Topic “GE food” — Exporter Magazine

A survey of visitors from overseas – many in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup – has found two out of three say New Zealand should not allow genetic engineering in food and the open environment, even though some have mixed views about how Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are used in their own countries, according to Scoop.co.nz. Public health will lose again as Food Standards Australia New Zealand Authority (FSANZ) is set to approve GE crops designed to survive spraying with a new range of toxic herbicides, according to GE FREE NZ. The European Commission has proposed a temporary ban on animal cloning for food production in the European Union, at a meeting of the European Commission, Council and Parliament held in Strasbourg this week, according to FoodProductionDaily.com. The first genetically modified animal aimed at consumers’ dinner plates faces an uncertain future following a federal advisory panel on Monday that gave a mixed assessment on whether such food – a salmon – is safe to eat, according to Emirates24/7.com. If the Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC) decides that the genetically engineered salmon is fit for human consumption, it would be the first animal produced through genetic engineering to be approved in the US.