| Organic farmers to mobilise opinion against Bt brinjal | 04-NOV-09 |
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| Organic farmers from the Mysore region have launched a programme to create public awareness on the harmful effects of the bio-tech food and vegetables and mobilise their voice against the introduction of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) brinjal into the market. |
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| Chhattisgarh bans Bt brinjal cultivation | 26-OCT-09 |
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| The Chhattisgarh government has banned commercial cultivation of genetically modified Bt brinjal in the state. This is despite the recent in-principle nod by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the central government for commercial farming of the variery. |
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| Farmers' resounding no to Bt brinjal | 22-OCT-09 |
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| It was the biggest line-up of farmers’ organisations and they came to Delhi from all parts of the country with one clear message: they did not want to grow the genetically modified (GM) version of one of the country’s most popular vegetable, the brinjal. The leaders looked mild enough but they said they would resort to “direct action ” if their voice was not heard and they said they represented 200 million farmers in the major brinjal-growing states. |
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| Bt brinjal 'safe' to humans, animals: TNAU | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Coimbatore, Oct 21 (PTI) Genetically Modified (GM) Bt Brinjal was 'safe' to human beings, animals and environment, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), which invloved in its research for the past six years, said today. |
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| Commercial use of Bt brinjal soon | 14-OCT-09 |
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| The long wait for genetically modified (GM) brinjal to hit the market may be over this week as the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the country’s biotechnology regulator, will meet tomorrow in New Delhi to take a decision on commercialising the crop. |
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| Letters: Monster food | 12-OCT-09 |
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| This refers to Dr Usha Barwale Zehr’s letter (July 31) on my Q&A (‘GM food can cause the biggest health crisis’, July 18). Zehr has challenged some of my assertions, but these are incorrect. She says that all reports on the studies on the Bt Brinjal were signed by the institutes — this can easily be verified from the official files of Bt brinjal (that were on the Ministry of Environment website in India). As stated in my report, they were not signed in the first official pages by the researchers. It is also well explained in the report that the insecticide in the Bt brinjal is not Cry 1Ac but a chimeric protein. So the assertion that the protein which is in the Bt brinjal plant is the exact protein that got tested in the toxicity studies is incorrect. |
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| 'Bt brinjal safe for human consumption' | 11-JUN-09 |
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| Bt brinjal has been subjected to 25 safety tests, including environmental and food safety studies prescribed by the Indian regulatory bodies since 2002, the company said on Tuesday. |
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| Bt brinjal may be released commercially by year-end | 15-APR-09 |
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| Bt brinjal, the country’s first genetically modified (GM) edible product, is in the final stage of getting a clearance from the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the biotechnology regulatory body of the Government of India. |
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| India shouldn't approve Bt brinjal: Analyst | 02-MAR-09 |
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| Genetically modified (GM) food, including the latest Bt Brinjal, affects human health in various ways and should not be approved by India, latest studies have confirmed. |
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| Campaign against Bt brinjal picks up | 27-OCT-08 |
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| A campaign is gaining momentum against the introduction of genetically modified food crops, particularly Bt brinjal, the first-ever transgenic food crop, which is now undergoing trials. |
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| Bt brinjal to go commercial next year | 11-SEP-08 |
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| After an overwhelming success of Bacillus thurengiensis (Bt) cotton, Bt brinjal is all set to go commercial from the next sowing season, with the completion of its trial runs. |
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| Health ministry hurdle to Bt brinjal | 19-JUN-06 |
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| Bt brinjal, which will become the first GM food crop to enter India, if it gets approval from the environment ministry for large-scale seed production and field trials, may face hurdles from the |
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