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- Agricultural Biotechnology
- USDA
- Biotechnology Regulatory Services
- USDA-APHIS
- Agricultural Biotechnology Briefing Room
- USDA-ERS
- Research Q&A: Bt Corn and Monarch Butterflies
- USDA-ARS
- Biotechnology
- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Biopesticides
- EPA
- Biotechnology
- USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
- U.S. Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Web Site
- National Biological Information Infrastructure
- AgBiosafety
- Univ. of Nebraska
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Kansas State Univ.
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Purdue Univ.
- Biotechnology Program
- Iowa State Univ.
- Biotechnology Clearinghouse
- Univ. of Illinois
- Checkbiotech.org
- Univ. of Basel, Switzerland
- GMO FAQs
- Univ. of Illinois
- Information on Genetically Modified Organisms
- Ohio State Univ.
- Information Systems for Biotechnology
- Virginia Tech.
- Institute of Development Studies
- Univ. of Sussex, England
- Iowa Grain Quality Initiative
- Iowa State Univ.
- Regulation
of Genetically Engineered Organisms and Products
- Iowa State Univ.
- Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide
- Colorado State Univ.
- Cultivos Transgénicos: Una Introducción y Guia a Recursos
- Colorado State Univ.
- Biotechnology and Foods
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Food Biotechnology
- International Food Information Council Foundation
- Genetically modified crops: The ethical and social issues
- Nuffield Council on Bioethics
- PEW Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
- Univ. of Richmond & PEW Charitable Trust
- Transgenic and World Agriculture
- National Academy Press, Washington, D.C
- Transgenic Research & Statements
- CIMMYT
- AgBioWorld.org
- AbBioWorld Foundation
- Biotechnology Industry Organization
- Lobbying organization
- Biotechnology Knowledge Center
- Monsanto Life Sciences
- Council for Biotechnology Information
- Biotechnology companies and trade associations
- Food Biotechnology
- International Food Information Council Foundation
- Genetic Engineering News
- Broad topic areas
- GMO Grain Handler Database
- American Seed Trade Assoc.
- Biotechnology
- Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l
- Straight Talk About Biotechnology
- Dupont Biotechnology
- Ag BioTech InfoNet
- Ecologic, Inc
- Alliance for Bio-Integrity
- Non-profit org.
- Food Safety Issues
- Consumers Union
- CropChoice.com
- An "alternative" news and information source.
- Genetic Engineering Alert
- A Canadian Web site.
- Genetic Engineering
- Greenpeace Int'l
- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- A Minnesota Web site.
- ETC Group
- Formerly Rural Advancement Foundation International
- Biotechnology
- Union of Concerned Scientists
The public debate over the use of biotechnology and transgenic crops (aka Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs) continues throughout the world. This document summarizes news items relative to the debate, many of which were previously posted at my Chat 'n Chew Cafe site. The links are sorted in order from most recent to most ancient.
Other
Web sites that offer information on both sides of the public debate are
listed along the left side of this page.
This Web site is managed by your friendly neighborhood Extension corn specialist from Purdue University. Comments sent to him at rnielsen@purdue.edu are gladly received, always read and frequently acted upon.
Fine Print: Neither I nor Purdue University endorse the opinions expressed at any of the sites listed other than possibly those articles that I personally authored.
News Articles, News Releases, Publications
2005
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2004
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- (23 Oct)
- Gene Flow:
What Does It Mean for Biodiversity and Centers of Origin
- Proceedings of a 2003 conference
- (19 July)
- GMOs: Commission authorises import of GM-maize for use in animal feed
- Includes a list of GMO foods currently authorized for use in the EU.
- (19 May)
-
Question and Answers on the regulation of GMOs in the EU
What are GMOs and GMMs? - Includes a list of GMO foods currently authorized for use in the EU.
- (3 Mar)
-
Feeding the World
- An issue brief that summarizes the many different opinions about the ability to agricultural biotechnology to aDTress world hunger.
- (3 Mar)
-
Have Transgenes, Will Travel
- An issue brief that summarizes the economic and ecological concerns about gene flow from transgenic crops.
- (22 Jan)
- Integrated, Redundant Approach Best Way to Biologically Confine Genetically Engineered Organisms
- Read the full online report.
2003
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- (20 Nov)
- University/Industry
Relationships: Framing the Issues for Academic Research in Agricultural
Biotechnology
- Proceedings from an expert workshop sponsored by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems project "Public Goods and University/Industry Relationships in Agricultural Biotechnology".
- (10 Sep)
- Overplanting Threatens GE Corn Technology
- See
related
report
.
- (11 July)
- Corn and
Biotechnology Special Analysis
- (6 July)
- ASA: Frustrated by EU Biotech Rules
- (6 July)
- ASA: Frustrated by EU Biotech Rules
- (15 May)
- Who Ensures Pharma Crop Regulations Are Enforced?
-
- New USDA Guidelines Represent An Informed Approach
- Pharming Presents Challenges
- (15 May)
- Pharming Reaps Regulatory Changes
- (14 May)
- U.S. and Cooperating Countries File WTO Case Against EU Moratorium and Biotech Foods and Crops
- (10 May)
- GIPSA's Biotechnology Program
- (18 Mar)
- US-EPA Fact Sheet on the Bt Cry1F in Corn
- NOTE: This Bt event is being marketed by Pioneer™ under the brand name Herculex™.
- (16 Mar)
- Corn
Farmers Face March 21 Deadline To “Opt Out” of a Proposed
Settlement of Class Action Lawsuits
- NOTE: This article offers an interpretation of the official notice for this class action lawsuit that can be found at http://www.non-starlinkfarmerssettlement.com/
- (10 Mar)
- Non-StarLink Farmer Litigation Web Site
- This Web site hosted by the Garden City Group, a legal administration services agency in New York, offers information about a settlement that "has been proposed in certain class action lawsuits brought on behalf of all persons and entities who operated farms in the United States from which corn grown for grain that was not grown from StarLinkTM corn seed ("Non-StarLink Corn") was harvested since 1998 (the "Settlement Class")." Check out the summary of the Settlement Notice for more information.
- (8 Mar)
- USDA Strengthens 2003 Permit Conditions for Field Testing Genetically Engineered Plants
- See fact
sheet
for more details.
- (4 Mar)
- Pharming
the Field: A Look at the Benefits and the Risks of Bioengineering Plants
to Produce Pharmaceuticals
- Proceedings from a workshop sponsored by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- (27 Jan)
- Adoption of Bioengineered Crops
- (4 Jan)
- The Future of Pharming: Can It Be Done Safely
- This is a transcript made from an audio recording of a panel discussion held December 17, 2002 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
2002
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- (16 Nov)
- BIO Statement on ProdiGene, Inc.
- (13 Nov)
- Confinement and Development of Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals in the United States
- A reference document for "plant-made pharmaceuticals”.
- (13 Nov)
- Soybeans Quarantined in Nebraska due to Experimental GMO Corn Presence
- Related article at CropChoice.com
- (12 May)
- Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: The Scope and Adequacy of Regulation
- Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Plants, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Research Council, National Academy of Science
- Order the publication online or Read it online.
- (2 May)
- ETC Group responds to Purdue U’s promotion of Terminator as environmental protector
- NOTE: This article was published in response to the one below published by AScribe Newswire.
- (30 Apr)
- Transforming public research into exclusive rights: Purdue defends Terminator
- NOTE: This article was published in response to the one below published by AScribe Newswire.
- (22 Mar)
- Planter Clean-out Procedures for Corn and Soybeans
- Iowa State University Extension, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. and the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative have developed a video that demonstrates how to completely clean a planter when changing seed types, hybrids or varieties.
- (18 Jan)
- Who Benefits from Biotechnology?
- Presented at the American Seed Trade Association meeting, December 5-7, 2001, Chicago, IL
2001
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- (4 Dec)
- Transgenic DNA introgressed into traditional maize landraces in Oaxaca, Mexico
- A printer-friendly version is also available.
- See Reuter's News Report on same subject.
- (1 Nov)
- Keeping Transgenic Pollen in Its Place
- Published in the October 2001 issue of USDA-ARS Agricultural Research magazine.
- (15 Sep, updated 10 Oct)
- Transgenic Corn Harvest Reminders
- (13 June)
- Investigation
of Human Health Effects Associated with Potential Exposure to Genetically
Modified Corn
- A Report to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A brief backgrounder article is also available.
- (7 May)
- Biotech Soybean Seed Helps Growers Produce Safe and Profitable Crops
- NOTE: This article was written in response to the one below written Dr. Charles Benbrook.
- (25 Apr)
- Harvest of Fear
- In "Harvest of Fear," FRONTLINE and NOVA explore the intensifying debate over genetically-modified (gm) food crops. Interviewing scientists, farmers, biotech and food industry representatives, government regulators, and critics of biotechnology, this two-hour report presents both sides of the debate, exploring the risks and benefits, the hopes and fears, of this new technology.
- (1 Apr)
- StarLink:
Impacts on the U.S. Corn Market and World Trade
- Published in the April 2001 USDA-ERS Feed Yearbook
- (16 Mar)
- Independent Panel Completes Biotechnology Report
- Final
Report: Bt Plant-Pesticides Risk and Benefit Assessments
- (12 Mar)
- GMO Issues Facing
Indiana Farmers in 2001 (GQ-46)
- (9 Mar)
- Understanding The Differences In US - EU Biotech Regulation
- AgBioForum is financed by the Illinois Missouri Biotechnology Alliance. IMBA is supported by a Congressional Special Grant to provide funding for University biotechnology research directed at placing new products in the marketplace.
- (9 Mar)
- ISB News Report, including ...
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- Engineering Multiple Genes in a Single Transformation Event
- Cross-Pollination Leads to Triple Herbicide Resistance
- Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus As A Gene Expression Vector
- Results of Six-Month Review of Federal Biotechnology Policy Released for Comment
- Outcry Over Cry9C
- The StarLink Incident: Changing the Face of the US Grain Industry
- (8 Mar)
- Evaluation
of Allergenicity of Genetically Modified Foods
- Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Allergenicity of Foods Derived from Biotechnology 22 – 25 January 2001. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy.
- (17 Jan)
- FDA Announces Proposal and Draft Guidance for Food Developed Through Biotechnology
- A copy of the draft guidance on labeling bioengineered foods is available at http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/biolabgu.html
- (10 Jan)
- Comparing Roundup Ready and Conventional Soybean Yields 1999
- Editorial comment: The variety trial results reported in this document compare ALL conventional with ALL Roundup-Ready® soybean varieties. It is more appropriate to compare the BEST conventional with the BEST Roundup-Ready® soybean varieties. See my previously published article on transgenic crop issues for examples of these comparisons.
- (9 Jan)
- Testing for StarLink™ Corn
2000
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- (22 Nov)
- Aventis CropScience Statement Regarding Presence of Cry9C Protein in Non-StarLink Corn Variety
- (16 Nov)
- Identity Preserved
Grain Manual for Exports
- Caution: Very large PDF file!
- (16 Nov)
- GIPSA StarLink™ Testing Program
- (10 Nov)
- GMO crops and related problems
- (26 Oct)
- The
StarLink™ Situation
- (25 Oct)
- Gene-Modified Corn Turns Up in U.S. Exports to Japan
- Other GM articles by the NY Times
- NOTE: The NY Times online edition requires you to sign up as a FREE subscriber.
- (19 Oct)
- Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture
- Report prepared under the auspices of the Royal Society of London, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences.
- (19 Oct)
- Biotech Corn in Various Foods
- (18 Oct)
- ConAgra stops producing corn flour at Kansas mill as precaution against genetically modified grain
- (17 Oct)
- Farmers Cite Scarce Data in Corn Mixing
- NOTE: The NY Times online edition requires you to sign up as a FREE subscriber.
- (2 Oct)
- Biotechnology and Foods
- Online information about recombinant DNA technologies resulting from a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence related to biotechnology and foods.
- (27 Sep)
- Aventis CropScience Taking Immediate Action to Assure Confidence in StarLinkTM Corn Distribution
- (20 Sep)
- IFT Expert Report on Biotechnology and Foods
- (4 Apr)
- Labeling
Biotech Foods: Opening Pandora’s Box?
- Published in Food Technology, Vol 54, No 3 (Inst. Food Tech.)
- (28 Mar)
- Protect Crop Value By Protecting Crop Identity: Part Two
- Originally published at AgAnswers, the electronic source for research-based, objective information provided by Cooperative Extension Service specialists in Ohio and Indiana.
- (27 Mar)
- Protect Crop Value By Protecting Crop Identity
- Originally published at AgAnswers, the electronic source for research-based, objective information provided by Cooperative Extension Service specialists in Ohio and Indiana.
- (23 Mar)
- Biotechnology: Implications for U.S. Corn & Soybean Trade
- This article is part of a larger agricultural outlook newsletter and is located about 3/4ths of the way through the document.
- (23 Mar)
- Biotechnology: U.S. Grain Handlers Look Ahead
- This article is part of a larger agricultural outlook newsletter and is located near the bottom of the document.
- (7 Mar, Revised)
- Minimizing Pollen Drift & Commingling of GMO and non-GMO Corn Grain
- (7 Mar)
- Prescriptive Use of Transgenic
Hybrids for Corn Rootworms: An Ominous Cloud on the Horizon?
- Originally presented at the Univ. of Illinois Crop Protection Technology Conference, January 5-6, 2000.
- (25 Feb)
- Elevator Biotech Grain Acceptance Survey - 2000
- "A survey among elevators throughout the Corn Belt examining their grain acceptance intentions for the fall of 2000. It was conducted by the Farm Progress Companies from February 11 to 18, 2000, and commissioned by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. "
- (17 Feb)
- Are Bioengineered Foods Safe?
- (17 Feb)
- Bioengineered Feeds
- A presentation by the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) at the FDA Public Meeting on “BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE YEAR 2000 AND BEYOND”, Chicago, Illinois, November 18, 1999. The URL for FASS is http://www.fass.org/.
- (17 Feb)
- Industry Insect Resistance Management Plan for Bt Field Corn
- Recently, the EPA approved a plan developed by a consortium of industry and university representatives for implementing insect refuge areas within plantings of Bt field corn. This linked document describes the plan as proposed prior to EPA approval.
- (4 Feb)
- Applications of Biotechnology to Crops: Benefits and Risks
- Also available in PDF format, this issue paper was prepared by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.
- (4 Feb)
- Genetically
Modified Organisms (GMOs)
- A background information piece published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
1999
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- (3 Dec)
- The Good News about Bt Corn
- (3 Dec)
- Applications of Biotechnology to Crops: Benefits and Risks
- News release
- (29 Sep)
- The three links below are presentations from an Iowa State Univ. meeting on "Handling GMO Grain During and After Harvest", held 15 September 1999.
- Genetically
Modified Crops: Guidelines for Producers
- Evolution
of the Demand for Non-GMO Corn and Soybeans
- Testing and Handling Procedures for Segregation of Non-GMO Grain
- (15 Sep)
- GMO Grain Purchaser Database