Hungary sets limits for GM crops
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Hungary passes a law to severely restrict the planting of genetically modified crops (GMOs).
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Europe's leading food safety agency  advised consumers on Friday that eating rice with trace amounts  of an unauthorised genetically modified (GMO) strain was  unlikely to pose a health risk to humans or animals.
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The European Union must accept more genetically modified foods to avoid renewed complaints about market barriers at the World Trade Organization, the EU trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, said Thursday.
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The European Union agreed Monday to stop buying maize its farmers could not sell above a set price, as the 27-nation bloc&#39;s grain silos were close to bursting with unsold stocks.
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A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain.
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BUCHAREST, Sep 18 (IPS) - Greenpeace has launched a major attack against  production and marketing of genetically modified cereals in  Romania.
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The area planted with genetically modified crops in Europe has grown by 77% since last year, figures show.
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The European Commission said on Wednesday it favoured allowing US biotech giant Monsanto to sell a genetically-modified oilseed rape known as GT73 in the 25-nation European Union.
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Science & environment: Consequences of contamination between GM crops and non-GM varietiesare set to worsen, scientists  warn
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The government allows genetically modified potato trials in a bid to fight blight.
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Stable Micro Sys. In the wake of last month's Commission decision that paved the way for EU farmers to commercially grow up to 17 different types of GM maize seeds, the agriculture minister Gianni Alemanno had ...
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The European Commission put off Wednesday a controversial decision on levels of genetically-modified organisms (GMO) in seeds in the EU, in a move welcomed by environmental lobbyists.
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BELGRADE, Dec. 19 (IPS) - Environmentalists in Romania have secured a victory  in getting genetically modified (GM) soy finally banned.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday banned farmers from planting a variety of rice containing genetically modified material that has not been approved by the government, and it told growers to destroy any plantings of the seed.
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New strains of  genetically modified corn will play a key role in meeting  soaring demand as U.S thirst for ethanol fuel cuts into  supplies, a top seed company scientist said on Friday.
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Mexican lawmakers approved a new law on Tuesday to regulate genetically modified crops, but opponents said it catered more to the interests of big business than to the protection of centuries-old biodiversity.
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A conference on genetically-modified crops opens in Germany with calls for Europe to take up GM foods.