World news about “OGM” published by euronews.
Close up: Europe’s GM food fears A recent French study claiming rats fed genetically modified corn suffered tumours has reignited Europe’s fears over GM food. Despite much scepticism over the… 26/09/2012
Europe Weekly: agreeing to disagree This week the EU and China strived to find consensus on a raft of issues, mostly concerning trade. Meeting in Brussels, Beijing urged Europe to lift its arms… 21/09/2012
GMO rat lab gets serious In the latest storm of controversy, critics of genetically modified products and organisms (GMOs or GMs) saw pictures like one of a distended lab rat and… 20/09/2012
Brussels seeks to resolve GM honey trap A recent ruling in the European Court of Justice stated honey contaminated by Genetically Modified crops must be clearly labelled. The decision also paved the… 19/09/2011
Europe Weekly: roaming, GM, body scanners! Consumer and health issues dominate this week’s issue of Europe Weekly. We take a look at new EU food labelling rules backed by MEPs. The changes aim to… 08/07/2011
France checks the scientific validity of shocking GM food studyFrench Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says he is prepared to call for a wider European ban on genetically modified produce following an alarming new study… 20/09/2012
Controversial study finds tumours in rats fed GMIn Brussels, on Wednesday thousands of protesters hit the streets calling for an overhaul of European food policy. The rally came as a new French study… 19/09/2012
France wants GM crop banned in EUThe French government has asked the EU to suspend authorisation of a genetically modified maize crop – known as MON 810, from the US company Monsanto. In a… 20/02/2012
Genetically modified food petition not yet receivableOne million people who have signed a petition to suspend the authorisation of genetically modified organisms in Europe have found the petition put on hold… 09/12/2010
EU GMO rule change debate under wayDevolving European power to national governments to decide policy on genetically modified organisms, GMOs… This could prove more difficult than expected for… 27/09/2010
GMOs divide EuropeCalled by some a wonder of biotechnology and by others a ticking time bomb for our health and ecology, since their launch in the 1990s, GMOs have roused great… 13/07/2010
Genetically modified crop growing in EU to get modified approval rulesEuropean fields could be planted with genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, under a European Union plan to overhaul its approval system for the… 04/06/2010
Health Commissioner defends GM potato decisionIt was up to European Health and Consumer Commissioner John Dalli to announce that the genetically-modified potato may now be grown in the EU. Euronews asked… 03/03/2010
GMO potato approval has critics gnashing teeth in EuropeThe so-called ‘Frankentstein potato’ is the centre of new controversy over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the European Union. The first decision… 03/03/2010
GMO protestors give Brussels food for thought.Greenpeace has taken its objections over genetically modified food to the European Commission’s door in Brussels. The anti-GMO NGO presented the Health… 15/10/2009
