Lessons from the USA—Market Rejection of GM Foods
The experiences of current GM exporting nations provide important indicators on the prospects for New Zealand agricultural exports should it adopt GMOs in agriculture. Market access is a particularly …
Government Rushing GM Decisions Before Economic Advice In
“Government has rushed to clear the way for release of GMOs into the environment before it has even assessed the economic impact on New Zealand” said Sustainability Council Chair, …
GM Wheat Roundly Rejected in Key Markets
“As New Zealand moves a step closer to allowing GM crops to be grown, plans to launch the next major GM variety have gone on hold in the US” …
GM Contamination No Reason to Lift Zero Tolerance Policy
The Government is expected to confirm today that a crop of East Coast maize was GM-contaminated.
If so, what does this mean? It means that the stricter seed import requirements …
Taxpayers Should not pay for GM Seed Contamination
“Liability for GM contamination must remain with those who import or use GM seed and not be passed to the taxpayer” said Sustainability Council executive director, Simon Terry.
He was …
Key GMO Issues Remain Unanswered
“Providing more flexibility over how GMOs are released is prudent but does not address the real questions raised by GM release” said Sustainability Council Executive Director, Simon Terry.
A government …
GM Contamination “Inevitable” if NZ Adopts GM Agriculture
There is mounting evidence that New Zealand cannot have it both ways on GM agriculture.
That it cannot grow GM crops in some areas and leave others reliably GM free, …
Call for Five Year Moratorium on GMO Release
Five eminent New Zealanders called for a five-year moratorium on the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) at today’s launch of the Sustainability Council of New Zealand.
The Council believes …
