Zambia National Biosafety Authority seizes products alleged to contain GMO
ZAMBIA – The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) of Zambia has seized products that are alleged to contain genetically…
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New initiative launches to increase understanding of genetically engineered foods
USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental…
Zambian regulator calls for proper labeling of GMO ingredients on products
ZAMBIA – The National Biosafety Authority of Zambia has called on butcheries using spices which…
Nigerian government approves commercial production of Bt yam seedlings
NIGERIA-National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) in Nigeria has been given approval by the Federal Government…
Biotech crops presenting a solution to nutrition and climate change challenges; ISAAA report
JAPAN – Countries across the world have progressively embraced the utilisation of biotech crops, with…
DSM and Avril join forces to develop plant-based proteins
NETHERLANDS – Global health and nutrition company, Royal DSM has partnered with the French agro-industrial…
Mozambique embarks on study to explore the potential of genetically modified maize
MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambique Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAM) has carried out a study on…
USDA investigates genetically engineered wheat spotted in Washington
USA – the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of…
Nigeria’s approval of GMO crops boosts Africa’s hopes for the technology
NIGERIA– Nigeria’s decision to approve the introduction of genetically modified (GM) cowpea and cotton has…
Nigerian Legislators back country’s biosafety agency efforts in regulating GMOs
NIGERIA – Nigerian legislators have backed the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in its efforts…
FDA proposes new funding across multiple US food safety systems
USA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new funding across multiple aspects…
FDA lifts import ban on genetically engineered salmon, advocates for safe biotechnology
USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted an import ban on genetically…
Zambia’s Health Minister backs utilisation of GM foodstuffs
ZAMBIA – Zambia’s Health Minister, Dr Chitalu Chilufya, said that Genetically Modified (GM) foodstuffs have…
Innscor, others receive permit to import GMO products in Zambia
ZAMBIA – Fast moving consumer goods distributor, Innscor Africa, Cold Chain and Horizon have received…
Tanzania bans genetically modified trials and destroys research evidence
TANZANIA -The Tanzanian government has imposed a ban on all the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)…
Cargill introduces de-oiled lecithin products for clean label and GMO-free range
USA – Cargill has launched a new de-oiled rapeseed lecithin, an allergen-free and label-friendly ingredient…
Canada approves nutritionally improved rice variety
CANADA – The department of the government of Canada, Health Canada through a note to…
Tate & Lyle completes China polydextrose facility expansion
CHINA – Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of speciality food ingredients and solutions,…
Govt orders repatriation of imported genetically modified maize
NIGERIA – The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it has, in conjunction with the…
India freezes requests to commercially release GM mustard
INDIA – India has frozen requests to commercially release a locally developed genetically modified (GM)…
Govt drafts GMO labelling regulations
ZIMBABWE – Government has drafted Genetically Modified food and feeds labelling regulations that would allow consumers to make informed choices on products offered either for free or cash, a senior official has said.
EU Court refuses GMO ban by states unless risks are proven
EUROPE – The European Court Of Justice has ruled against the banning of genetically modified…
Bangladesh gets ready the second GM crop for release
BANGLADESH – Three years after the release of Bt brinjal, Bangladesh is going to get its second genetically modified (GM) crop – a disease resistant potato – as scientists have sought government approval for its commercial use.
Bangladesh gets ready the second GM crop for release
BANGLADESH – Three years after the release of Bt brinjal, Bangladesh is going to get its second genetically modified (GM) crop – a disease resistant potato – as scientists have sought government approval for its commercial use.