Chemical Week :: EnviroTech :: Regulatory :: Regulatory: Genetically Modified Organisms http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 8:38:53 EDT Judge Rules Growers Can Plant Monsanto Sugar Beet A U.S. appeals court judge has ruled that growers may plant Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) sugar beets during this year’s season, rejecting a request by environmentalists who... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/25466.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT European Commission Approves BASF's Amflora Starch Potato Commercial Cultivation Scheduled to Start in 2010... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/25130.html Tue, 2 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST U.S. Jury Orders Bayer to Pay $1.5 Million to Rice Growers A jury in St. Louis has ordered Bayer CropScience to pay $1.5 million in compensation to three growers who sued the company for an incident in 2006 when an experimental genetically modified (GM)... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/24816.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST Indian Authorities Put on Hold Nation’s First GM Food Crop The Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF; New Delhi) says it has decided to put on hold the commercial cultivation and use of Bt -Brinjal, which would be India’s first genetically... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/24827.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST High Court Takes Up Monsanto’s Appeal of USDA’s Alfalfa Decision The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to rule on Monsanto’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s injunction against planting of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa. The lawsuit challenged a... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/24533.html Tue, 2 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST Dow AgroSciences Submits Soybean Trait to USDA The trait is designed is designed to provide broader-spectrum control of hard-to-control and glyphsate-resistant weeds, Dow says.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/23593.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST Report on GM Crops and Pesticide Use Draws Fire from Producers A report on the impact of genetically modified (GM) crops after the first 13 years of commercial use in the U.S. finds that GM crops have increased pesticide use 318.4 million pounds compared to... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/22924.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Three Biotech Corn Products Gain EU Approval Monsanto and DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred received approval for biotech corn prducts covering import, processing, and food and feed use.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/22538.html Mon, 2 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Mexico Grants First Permits to Plant GM Corn The plantings will be carried out on land completely isolated from other crops.... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/22145.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT Sugar Beet Ruling Raises Questions About SmartStax Approval Advocacy groups are using a recent court decision that found the USDA erred in approving Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) sugar beet to renew opposition to the recent federal approval of... http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/gmo/22012.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT