Busted at the Border. The Cost of Unapproved GMOs
GMOs and the High Cost of Running Ahead of Market Approval
Growing GMOs before they have been approved for use in export markets continues to result …
High Court Ruling a Win for NZ Food Inc
Stephanie Howard is Projects Director at the Sustainability Council
This opinion piece appeared in Farmers Weekly, June 16 2014
In a competitive global marketplace, successful agricultural …
Is the EPA a Reliable Guardian of the Environment?
A spectacular fail by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) raises serious questions about its reliability as a guardian of the environment.
At issue was the EPA’s decision to allow GMOs …
High Court Prevents Developers From Bypassing GM Laws
The High Court has quashed a decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) that would have allowed developers of genetically modified crops to bypass New Zealand’s GM laws.
The Court …
New GM Foods Designed to Escape Regulation
A new generation of genetically modified (GM) foods is in the pipeline and if developers get their way, they won’t be labelled. In fact, they won’t be regulated at …
Dow Excluded from Precedent Setting Case on GM Law
The High Court has ruled that US multinational Dow cannot intervene in a precedent setting court case concerning whether a new plant breeding technique is covered under New Zealand’s …
GM Trojan Horses
The US plans to get other countries to bring their GM food laws into line with its own and New Zealand needs to make clear its protections are non-negotiable. …
Genetic Engineers Get Approval to Bypass Regulator
The Sustainability Council has begun High Court action to appeal a ruling that allows genetically engineered plants to be grown in New Zealand without any regulatory approval.
A surprise decision …
GM wheat: time does not make the market grow fonder