Archive - 2004
| A threat to individual caterpillars, but not to the population |
| Monach butterflies: Investigating the long-term effects of Bt maize |
| 13. Dezember 2004 |
| Red-green have the final say |
| Genetic Engineering Act finally passed |
| 26. November 2004 |
| EFSA holds its ground: No objections |
| Feed trials with MON863 maize |
| 04. November 2004 |
| Statement secures agreement |
| BMVEL on the Genetic Engineering Act |
| 29. Oktober 2004 |
| Only ground maize to be imported as a precaution |
| NAFTA report: Spread of GM maize in Mexico |
| 25. Oktober 2004 |
| International biosafety research |
| International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms in Montpellier |
| 30. September 2004 |
| Rationality and radical criticism |
| 2004 ABIC in Cologne |
| 15. September 2004 |
| GM maize varieties in the EU catalogue of varieties |
| The Federal Office of Plant Varieties had released seven of these varieties in limited quantities. |
| 09. September 2004 |
| Seed thresholds |
| EU Commission dropped the planned decision on permitted threshold values for GM content in seed from the agenda |
| 09. September 2004 |
| Golm: Potatoes destroyed |
| Deliberate release trials of starch potatoes |
| 25. Juni 2004 |
| Liability and site register without Bundesrat approval |
| Red-green government splits Genetic Engineering Act |
| 18. Juni 2004 |
| GM moratorium ends |
| The European Commission authorised the import of food products made from genetically modified Bt11 sweet maize. |
| 19. Mai 2004 |
| Spain: No cultivation of Bt176 maize |
| The government based its decision on a recently published report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). |
| 11. Mai 2004 |
| Trial planting of Bt maize underway. Testing coexistence in the field |
| Genetically modified Bt maize has been planted at 30 sites in seven German states. |
| 05. Mai 2004 |
| GM wheat trial completely destroyed |
| Fungal resistance: An attractive, but difficult objective |
| 04. Mai 2004 |
| Authorisation of MON863 maize: no decision |
| The European Union is still deeply divided over decisions on genetic engineering in the agri-food industry. |
| 28. April 2004 |
| Lacewings not in danger after all |
| A new study investigate the effect of Bt toxin on non-target organisms. |
| 16. April 2004 |
| RKI becomes BVL (Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety) |
| Reorganisation of responsibilities in genetic engineering law. |
| 01. April 2004 |
| Spanish study of maize and outcrossing |
| Large fields remain below the threshold |
| 12. März 2004 |
| Debate: What constitutes ecological damage? |
| Interview with Gesine Schütte: "I would find damage acceptable if it were easy to reverse, or if it could be compensated for elsewhere." |
| 12. März 2004 |
| Debate: What constitutes ecological damage? |
| Interview with Robert Hermanowski: “Abandoning the use of GM plants would be a logical way of avoiding ecological damage.” |
| 12. März 2004 |
| Debate: What constitutes ecological damage? |
| Interview with Hans-Jörg Jacobsen: "I work on the basis that an intact ecosystem can be distinguished by its ability to change." |
| 12. März 2004 |
| "Radical plant protection is bad for self-regulation " |
| FSE study: Herbicide-resistant plants and agro-biodiversity. Interview with Gesine Schütte, University of Hamburg. |
| 10. März 2004 |
| Coexistence rules: strict and pragmatic |
| The Danish government has presented a draft law designed to regulate the coexistence of agricultural systems. |
| 20. Februar 2004 |
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