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Week of July 22nd - July 28th

July 22/July 23/July 24/July 25/July 26/July 27/July 28




Posted on July 28, 2001

Pringles spiked with GMO spuds recalled, JapanToday.com, July 17, 2001

Move to Curb Biotech Crops Ignores Poor, U.N. Finds, New York Times, July 8, 2001

Genetically modified spuds cleared Inspectors had blasted 'extremely poor' field trials, Toronto Star, July 23, 2001

Federal Register Notice announcing an EUP extension for the the Cry3Bb protein insecticide in seeds shipped Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb protein and the genetic material necessary for its production (Vector ZMIR13L) in corn plants, July 27, 2001

EPA Rejects Biotech Corn as Human Food, Washington Post, July 28, 2001




Posted on July 27, 2001

The University of Nebraska has launched a Leaving Ag BioTech InfoNet new web site designed to help consumers and students understand agricultural biotechnology

Biotech Corn Appears Safe for Monarchs, Washington Post, July 24, 2001

Syngenta breaks promise on development of "Terminator" genetically modified plants, News from gmfoodnews.com, July 25, 2001

Biotech Corn Maker Expands Deal, Associated Press, July 25, 2001




Posted on July 26, 2001

Leaving Ag BioTech InfoNet The United Nations released a new report this month. The "Human Development Report 2001 - Making New Technologies Work for Human Development", which was commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Beyond Insecticidal Toxicity to Ecological Complexity, BioScience 353 Articles, Volume 51, May 2001

Frankenfish open a can of worries, Toronto Star, July 21, 2001




Posted on July 25, 2001

The r-DNA debate is too clever by half, The Hindu, June 20, 2001

Genetically Modified Foods: Are They a Risk to Human/Animal Health?, by Arpad Pusztai, Ph.D. June 2001

The role of science in sustainable agriculture by Boru Douthwaite, Impact and Adoption Specialist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, June 20, 2001

Federal Register notice of Aventis' request for a tolerance exemption for Cry9C in food, June 20, 2001

Enquiry Into the Department of Biotechnology's Promotion of Genetically Modified Seed MNCs, Press Release, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, New Delhi-110 063, India, June 20, 2001




Posted on July 24, 2001

Monsanto Vows to be Cautious With GM Wheat: Won't Commercialize RRW Without Controls, The Leader-Post (Regina), July 12, 2001

Japan P&G recalls Pringles over barred GM potato, Reuters, July 17, 2001

Playing God In The Shadows, South China Morning Post, July 19, 2001

Corn rootworm resistant corn moves closer to market St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 23, 2001

Brussels set to propose new labelling of GM crops: PLANS MAY SOUR RELATIONS WITH U.S., Financial Times (London), July 23, 2001




Posted on July 23, 2001

Factors Shaping Trends in Corn Herbicide Use, Ag BioTech InfoNet Technical Paper Number 5, July 23, 2001