Does Bt protein persist or break down during the agricultural cycle?

When genetically modified Bt maize is cultivated, Bt protein enters the soil via root exudates, harvest residues and pollen deposits. If Bt ma… more

What happens to Bt protein from GM maize when it enters the soil? (long-term monitoring)

(2007 – 2009) Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Institut für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung more

Does Bt protein from GM maize enter fields through slurry spreading?

(2007 – 2008) Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Institut für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung more

New study: Bt maize not harmful to ladybirds

Genetically modified maize has no harmful impacts on the two-spotted ladybird. This is the finding of a scientific study published in August 2… more

Feeding study: Long-term use of MON810 Bt maize in dairy cows

(2005 – 2007) Chair of Physiology, Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München more

Renewal application for MON810 maize: Positive assessment by EFSA

In its report published on 30 June, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) once again assesses genetically modified MON810 maize as safe… more

Bt maize: Approval, cultivation and coexistence

Bt-maize is extensively cultivated mainly in the USA – on almost 20 million hectares in 2009. In Europe, cultivation of Bt maize is concent… more

German ban on cultivating genetically modified MON810 maize in 2009 is final

The ban on cultivating MON810 maize, issued by Germany’s Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner on 14 April 2009, will remain in force for 200… more

Nobel Laureate Nüsslein-Volhard: “The ban on cultivating Bt maize sends an alarming signal.”

(13 May 2009) In a joint memorandum, the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and German Agricultural Society (De… more

Braunschweig administrative court upholds MON810 ban

The ban on cultivating genetically modified Bt maize line MON810, which was issued in April, remains in force. The Braunschweig administrative… more