’s opinion, the EU Commission now has three months to forward its approval decision to Member States for a vote.
2007-03-28
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is consulting with EU member states to ascertain whether further data are available to help it with its renewed assessment of Monsanto"s GM maize MON 863; its evaluation, based on this input and the work of its GMO panel, is expected to take several weeks.
The European Commission asked EFSA two weeks ago to examine the recently published CRIIGEN study on genetically modified maize MON 863, and see whether it has any consequences for the authority"s existing opinion on the safety of Monsanto"s transgenic maize.
2007-03-23
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France said on Tuesday it had brought its national legislation into line with European Union laws on growing genetically modified (GMO) crops, hoping to end a legal battle with Europe’s top court. The French farm ministry said in a statement it was publishing in the official journal the two main decrees converting into French law the European directive on GMO commercial and experimental crops. The directive, agreed by EU governments in 2001, regulates how GMO crops may be grown and approved across the bloc.
2007-03-21
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The french government has issued two decrees to bring its legislation in line with EU directive 2001/18 under pressure of pednig fines. The implementation is overdue since 2004.
2007-03-15
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As in France up to 30.000 hectares of GM maize might be planted this spring season, the "Apell d"Orleans" calls for a moratorium on GM planting, especially Monsanto"s Mon810 maize. Several activists have startet a hungerstrike on March 10th, reacting to French government decree.
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