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Polish president vetoes bill allowing GMO seeds

2011-08-24T09:30:31Z

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski on Wednesday vetoed a new legislation that would allow some genetically modified seeds in the country, saying it ran against Reuters) - The United States lifted import duties on European luxury foods on Friday in return for a promise of bigger hormone-free beef sales to the European Union, signaling an end to one of the trading powers' oldest disputes.

The United States said in...

Greeks mobilise to protect endangered seeds

2011-05-15T03:30:18Z

The remote valley of Mesohori in northeastern Greece seems an unusual choice for a stand against genetically modified crop conglomerates who are knocking on Europe's door.

Yet thousands of organic farming advocates seeking to bar so-called "Frankenstein" foods from the continent made the journey here to help raise awareness about dangers to seed diversity.

The event was an annual seed exch...

Organic brands plot 2m bid to revive shoppers interest

2010-11-29T14:56:58Z

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Natutal Food

2010-11-03T09:39:54Z

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Certified Organic Tea

2010-11-02T20:11:51Z

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The Benefits of Organic Food

2010-11-02T20:26:48Z

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7 Reasons to Buy Organic

2010-11-02T22:05:08Z

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Shop For Mens Organic Underwear Online

2010-11-02T19:59:33Z

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How Do I Choose the Best Organic Wheatgrass Powder?

2010-11-05T10:59:37Z

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ORGANIC FOOD AND WINE IMPORTERS, FOR THE BEST TASTE AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE

2010-10-06T03:12:03Z

ORGANIC FOOD AND WINE IMPORTERS, FOR THE BEST TASTE AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE

The biggest study ever of organic food was completed in 2007 and found that organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more antioxidants than conventional equivalents, and that the figure was 60% for organic milk. The 4-year study was funded by the European Union and was the largest of its kind ever undertaken. A 2001 study by researchers at Washington State University concluded, un...

The Seeds Industry in Europe Needs Clear Legal Rules

2010-09-09T03:41:24Z

At the conference on co-existence, held from the 4th to 6th of April in Vienna, Jeremy Sweet, environmental consultant and Vice-President of the GMO panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) called for a clear regulation of the threshold values for permissible contamination of conventional seeds with GMOs. It is absolutely necessary to have the same threshold values EU-wide, which should be scientifically based.

The lower the threshold values would be laid down the higher woul...

Bulgaria parliament bans GMO crops to soothe fears

2010-03-18T09:30:37Z

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament voted on Thursday to tighten a law that effectively banned cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops for scientific and commercial reasons in response to public fears.

The ruling center-right GERB party decided to drop a planned moratorium on GMO production because the new law would keep the EU Commission approval of the cultivation of genetically modified potatoes.

The deputies help up placards that read "For a GMO free Europe" as one of their number, Rebecca Harms, berated European Commission...

German coalition cautiously favorable on GMOs

2010-04-16T09:38:22Z

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's incoming government drew mixed responses on Monday to its cautiously-favorable policy toward genetically-modified organisms (GMOs).

The incoming coalition between the conservative and pro-business liberal parties which won Germany's parliamentary elections in September announced its core policies ...

Green Barriers to Chinas Tea Exports

2010-10-22T12:15:25Z

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Organic vs. Local: Which Food Is Best?

2010-10-26T20:28:31Z

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Actual State of Organic Agriculture

2010-10-22T10:23:16Z

ACTUAL STATE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

IN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES

Dr.Ashok K. Panigrahi and Mrs.Kusum Misra

Organic agriculture is about more than just growing crops without using either chemical fertilizers and synthetic pesticides, rather it a holistic approach to the very system of farming that restores, maintains and enhances economical sus...

France and Germany seek to break GMO deadlock

2010-10-23T02:39:15Z

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Hungary Power Politics

2010-12-29T06:30:59Z

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2010 file photo, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Hungary's democratic credentials are under scrutiny as it prepares to assume the EU presidency Saturday, with some crit...

Belgium Europe Financial Crisis

2010-12-23T09:30:49Z

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. European Union leaders are changing the treaty that underpins the bloc to make room for a huge new rescue system for countries that get into debt trouble in the long term. But they aren...

China EU

2010-12-20T22:00:14Z

European Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy, Joaquin Almunia, center, speaks at the 3rd EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday Decem...

Europe Financial Crisis

2010-12-17T09:32:36Z

File - In this May 7, 2010 file photo French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, meets with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, left, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, during an EU summit at the EU Counci...

Belgium EU Chocolate Rabbit

2010-12-17T03:31:56Z

FILE - In this March 15, 2006 file photo, chocolate rabbits from the Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli are seen on display in Kilchberg, Switzerland. As of Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, chocolate rabbits, mice and reindeer remain free to roam, unshackled by trademarks, after the European Union's highest court ruled against chocolate producers that wanted to claim the dainty sweets as ...