Mexico lifts outdated GM regulation Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) has officially revoked regulations which imposed phytosanitary requirements on imports and shipments of GM seed and on the establishment of field trials of GM plants. More†

US court dumps on alfalfa A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has once again judged against GM alfalfa, leaving in place an injunction preventing Monsanto from selling GM alfalfa seed. Nothing is new. The court still thinks a farm field should, under the law, be treated the same as an environment in the wilderness. It still ignores the fact that the US has over 300 varieties of alfalfa seed on the market, which could, to coin a phrase, "pollute", or "contaminate" each other. Which, in the eyes of the court, means "contaminating the environment". Since nothing is new here, GMObelus is merely pointing to its first article on this courtroom folderol. More†

Serbia bans GM crops The National Parliament of the Republic of Serbia has adopted a new law which completely prohibits growing GM crops, or anything made with them. This also means, for instance, that Serbia will not be importing any soybean meal made from GM soybeans, nor feeding it to cattle. But there seems to be a twist.  More†

Ukraine to sprout GMO labs This does not mean that the Ukraine wants to harness science for the benefit of agriculture. Quite the opposite, in fact. By 2010, the country could establish as many as 25 GMO testing labs for the "comprehensive and timely control of food." This is said to be at the request of the food industry. Activists are not complaining. More†

Monsanto vs. DuPont vs. Monsanto The lawsuit involves a set of claims and controversies that would trigger a bout of siallorhea in any anti-GMO activist. The 'giant corporation' element is obvious. But there's also patents, the control of the seed market, and an alleged failure of biotechnology to deliver benefits to farmers. In this battle of the Titans, the activists--their perennial arch-enemies--are mute. No wonder. For the Titans, this is dangerous business, and their opponents need only gloat. More†

This is not a joke In the European Union, what do you call a food ingredient that's been harvested from a GMO developed and patented by a giant multinational corporation with historic ties to the chemical industry, denounced by activists, and submitted for approval in 2006? Approved, and no label required. This is not a joke.  More†