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Week of October 24th - October 30th

Oct.24/Oct. 25/Oct. 26/Oct. 27/Oct. 28/Oct. 29/Oct. 30


Posted on October 25, 1999
Policy briefs on "Biotechnology for Developing-Country Agriculture: Problems and Opportunities", the 2020 Vision Initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Guelph Firm Tests GMO Detection Idea, Ontario Farmer, October 12, 1999

Sonoman leads genetic-food label drive, Press Democrat Staff Writer, October 22, 1999

Lectin Research -- Transcripts from Channel 4 News (UK), October 15, 1999


Posted on October 27, 1999
Harness the Gene Revolution to Help Feed the World, International Herald Tribune, October 23, 1999

Crop Busters Take on Monsanto Backlash Against Biotech Foods Exacts a High Price, Washington Post, October 26, 1999

(India) Supreme Court Asks the Government to Report on TRIPS Review Records Government Statement on "No EMRs", Press Release from the Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology, October 26, 1999

Global Review of Commercialized Transgenic Crops: 1998, The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), October 22, 1999

Biotech and the Poor, Washington Post, October, 17, 1999

Consolidation at heart of debate, Oklahoman Online, October 18, 1999


Posted on October 28, 1999
Corn Growers Publish Results of Elevator Survey as Part of Broader Program on GMO Alternatives, News Release -- ACGA, October 25, 1999

  • USDA Must Abandon Terminator Seed Technology , RAFI News Release, October 27, 1999

  • USDA urged to abandon terminator gene technology, Reuters News Service, October 28, 1999

    EU Official Warns GMO Foods Could Beget Trade War Between United States, Europe, Bureau of National Affairs, October 22,1999

    The Fox, the Chickens, and the Guinea Pigs, The Ottawa Sun, October 20, 1999

    WTO, the Seattle way: trade with a conscience, Seattle Times, October 22, 1999

    Ethics tests on GM foods urged, The Guardian, October 21, 1999

    The politics of GM food: Risk, science & public trust (pdf 468K), ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme

    Animal feed to be given GM labelling, Independent, October 27, 1999

    Developing Countries Look for Guidance in GM Crops Debate, Nature 401, 831 - 832, October 28, 1999









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