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NZ Blocks Agreement on Accurate Labelling of LMOs
At the recent MOP-2 (2nd meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol) in Montreal earlier this month, NZ blocked an agreement by over 100 countries that would have ensured accurate labelling of GE (LMO) content of food exports.
Weiter mit Kurs in Richtung Biosafety...
Am 27. Februar endete das erste Treffen der Parteien des Cartagena-Protokolls zur biologischen Sicherheit. Dieses hatte in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) stattgefunden. Es konnten zehn wegweisende Entschlüsse zu Themen wie Informationsaustausch, Finanzierungen und vor allem zum Umgang mit lebenden gentechnisch veränderten Organismen gefasst werden. Ein Update.
Frankenfood Toxology
Here's a song, sung to the tune of the church hymn known as the "Doxology." It appears on my recent CD, SERIOUS FOLKING MUSIC. 100 copies of the disc have been given away to the great supporters of the Urbana-Champaign Indymedia Center, which works as a grantwriting and fundraising hub for Global Indymedia.
Biotech Radio In Melbourne
Food Fight! Seeks submissions and contacts for information and news about the politics of food technology.
Biosafety Protocol takes Bold Move
International regulation of the trade in genetically engineered organisms took a vital step forward last week when governments adopted several measures at the first ever Meeting of the Parties (MOP 1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
GLOBAL RULES ON GMOs "UP AND RUNNING"
PRESS RELEASE, February 27th
MOP1: "Celebrate the Protocol"
This statement is made on behalf of NGOs.
GLOBAL CONFERENCE REACHES AGREEMENT ON BIOSAFETY
February 27, 2004 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Late night agreement on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) reached on Febr. 26 means there will soon be
MoP1: GMOs in the Phillipines
Neth from Searice, tells us a little about the situation of GMOs, corporations and the Phillipino Government.
Daily Journal for the MoP1 Biosafety Protocol
A different journal to the normal one given to conference participants was handed out today.
UK 'not yet set for GM go-ahead'
The UK environment minister, Elliot Morley, has sought to calm fears the government will shortly give the go-ahead to genetically modified crops.
What are Transformation Events?
"MON810" or "Bt176" are transformation events. These letters will say nothing to most, but they say everything to a scientist doing risk assessment or in liability cases.
MOP 1: US undermining UN biosafety treaty & Critics slam Bush for GM comments
Washington is affecting trade rules for bio-engineered products
Mop 1:New Health Dangers of Genetically Modified Food (and vaccines) Discovered
· Inhaled GM maize pollen may cause disease
COP 7 - Implementing Biodiversity and Life.
Following two weeks of long and intense negociations, the final plenary of the seventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity arrived. The plenary was considerably delayed due to extended meetings and only commenced very late in the evening, yet the text was ready for final adoption by the participating parties.
Labelling - according to the US and Canada
Documentation of text used the trilateral agreement between USA, Canda and Mexico in a model agreement for the implementation of Article 18.2(a) on the transbaoundary movement of living modified organisms intended for food, feed, and processing (LMO-FFPs).
"This may contain GMOs..."
The USA, Canada and Mexico made a trilateral agreement on the labelling of GMOs that sounds like a joke, but meant seriously. Regarding the the transboundary movement of GMOs for food, feed and processing (LMO-FFPs), they agreed on documentation to label GMO shipments with a "may contain" statement that does not include any information which GMO it is. No labelling what so ever is needed if the GMO content is less then 5%, or for any unintended GM-contamination, no matter how high that is.
MOP1: What is Syngenta doing in the Philipine Delegation?
A top-ranking regional officer fo Syngenta, the agrochemical and seed giant, is part of the official delegation of the Philipines in the MOP, the First Meeting of Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Bisafety.
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
As before, the Miami group around the USA, Canada and Argentina can easily made out as the bad guys, together with industry organisations like the International Grain Trade Coallition, but some proposals around labelling are just ridiculous.
MOP 1: Make Polluter Pay FoE Action (video)
Interviews with people at a Friends of the Earth Action, explaining what is about.
MOP1: Make Polluters Pay Action (pictures)
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After years of nearly failing negotiations, and 4 years after it was signed, the First Meeting of Parties to the 
Friends of the Earth action at COP MOP1 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Kuala Lumpur