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Luiz Meira <luizmeira@aleph.com.br>
Data: Dom Jul 18, 1999 12:13
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Assunto: [gen-ocidio] [Fwd: [ge-news] 99/06/04]
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> Mothers for Natural Law
> Biweekly News 99/06/04
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> Thanks to Cliff Kinzel and Richard Wolfson for these items.
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> Most Food Groups 'Give Way on GM Ingredients'
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> By Vanessa Houlder
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> May 26, 1999, Wednesday LONDON EDITION 1
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> Nearly all of the UK's leading food manufacturers have
> removed, or are removing, genetically modified ingredients
> from their food products, according to a survey published
> today. The survey, by Friends of the Earth, the environmental
> campaign group, found that 24 of the 30 largest food producers
> are either GM-free already or are going GM-free...
>
> Seven European supermarket chains have formed a consortium to
> eliminate genetically modified crops and derivatives from
> their own-label food products. Members include J. Sainsbury;
> Carrefour, France's largest retailer; Migros, Switzerland's
> largest food chain; Delhaize of Belgium; Marks and Spencer;
> Ireland's Superquinn and Effelunga of Italy.
>
> Copyright 1999 The Financial Times Limited Financial Times
> (London)
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> Nestle Spain Unit Bans GM Foods
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> 10:48 a.m. May 26, 1999 Eastern
>
> By David Brough
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> LISBON, Spain (Reuters) - The Spanish subsidiary of leading
> food group Nestle SA has banned use of genetically modified
> (GM) ingredients due to consumer concerns over possible health
> risks, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. "Nestle's Spanish
> subsidiary does not authorize the use of genetically modified
> ingredients in its products," spokeswoman Mercedes Mata said
> in a telephone interview from the group's offices in
> Barcelona. "If we could not guarantee that a product did not
> include GM ingredients, we would withdraw the product," she
> added. She said Nestle Espana had told its suppliers in recent
> months that they must certify that ingredients were not
> genetically modified.
>
> The Spanish subsidiary of the Swiss-based group, which adopted
> its position on GM foods independently of other Nestle units,
> had its own laboratories to verify that its suppliers were
> providing GM-free ingredients, Mata said.
>
> Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited.
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> Large Canada Corn Miller Turns Down GM Corn
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> 02:26 p.m May 21, 1999 Eastern
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> By Irene Marushko
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> WINNIPEG, May 21 (Reuters) - CASCO Inc., a major Canadian corn
> miller and a division of U.S.-based Corn Products
> International Inc. (CPO.N), said on Friday it would refuse to
> buy genetically modified (GM) corn from farmers, for fear of
> losing European customers. "For us to continue our relations
> with the European Community, we cannot have any GM corn not
> approved by Europe," CASCO spokeswoman Shelley Wybo said. The
> Ontario Corn Producers' Association (OCPA) said this week it
> would segregate country elevators that accept all corn from
> those that take only non-GM corn, in accordance with requests
> by CASCO and another corn buyer, NACAN. Several U.S. companies
> including Cargill Inc., the world's largest grain merchant,
> said last month they would avoid buying corn varieties for
> processing that have not yet been approved in Europe...
>
> Decatur, Illinois-based processors Archer Daniels Midland Co.
> (ADM.N) and A.E. Staley and Co., a unit of British food
> conglomerate Tate and Lyle Plc (TATE.L), previously said they
> would avoid seven GM corn varieties awaiting approval in the
> EU. Wybo said CASCO had a list of about 20 varieties of GM
> corn that it would not accept. The corn producers' Cowan said,
> "CASCO is such a large user of Ontario corn, we will service
> whatever our customers require." The statement said the small
> amount of GM corn grown in Ontario would help to ensure that
> non-GM corn would not be mixed with GM corn through
> pollination.
>
> Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited
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