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14 April 2010
ACB’s objection to Monsanto’s application for trial release of drought tolerant GM ma...
Monsanto has been conducting field trials of drought tolerant maize in South Africa since 2007, and has recently applied to have these trials extended. Monsanto has presented the trials as forming part of the much larger Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) Initiative, of which the African Centre for Biosafety has already criticised in a […]
7 February 2010
ACB’s Objection to Syngenta’s application for general release of GM maize GA21
On 13th of December 2009, Syngenta published a public notice of their intent to apply to the GMO Registrar for a permit for the general release of genetically modified maize, GA21. Having obtained a ‘non-confidential-business-information’ version of Syngenta’s application, it is our contention that the application cannot be adequately assessed. The information provided is sketchy […]
15 September 2009
ACB’S Objections to Syngenta’s application for field trials of GM Maize
Prepared for the African Centre for Biosafety by Dr William Stafford September 2009 Description of Application GA21 and Bt11xGA21 transgenic maize are genetically modified maize events. The Bt11xGA21 stacked maize was produced by the conventional breeding of individual GA21 and Bt11 transgenic events. GA21 maize produces a modified maize 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme (mEPSPS) that confers […]
7 September 2009
Monsanto GM Canola objection
ACB’S OBJECTIONS TO MONSANTO’S APPLICATION FOR FIELD TRIAL RELEASE OF HERBICIDE-RESISTANT CANOLA (BRASICA NAPUS RT73) Prepared for the African Centre for Biosafety by Dr William Stafford September 2009. Read here.
28 August 2009
Objections to Syngenta’s application for commodity import of triple stacked maize
(Bt11xMIR162xGA21) Prepared for the African Centre for Biosafety by Dr William Stafford CONTENTS Read here.
3 June 2008
Resist Bayer Cropscience’s GM Cotton Trials in SA
GMOs Contribute Towards Food Crisis Read objection here.
14 April 2008
Independent Biosafety Evaluation: GE SAAVI MVA-C HIV Vaccine
The African Centre for Biosafety is a non-profit, activist NGO based in South Africa, focussing on biopolitics, including inter alia, biosafety, biopiracy, biofuels and challenging industrial agriculture models in Africa and the commodification of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. Read here.
3 February 2008
Objection to the Application made by Syngenta SA for Stacked GM Maize Permit
The African Centre for Biosafety submits these scientific objections in respect of he application for commodity import by Syngenta of its GM maize, MIR604xGA21. We have over the years made several submissions on various legal aspects concerning GM applications in South Africa and will not repeat these here. In addition, we note that the de […]
20 November 2007
Objection to VAXXITEK + IBD chicken vaccine
The application is for a genetically modified virus (GMO) to be used as a vaccine for chickens. Vaxxitek HVT + IBD is a live vaccine based on the turkey Herpesvirus (HVT) expressing the VP2 transgene from the Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV). The vaccine is indicated for the active immunisation of chickens to help prevent […]
15 October 2007
Objection to Monsanto’s GM Cotton Cry 1 Ac and Cry 2 Ab
Objection to Monsanto’s GM Cotton Cry 1 Ac and Cry 2 Ab Read more.