(From January 2012)
Headlines of all articles in Bio Journal translated into English (most
recent at top,
abbreviations table at foot of
page). Where the entire article has been translated into English the
headline below is linked to the article. For further information,
kindly contact CBIC staff at:
cbic@mtf.biglobe.ne.jpContents
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States banning outdoor trial cultivation of GM crops increasing in India (Press Information Bureau 2012/03/27, Coalition for a GM-free India 2012/02/27, Down To Earth 2012/03/31)
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US approval process for GM crops speeds up (Bloomberg 2012/03/09)
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Claim dismissed in organic farmersf GMO patent rights trial (Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association 2012/02/27, Thomson Reuters 2012/03/28)
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Huge US supermarket chain urged to boycott GM sweet corn (Center for Food Safety 2012/03/15)
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gRight to know where GM crops are cultivatedh obtained in Chile (GM Watch 2012/03/23)
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UK government approves outdoor trials of GM wheat (The Scottish Farmer 2012/03/01)
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EU Commission requests Monsanto-related person to take up post (Test biotech 2012/03/08)
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Ukrainefs reduces GM food ratio from 50% to 5% (All about feed 2012/03/22)
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Poland government to ban MON810due to beekeepersf protest (The People Voice 2012/03/22, AFP 2012/04/04)
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A new GM seed draft law enters discussions in Poland (The News 2012/02/29)
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South African citizensf organization counters ISAAAfs annual report (African Centre for Biosafety)
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Indian citizensf organization summarizes the ten years since the introduction of Bt cotton (The Hindu 2012/03/21)
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Monsanto-India mobilises farmers for promotional campaign (The Economic Times 2012/03/14)
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Pakistani state government rejects Monsanto request for monopoly (The Express Tribune 2012/03/06)
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Middle East Gulf States reconfirm necessity for labelling of GM foods (The National UAE 2012/03/02)
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Farmerfs representative stands as candidate in constituency of GMO-promoting agriculture minister (Augusta Margaret River Mail 2012/03/14)
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Trial cultivation of salt-resistant GM wheat in Australia (SciDevNet 2012/03/16)
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Huge reduction of butterflies due to GM crop cultivation (Star Tribune 2012/03/16)
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Insect pests become more powerful due to Bt maize (Test biotech 2012/03/26)
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GM pig research in danger of derailment (Canada.co 2012/04/02)
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1. US citizens demand GM food labelling (Center for Food Safety 2012/03/12, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2012/03/03, Reuters 2012/03/27)
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Where is the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol going?
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Bt toxin harms human cells (Food Freedom 2012/01/29)
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State of GM crop cultivation in 2011 (ISAAA 2012/02/07)
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Bt toxin raises the death rate of insects other than those targeted (ENSSER 2012/02/27)
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Components of herbicide Roundup detected in urine (GM Watch 2012/01/20)
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GM crop regulatory law being considered in China (Business Week 2012/02/02)
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Suicides increase in India due to reduced yield of GM cotton (Filed questions 2012/02/12)
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Indian state government orders compensation for reduced yield of Bt cotton (Economic Times 2012/02/08)
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Bangladesh approves outdoor trials of GM rice (The Daily Star 2012/02/05)
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French government demands EU ban GM maize (Agence France Presse 2012/02/20)
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EU relaxes pesticide residue criteria in response to Monsanto claim (GM Freeze 2012/02/08)
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Drought resistant maize ineffective (Mother Jones 2012/01/23)
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Petition against revolving door appointments begins (Chemistry World 2012/02/08)
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Monsanto recognizes existence of superweeds (2012/01/13)
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Deceitful advertising by Monsanto in India (India Today 2012/01/14and others)
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French government approves GM-free labelling (Bloomberg 2012/02/01)
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Movement to demand GM food labelling spreads in USA (Food Safety News 2012/02/10 and others)
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GMO crop approvals for January 2012
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The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications announces 2011 GM crop cultivation data
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GM labelling trends in California (Redwood Times 2012/01/05, San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center 2012/01/20)
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French government officially extends GM crop cultivation ban (Thomson Reuters 2012/01/13)
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EU food safety agency recognizes adverse effects of Bt maize (GM Freez 2011/12/13)
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GMOs detected in marketed livestock feed in Bulgaria (Novinite 2011/12/12)
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No buffer zone required for GM alfalfa cultivation (San Francisco Chronicle 2011/12/07)
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Two varieties of Monsanto seeds to be banned (Truthout 2011/12/22)
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Organic farmers in court to invalidate Monsanto patent rights (Sustainable Business 2012/02/1)
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US Department of Agriculture criticises Japan for delay in approval of GM papaya (Fruit Net 2012/01/06)
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US consumer group boycotts GM sweetcorn (Digital Journal 2012/01/19)
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Peru law on banning of GMOs promulgated (Third World Network 2011/12/23)
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Deliberations on GM food labelling bill begin in the Philippines (Visayan Daily Star 2102/01/17)
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Pakistani state government suspends negotiations on Bt cotton (Pakistan Today 2012/01/07)
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Indian farmers group demands ban on cultivation of Bt cotton (MeriNews 2011/12/22)
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Kerala State, India, bans both GM crop research and cultivation trials (The New Indian Express 2012/01/09)
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Disease resistant golden rice developed (The Manila Bulletin 2012/01/17)
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GM tobacco that grows in seawater (The Canadian Jewish News 2012/01/17)
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US university develops malaria-countermeasure GM mosquito (Voice of America (2012/01/03)
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Breakout of virus disease in GM salmon (Center for Food Safety 2011/12/20)
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Gene pollution occurs in Switzerland (Swiss Info 2011/12/16)
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A series of detections of unapproved Chinese GM rice (GM Freeze 2011/12/19)
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Latvia about to become a GM free state (All About Feed 2012/01/06)
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Court case over enaturalf label for food that used GMO crops (Natural News 2012/01/05)
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GM mosquito situation (Friends of the Earth 2012/01 and others)
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Bt toxin resistant insect pests spreading around the world (GM Freeze 2011/11/10, Bloomberg 2011/12/03)
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German journal builds database of GM crop dangers (Test biotech 2011/12/15)
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French feed factory occupied (La Soja Mata 2011/11/17)
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GM tree planting spreads in Sweden eGENET News 2011/12/09)
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GMO promotion law passes in India (PolicyMic 2011/11/25)
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Research on many plant varieties ongoing in India (The Economic Times 2011/12/20)
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Philippine residents have concerns over restart of GM aubergine cultivation trials (Business World 2011/11/13)
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Hawaii residents file law suit against Pioneer (The Garden Island 2011/12/14)
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Opposition to GM chilli strengthens in New Mexico (The Associated Press 2011/12/03)
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Cuba becomes major GM crop cultivator (Havana Times 2011/12/16)
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Trade war between EU and Argentina? (The Wall Street Journal 2011/12/01)
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GM wheat development gets into high gear in Australia (The Canberra Times 2011/12/06)
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GM papaya in Japanese shops for the first time (Mainichi Shinbun and others, 2011/12/09)
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A series of illegal distributions of non-approved GM food additives (MHLW 2011/12/5, 22)
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Glyphosate causes gene damage in animals (International Press Service 2011/12/09)
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Bt cotton feed brings adverse effects to livestock (The Dawn 2011/12/19)
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Portuguese island declares itself GMO free (The Portugal News 2011/12/17)
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Experiments on GM mosquito in USA (The Citizen 2011/12/25)
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Monsantofs strategy for 2012 (MSN Money 2011/12/15, Agriculture 2011/12/22)
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China and international research institute jointly sequence cassava genes (Beijing Genomics Institute 2011/12/06)
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Insecticidal Bt crops and resistant insect pests (The Guardian 2002/06/11, Nature Bio News 2002/12/12, Farmers Weekly Interactive 2003/08/27, NCGA 2007/11/23, Tuscon Citizen 2008/02/08, The Financial Express 2007/09/19 and others)
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Lifting of U.S. ban on GM sweetcorn for raw consumption; possible export to Japan? (Center for Food Safety 2011/10/27)
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Unapproved GM lawn grass spreads (Capital Press 2010/11/10 and 11)
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Uganda submits GMO promotion law to parliament (New Vision 2011/11/11)
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Share of GM cotton in India rises to 93% (The Hindu Business Line 2011/11/08)
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Nepal to introduce GM crops (Nepali Times 2011/11/07, Republica 2011/11/12)
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Peruvian parliament passes bill banning GMOs (Agence France Presse 2011/1105)
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Complaint filed to ban GMOs in wildlife sanctuaries (Center for Food Safety 2011/11/02)
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Implementation of referendum demanding GM food labelling in California (Label Genetically Modified Foods 2011/11/11)
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U.S. government demands that Turkey relax its GM crop labelling regulations (Hurriyet 2011/11/08)
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Opinion poll shows that GM beet cultivation is not approved of (Daily Camera 2011/11/06, West Central Tribune 2011/11/05)
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French president maintains anti-GMO stance (Thomson Reuters 2011/11/29)
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Gene pollution expands to wild cotton (SciDev.Net 2011/10/13)
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Contamination still continuing in import-banned GM flax (GM Freeze 2011/10/17)
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GM canola pollution causes by hail in Australia (Lynn MacLaren MLC 2011/11/11)
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GM mosquitoes to be released in Florida (Sun Sentinel 2011/12/05)
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EPA recognizes drop in effectiveness of Bt crops (EPA 2011/11/30)
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Abnormal births due to Roundup rise sharply (National University of Cordoba 2011/10/28)
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Monsanto to develop another Bt cotton (The Hndi2011/11/17)
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Monsanto establishes a farmer education organization in Pakistan (Business Recorder 2011/11/02)
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Large-scale human genome sequencing plan in Faroe Islands (Deutsche Welle 2011/10/26)
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Craig Venter sets up a crop development company (Genome web 2011/10/24)
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GMO crop approvals for December 2011
Closeup
GMOs and TPP
