USA: Genetically modified oilseed rape found on uncultivated land

When genetically modified oilseed rape is grown on a large scale, the plants also grow on uncultivated land. According to a recent study pu… more

A study with omissions

In the spring, Germany’s organic food industry association, BÖLW, collected over 100,000 signatures for a petition demanding an end to auth… more

USA: Cultivation of genetically modified alfalfa fully deregulated

Last Thursday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the cultivation of GM alfalfa without imposing any restrictions designed to en… more

Biotechnology in the USA: A policy shift on coexistence issues?

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering including binding coexistence measures as part of its new environmental impact assessme… more

“An appropriate and well-balanced adjustment of the conflicting interests”

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has dismissed as unfounded the action brought by the Land Saxony-Anhalt against the Gen… more

Genetically modified maize cultivation: Measures to avoid mixing of GM and conventional maize

Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli presented a new report on coexistence to the EU Agriculture Council at its meeting on 27… more

Plant biotechnology: German states to issue their own cultivation rules – GMO bans through the back door?

The German government is planning to make further changes to Germany’s Genetic Engineering Act. At the heart of the changes is a proposal t… more

US court bans GM sugar beet: Cultivation to take place under controlled conditions?

Following the decision by a US court to suspend approval of the cultivation of genetically modified sugar beet, the US Department of Agricu… more

Nationalisation of the GMO cultivation decision: “The buck has been passed to the Member States.”

In the near future the EU Member States are to have the possibility themselves to restrict or ban the cultivation of genetically modified c… more

New coexistence - Guidelines in the EU: Cultivation bans are now permitted

On 13 July 2010, the EU commission decided on new guidelines for coexistence. These mark a turning point in the European policy on gene tec… more