Following allegations last week that millions of American children are being exposed to a suspected carcinogen through a raft of popular oat-based foods, New York Senator Chuck Schumer has now accused the FDA of withholding information on a weed killer...
Economic interests have been given precedence over public health
The decision to retract research linking the consumption of herbicide and genetically modified crops to cancer in rats was based on 'double standards' and pressure from the GM food industry, claims the man behind the study.
Monsanto faces the loss of billions of euros in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) soy in Brazil after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally.
The European Court of Justice this week ruled that Monsanto cannot claim patent protection in Europe for inactive DNA sequences in imported GM soymeal, a judgement that lawyers believe could stimulate more imports of produce with inactive DNA.
The European Food Safety Authority has issued positive opinions on the safety of Monsanto’s MON 810 corn trait and Roundup Ready 2 corn product, giving the firm confidence that Europe could become more accepting of genetic modification.
Consumption of genetically modified corn may lead to infertility, according to a new study commissioned by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, and carried out by Veterinary University Vienna.
Agro-chemical giant Monsanto has ended a long-running dispute with
Syngenta over soy and corn seeds by entering into a licensing
agreement that will allow its Swiss rival to use its technology in
its soy seed activities.
A collaboration yesterday announced by biotech company Monsanto
could result in the establishment of an analytical standard for
heart-healthy soybean oil.
Biotechnology companies Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences have teamed
up to launch what they claim to be the industry's first eight-gene
stacked combination in corn, which the firms say will further
expand their presence in the GM...
Biotechnology firm Monsanto has carved itself a larger slice of the
Brazilian corn market, announcing today the acquisition of a
leading corn seed company in the country.
Biotechnology giant Monsanto has said it is on track with its
soybean research and development efforts following a new series of
results from its Southern Hemisphere field research program.
Monsanto is to make its largest investment to date in its corn
production facilities, a move following continued strong demand for
its branded corn seed products around the world.
Agro-firms Monsanto and Bayer CropSciences have entered into a
series of new agreements, which could result in crops that contain
two of the leading herbicide technologies - Roundup Ready and
LibertyLink.
Agribusiness Monsanto has completed the divestiture of its US
branded cottonseed business, in a move required as part of its
takeover of the Delta and Pine Land Company (DPL).
Monsanto has completed its acquisition of Delta and Pine Land
Company (DPL) after agreeing to divest its US branded cottonseed
business so as to soften the competitive impact of the takeover.
Europe is edging slowly towards GM acceptance, according to
Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant, who underscored the continent's strategic
importance and said his company is laying the groundwork should a
policy-change come to pass.
Biotech behemoth Monsanto has joined forces with gene technology
expert Chromatin to develop ways of increasing the
number of modified genes that can be inserted into crops such as
soybeans and corn.
A US judge yesterday stood by his initial decision to ban the
planting of a genetically modified variety of alfalfa developed by
Monsanto, on the grounds that it poses a contamination threat.
Biotechnology firms Monsanto and BASF have entered into a research
and development agreement that aims to pool the companies'
resources in an effort to bring a greater number of traits to the
market at a faster speed.
News that a variety of GM corn produced signs of liver and kidney
toxicity in rats should be a wake-up call for better testing and
more transparency from biotechs, if GMOs are to be accepted by
increasingly sceptical consumers.
Leading US biotechnology firm Monsanto has announced that it will
provide free access to some of its soybean breeding technology, a
move it expects will help identify pest resistant soybeans and
increase yields.
A Federal Court has ruled that the USDA failed to abide by federal
environmental laws when it approved a genetically engineered crop
without conducting a full Environment Impact Statement (EIS).
The nation's leading biotech firms yesterday outlined their
performance and expectations at the eleventh annual Agricultural
Biotech Forum held by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.
A higher-yielding variety of genetically modified soybeans from
Monsanto could be introduced commercially within the next few
years, according to the leading biotechnology firm.
Biotech giant Monsanto has invested in a new soybean breeding
facility designed to develop and test new varieties of the bean,
the firm announced this week.
Biotech giant Monsanto has reported strong results for its third
quarter, with its sales continuing to benefit from a good
performance by its seeds and traits business.
Argentina's government joins a group of meat producers in Denmark
in a court battle against Monsanto over genetically modified soy,
one that has led to imported supplies being held up at the EU's
ports.
Monsanto has won permission to import and market three of its
genetically modified (GM) maize types across the EU for 10 years,
despite fierce opposition from some Member States.
Biotech giant Monsanto is to develop new versions of its reduced
trans-fat Vistive soybean with the aim of improving shelf life and
flavor of soy oil, lowering saturated fat content and enhancing the
bean with Omega-3.
Monsanto yesterday raised its estimates for the company's
second-quarter earnings on the back of successful results from its
seeds and traits business.
Monsanto announced on Monday that it has acquired leading seed
company Seminis, but denied that it had any immediate plans to
genetically modify the seed, reports Philippa Nuttall.
Biotech giant Monsanto announced a smaller net loss for the first
quarter of 2005 than the same period last year thanks mainly to
increasing seed sales, but legal problems are still proving
expensive for the company.
Ministers in the EU recently blocked a move by biotech giant
Monsanto to launch a GM corn onto the market but finding a
favourable response in less cynical countries the firm said
yesterday that Argentina had given the green light.
If the biotech industry had first launched foodstuffs bursting with
health benefits for the consumer it is likely that shoppers might
have more readily accepted genetically modified foods, so claims
the former head of the US Food...
US biotech crop pioneer Monsanto is to suspend the introduction of
the world's first biotech wheat, amid public outcry at the possible
risks of genetically modified crops and at Monsanto's aggressive
marketing tactics, writes...
Commercially savvy and biotech rich company Monsanto is waging a
war on the waist, with impeccable timing. Following hot on the
heels of new FDA rules requiring food manufacturers to imminently
reveal the amount of trans-fat on food...
Monsanto, the giant biotech group, has said it will make public its
genetic soybean technology as part of a pledge to help the industry
engineer a high-tech soybean with better yields, higher protein and
improved oils.
The latest campaign against genetically modified foods took place
in Canada on Tuesday when consumer groups, scientists and farmers
joined forces to demand the federal government postpone approval of
genetically modified wheat.
Monsanto announced that GM wheat should be available for sale
within five years. However, Canadian farmers are reluctant to this
development as Europe, their largest export market, is opposed to
GMOs.
China recently adopted new rules concerning genetically modified
crops. These rules will probably slow down the commercialisation of
BtCorn by Monsanto,...
CP Kelco ApS, a newly created food-gums company, has sued Pharmacia
& Upjohn Inc, alleging its Monsanto Co unit provided
misinformation in order to complete...
