Import alert on food products from China widens Elizabeth Weise and Julie Schmit USA Today WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing a new import alert that greatly expands its curtailment of some food ingredients imported from China, authorizing border inspectors to detain ingredients used in everything from noodles to breakfast bars. Import alert on food products from China widens Elizabeth Weise and Julie Schmit USA Today WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is...

The West Bengal event was a seminar entitled Protecting Rice as Our Identity , held in the village of Atghara with almost 400 farmers, villagers and several prominent speakers including Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher from the UK and two ministers from the state Mr. The West Bengal event was a seminar entitled Protecting Rice as Our Identity , held in the village of Atghara with almost 400 farmers, villagers and several prominent speakers including Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher from the UK and two...

Genetic modification is a specialized set of technologies that alter the genetic makeup of living organisms such as plants and animals, whose offspring are improved organisms with valuable and important traits. In the 1990s, a new taste of life began with the first commercially grown genetically modified tomato, which was made more resistant to rotting and given a longer shelf life. In 2006, approximately 102 million hectares were planted with transgenic crops, mainly soybeans, corn,...

Joha rice heads for European markets By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, May 4 In what is expected to be a big boost for the State s farming sector, the first consignment of organic joha rice, meant for export to Germany, Switzerland and the UK, left for Delhi today. Joha rice heads for European markets By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, May 4 In what is expected to be a big boost for the State s farming sector, the first consignment of organic joha rice, meant for export to Germany, Switzerland and...

The continuing rapid adoption of GM crops reflects the substantial improvements in productivity, the environment, economics, health and social benefits, realised by both large and small farmers, consumers, and society in both industrial and developing countries. The continuing rapid adoption of GM crops reflects the substantial improvements in productivity, the environment, economics, health and social benefits, realised by both large and small farmers, consumers, and society in both...