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13 June 2013
Alarm over high GM content in Tiger Brands’ ‘Ace’ Maize Products, misleading la...
Just as consumers were welcoming the news that Tiger Brands has decided to ditch genetically modified (GM) ingredients in its baby food, GMO testing carried out by an independent laboratory on behalf of the African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) has revealed shocking results in respect of five of Tiger Brands’ most popular maize based products. […]
8 June 2013
Purity GMO Response
Dear Mariam Thank you for taking the time and trouble to write to us personally. We value feedback from our customers and concerned members of the public. Attached please find our response. Yours sincerely, Martin Lind Managing Executive HPCB C/O Melinda Potgieter PA to Martin Lind TIGERBRANDS Tel 011 840-4592 Tiger Brands responds to the […]
10 May 2013
Cape Times alerts readers on the Impurity of Baby Purity
Following the ACB’s press release sent out the 5th May 2013, Melanie Gosling an environmental writer for the Cape Times ran a story on Thursday 9th May.
5 May 2013
Nestle baby food shuns GMOs, Purity GM baby food shock
The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) has today released results of tests conducted on seven baby formulas and cereals, by an independent and accredited GM testing laboratory. The results reveal that Purity baby cereals contain extremely high levels of GM content whereas Nestle’s infant formulas and cereal indicate that Nestle appears to be going GM […]
19 March 2013
SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT BLASTED OVER APPROVAL OF ‘AGENT ORANGE’ GM SOYA
Groups appeal to UN High Commissioner For Human Rights, Secretary-General of CBD Civil society groups from South Africa, Latin America- especially Brazil, Argentina- and the United States are deeply disturbed by the recent decision by the South African GMO authorities to grant approval for the import into South Africa, of Dow’s genetically engineered (GE) soybean […]
17 February 2013
Feeding the Dragon: Durban conference to promote massive GM soya push in Africa
Durban will host the 9th World Soybean Research Conference in February 2013, sponsored by the Ethekwini Municipality and agrochemical corporations Monsanto, Syngenta and Dupont. The theme of the conference is “From China to Africa. Can research close the gap between soy production and increasing global demand?” According to Mariam Mayet, Director of the African Centre […]
11 October 2012
Consumers win GM labelling victory
Consumers in South Africa have won a hard earned victory with regard to the labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods. Yesterday, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published draft amendments to the regulations governing the labelling of GM food. According to the draft amendments, all locally produced and imported food containing 5% or more […]
8 October 2012
Glyphosate in SA: unregulated and contaminating our water and soil: ACB calls for a moratorium on...
The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) has today released its new research on glyphosate, titled “Glyphosate in SA: Risky pesticide at large and unregulated in our soil and water”. The research shows that although glyphosate (a weed killer) is ubiquitous throughout South African agriculture, there is precious little research done to monitor and manage its […]
27 September 2012
South Africans call for immediate ban on GM maize after shocking cancer study
Explosive results from a new French study conducted on the long-term health impacts of genetically modified (GM) foods published in the peer reviewed journal ‘Food and Toxicology’ last week, suggest that consumers in South Africa face a very serious threat from one of their staple foods. The results have the biotechnology industry spin doctors, and […]
25 September 2012
Open letter to Minister of Agriculture, SA for Immediate banning of all Roundup Ready maize from ...
The ACB and several organisations and individuals have sent an open letter to Ms. Tina Joemat-Pettersson Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the immediate banning of all RR maize in SA following the release of the Seralini NK603 study (“French Study of GMOs on rats”). Read the Open Letter here. Read the French Study […]