The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 18th November 2022, notified the Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified Foods) (Draft) Regulations, 2022. This regulation shall apply to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) intended for food use, Food ingredients produced from GMOs that contain modified DNA and Food ingredients produced …
The Bio-safety Core Committee may give approval for introduction of genetically modified brinjal, known as Bt brinjal, in the country on Monday. The committee could not reach any decision about the bt variety in its meeting on Sunday, Director General Rafiqul Islam Mondol of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) said …
Legislators on the island of Kauai in Hawaii have approved a bill that would restrict the use of pesticides by companies developing genetically modified crops there. The 6-to-1 vote by the Kauai County Council came just after 3:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday, at the end of an emotion-filled hearing …
Opponents of the development of a type of genetically modified (GM) rice enriched with vitamin A are "wicked", the environment secretary has said. In an interview with the Independent, Owen Paterson said they could be condemning millions of people in the developing world to a premature death. Mr Paterson backed …
Notification No. S.O.1519(E) dated 23rd August, 2007 is kept in abeyance for a period of six months i.e. upto 31st March, 2014 or until issue of further notification by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding regulation of GM processed foods by the Food Safety and Standards Authority, whichever …
In a significant ruling, the High Court on Friday dismissed a petition by Mahyco Monsanto and others seeking to quash criminal proceedings against them, University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, and others who have been booked for bio-piracy while developing Bt brinjal. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and Bangalore-based Karnataka …
A number of farmers, students and activists hit the streets on Saturday, taking a stand against genetically-modified crops. The march against Monsanto, a multinational chemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation, is being held in hundreds of cities as part of a global protest against genetically-modified food. Demonstrators on Marina beach held …
In February 2010, during the Bangalore Public Hearing organised by then Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Mr. Jairam Ramesh on the question of according environmental clearance to B.t. Brinjal, India's first food GMO, Environment Support Group had raised the contention that the entire process by which the …
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From a global call to march against genetically modified food crops and Monsanto, to a concrete strategy to conserve freshwater ecosystems, scientists and activists at the international conference on ecosystem conservation, climate change and sustainable Development (ECOCASD) made it clear that indigenous biodiversity protection is crucial to sustenance. As part …
The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the government to release the genetically modified (GM) crop, Bt Brinjal, in the country. Following a petition filed by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, chamber judge of the apex court, stayed a High Court order that barred the …
Makes Codex Alimentarius Commission-based research a prerequisite Six day after a High Court bench allowed the government to release the genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal, another bench yesterday barred it until an independent research, based on Codex Alimentarius Commission’s (CAC) standards, is conducted. CAC was constituted by Food and Agriculture …
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has developed some varieties of brinjal, resistant to the insect causing damage to the crop, said a press realease. Brinjal is an important vegetable in Bangladesh. It is grown all over the country throughout the year and is liked by the rich and poor alike. …
Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), has appealed to the government for approval to give the seeds of four Bt brinjal varieties to farmers. The research organisation ‘developed’ the seeds by injecting Bt gene into nine indigenous brinjal varieties, BARI sources said. In a press release on Tuesday the BARI said: …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is evaluating whether or not to take action in the case of a Washington state farmer whose alfalfa crop was contaminated with a genetically modified trait that some export customers will not accept, a spokesman said on Monday. "We're still in discussion with the Washington …
An expert committee has termed sound all scientific findings concerning the country’s first genetically modified (GM) crop — Bt Brinjal — and is now preparing its review report on those for forwarding it to the agriculture ministry, officials said yesterday. On receipt of the experts’ report, the National Technical Committee …
Demanding that steps be taken to increase the country's cotton production, Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) on Wednesday said field trials on genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties should be given a go ahead. Speaking on the sidelines of the annual general body meeting, newly elected president of SIMA T Rajkumar …
Group chaired by former UN secretary general urges farmers to shake fear of the unknown and adopt new technologies Concern in Africa over genetically modified crops has been dismissed as fear of the unknown by an environmental group chaired by Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general. A report by …
The mechanism for certifying the safety of transgenic crops and genetically modified (GM) food in India are most stringent and dynamic, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), consisting of over farm scientists, said here. At a press conference, R.B. Singh, President of NAAS, in response to the recent report …
GENETICALLY modified crops and vegetables may have become a rage worldwide but these food items, produced in artificial conditions with the aid of special proteins, are poor substitute for organic produce. While such products have become popular in the west due to slick campaigning, there is no doubt that lab …
With all eyes set on the Supreme Court to resolve the controversial issue of GM food crops in India, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday appealed to all stakeholders, including activists and policy makers, to take a "sensible approach" so that it could solve the problem of food security in …
