Knowledge of GM foods remains low, but opposition has softened.(Brief...

The Food Institute Report;  September 22, 2003 ;     484 words ...Americans' knowledge of genetically modified (GM) foods remains low and did not increase over...have heard a great deal or some about GM foods, compared to 44% in a similar survey in...in 2001. Notably, public awareness of GM foods did not increase, but actually declined...

SA: Protesters rally against GM Foods

AAP General News (Australia);  March 17, 2001 ;     148 words ......03-17-2001 SA: Protesters rally against GM Foods About 300 people have marched through...of the National Day of Action Against GM Foods. Members of the South Australian Genetic...community leaders to raise public awareness of GM foods. The group is lobbying for compulsory...

GM CROPS: Taking the genes of a fish and putting them in a tomato; We went...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  June 4, 2003 ;     376 words ......of the supermarkets probably already sell GM foods. ``As long as people know they are GM foods then that's fine, but they should have the...student from the Isle of Wight, described GM foods as ``taking the genes of a fish and putting...

Charles blasts Government over GM foods

Evening Standard - London;  June 1, 1999 ;   Molly Watson;   349 words ......attack on the Government's claims that GM foods are safe and necessary. Writing in the...role of God", warned that in accepting GM foods, Britain could be "embarking on an Orwellian...to the growing level of complaint about GM foods that only four days ago was dismissed...

US accused of cover-up on dangers of GM foods.(National)

The Birmingham Post (England);  February 29, 2000 ;   Dougherty, Hugh;   522 words ......and Drug Administration, which licenses GM foods in the US, had ignored its scientific...who is leading a lawsuit aiming to take GM foods off American shelves, said the FDA had...substantive equivalence which assumed GM foods carried the same risks as traditional...

Europe 'irrational' over GM foods.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 12, 1999 ;     206 words ......considered which would restrict the use of GM foods in forthcoming farm trade talks set for...ten billion people in a few decades if GM foods are banned. I don't think we're going...technology today is GM, said Mr Kleckner. GM foods have proved controversial in Europe. Several...

Consumers after choice on GM foods, not rejecting GM foods.

M2 Presswire;  July 28, 2000 ;     245 words ......2000-Australian Government: Consumers after choice on GM foods, not rejecting GM foods (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28072000...per cent of Australians, supports labelling of GM foods to enable consumers to make an informed choice...

Blairspeak to the fore again over GM foods

New Straits Times;  July 6, 2003 ;   Dzulkifli Abdul Razak;   787 words ......07-06-2003 Blairspeak to the fore again over GM foods Byline: Dzulkifli Abdul Razak Edition...now, much of Europe has been averse to GM foods. This, however, is likely to change if...British Government is successful in making GM foods available in supermarkets, through import...

Genetically Modified (GM) Foods & teaching critical thinking

The American Biology Teacher;  March 1, 2003 ;   Flores, Vanessa S; Tobin, Allan J;   787 words ......the hot subject of genetically modified (GM) foods as a hook for teaching students how a...lay public. Using two classic studies on GM foods as a grounding, we develop materials to...opposing viewpoints and conclusions about GM foods for our students to read. At the start...

GM foods bring benefits but safety assessment must continue: WHO

Xinhua News Agency;  June 23, 2005 ;     381 words ...GM foods bring benefits but safety assessment must...Xinhua) -- New, genetically modified (GM) foods can contribute to enhancing human health...potential benefits and risks associated with GM foods. It finds out that GM foods can increase...

Study gives GM foods clean bill

Sunday Star-Times;  July 16, 2000 ;   ESPINER, Guyon;   397 words ......biotechnology in Geneva last month, says GM foods are as safe as conventional foods - although neither are totally without risk. "For GM foods the pre-marketing safety assessment already...effects being specially attributable to GM foods would be highly unlikely." The probability...

Fed: Food safety watchdog says GM foods are safe

AAP General News (Australia);  February 6, 2002 ;     445 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Food safety watchdog says GM foods are safe By Shane Wright CANBERRA, Feb...said countless scientific studies showed GM foods were safe and free of allergens. The authority...no scientific evidence to back claims GM foods posed a health threat to consumers. ANZFA...

It's official: GM foods 'safe'; A committee of top Canadian scientists...

The Report Newsmagazine;  October 7, 2002 ;   Stock, Peter;   787 words ......monster as they call genetically modified (GM) foods Franken-foods. But this summer a blue...reconcile limited scientific information about GM foods with industry claims that such foods are...recommended against mandatory labelling for GM foods. More importantly, the scientists ...

Ruling that may flood UK with GM foods.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 28, 2005 ;     397 words ...Byline: SEAN POULTER HUNDREDS of new GM foods and crops could soon be flooding into...attempts by EU nations to slow approvals for GM foods - or ban them outright - amount to an...firms have tried and failed to push their GM foods in Europe. Now, as a desperate last resort...

Willingness to Pay (WTP) a Premium for Non-GM Foods versus Willingness to...

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics;  August 1, 2007 ;   Moon, Wanki; Balasubramanian, Siva K; Rimal, Arbindra;   787 words ......willingness to accept (WTA) a discount for GM foods and willingness to pay (WTP) a premium for non-GM foods in order to assess their valuation of the...imperfect substitutability between GM and non-GM foods, or both. Regression results show that...