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1 October 2005
Bt-Maize MON89034 and MON89597 / Monsanto
SUBMISSION OF OBJECTIONS BY THE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY (ACB) Objections To The Application Made By Monsanto South Africa For A Permit For A Trial Release Of Mon89034 And Mon89597 African Centre for Biosafety, 01 Oct 2005 OVERVIEW DEVELOPER (MONSANTO) APPLICATION: AVAILABLE INFORMATION The dossier supplied by Monsanto is designated Non Confidential Business Information (Non-CBI). […]
29 June 2005
Sugarcane with altered sugar metabolism & new promotor elements (SARSI) / SARSI
Sugarcane with altered sugar metabolism & new promotor elements (SARSI) / SARSI Objection To The Application By Sasri In Respect Of A Trial With Gm Sugarcane, To The National Department Of Agriculture, South Africa. Read here. SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND Application by SASRI and Available Information An application has been made by the South African Sugarcane […]
4 May 2005
BT-Maize MIR 604 / SYNGENTA
SUBMISSION OF OBJECTIONS BY THE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY (ACB) Objection To The Application By Syngenta For Commodity Clearance Of Syngenta Mir604 Maize To The National Department Of Agriculture, South Africa African Centre for Biosafety, 27 May 2005 Read here. OVERVIEW SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED IN OBJECTION The discussion below details our concerns against the […]
18 April 2005
Bt-Maize Herculex Xtra / Pioneer HiBred & Dow Agrosciences
Objections To The Application Made By Pioneer Hibred Rsa And Dow Agroscience Southern Africa For Commodity Clearance Of Grain And Derived Products From 1507×59122 Maize (herculex Xtra) To The National Department Of Agriculture, South Africa African Centre for Biosafety, 18 April 2005. Read here. SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT The scientific assessment is based on the information provided […]
8 March 2005
Bt-Maize 59122 / Pioneer HiBred & Dow Agrosciences
SUBMISSION OF OBJECTIONS BY THE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY (ACB) and Friends of the Earth U.S. Objections To The Application Made By Pioneer Hibred Rsa And Dow Agroscience Southern Africa For Commodity Clearance Of Genetically Modified Organisms, Specifically 59122 Maize To The National Department Of Agriculture, South Africa by African Centre for Biosafety, 8 March […]
18 February 2005
Sugarcane with a bacteriozide protein & Bt-Sugarcane / SARSI
SUBMISSION OF OBJECTIONS BY THE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY (ACB) Objections to the Applications made by the South African Sugar Research Institute (SASRI) in Respect of Permits for Activities with GMOs, specifically sugarcane, to the National Department of Agriculture in South Africa African Centre for Biosafety, February 2005 Read the objection here. Read the press […]
4 February 2005
Monsanto
Monsanto and Genetic Modification in South Africa: Facts For South African Consumers – Feb 2006 African Centre for Biosafety. Read more here. Factsheet: Who Benefits From GM Crops? Monsanto and the Corporate driven Genetically Modified Crop Revolution – Jan 2006, Friends of the Earth International: read more. A Profile Of Monsanto In South Africa – […]
4 August 2004
BT-Maize MON863 and MON863 X MON810 / Monsanto
SUBMISSION OF OBJECTIONS BY THE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY (ACB) Objections to the Application Made by Monsanto South Africa for a Commodity Import Permit of Grain for Feed and Food Purposes that may Contain Maize Grains Derived From Insect-Protected Maize Line Mon863 and Maize Hybrids Mon863 X Mon810 Mariam Mayet and Shenaz Moola, August 2004 […]
28 June 2004
Objections to application for a permit for additional trials with insect resistant Bt Cry V Genet...
Objections to application for a permit for additional trials with insect resistant Bt Cry V Genetically Modified Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum L. Variety “Spunta” G2 and G3), as applied for by Dr G. Thompson, Director Plant Protection and Biotechnology , South African Agricultural Research Council, dated 24 May 2003. Read more.
25 June 2004
BT-Maize TC1507 / Dow Agrosciences
Objections to the Application made by Dow AgroSciences in Respect of Event TC1507 to the National Department of Agriculture, South Africa Mariam Mayet and Shenaz Moola, June 2004. Read more here.