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GM WATCH MONTHLY REVIEW No. 31 (2/4/2006)

Claire Robinson, editor
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Welcome to GM WATCH's latest MONTHLY REVIEW and we hope you like the new format.

We've made this review of what's been happening around the world in the last few weeks much more topic based to try and make it easier for you to pick and choose what really interests you, whether it's farming issues, biosafety, scientific research, lobby groups or whatever.

We've even tried to make this review forward looking! So check out our new 'WHAT'S HAPPENING?' section.

And let us know what you think.

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CONTENTS
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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
BIOSAFETY
CONTAMINATION
FRONTLINE FARMERS
RESEARCH
LOBBYWATCH
GM HYPE
FOCUS ON INDIA
GM MEDICINES
COMPANY NEWS

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
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+ NOW : "FUTURE OF FOOD" ONLINE
It's now possible to watch the film, "The Future of Food," online.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1340395745035582980

FOR BACKGROUND: http://www.thefutureoffood.com

+ NOW : "THE GMO TRILOGY"
A new three-disc DVD and CD set produced by "Seeds of Deception" author, Jeffrey Smith.
http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/OrderProducts/TheGMOTrilogy/index.cfm

+ 5 April : MARCH FOR GMO-FREE REGIONS
This march is timed to coincide with the opening day of the EU conference on the co-existence of GM, conventional and organic crops, which will take place in Vienna from April 4-6th. Come to Vienna and make your voices heard!
http://www.gmofree-europe.org/

+ 8 April : JIGMOD!
The Joint International GM Opposition Day is a worldwide event with the twofold aim of informing people and demonstrating the united front of organizations around the world concerned about GMOs.
http://altercampagne.free.fr/

+ 10 April : BIO 2006
The biotech industry's annual international convention and PR extravaganza is happening this year in Chicago. Speakers include Bill Clinton, Mayor Daley and former director of the CIA, James Woolsey. There will be two series of events to challenge and question BIO's agenda: Reclaim the Commons 2006, and BioETHICS 2006. Their events start from April 8.
http://reclaimthecommons.net/
http://www.bioethics2006.org/

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD

+ 15 August : JEFFREY SMITH'S NEW BOOK
This summer sees the publication of the new book by Jeffrey Smith. You can pre-order copies of "Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods" here:
http://www.chelseagreen.com/2006/items/geneticroulette

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BIOSAFETY
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+ TERMINATOR SEEDS DEFEATED AT GLOBAL CONFERENCE
The delegates of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP8) in Curitiba, Brazil have decided to keep the de facto moratorium of Terminator field trials and commercialization. This announcement was greeted with relief amongst indigenous peoples, local communities and civil society organisations who had been opposing the attempts by Australia, Canada and New Zealand to overturn the moratorium.
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6376
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6374

+ AGREEMENT SIGNED IN CURITIBA MANDATES LABELLING OF GMOs
An agreement has been reached on labelling of GMOs at the recent 3rd Meeting of the Parties (MOP-3) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Curitiba, Brazil. If treated as the international minimum standard, the agreement will eventually help encourage a global system of identity preservation, segregation, and traceability for GMOs, thus helping importing countries to know exactly what is coming into their countries. For more details and analysis of this complex issue:
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6402

+ EAST AFRICAN HUNGRY DEMAND TRUTH ABOUT GM FOOD AID
Hunger-stricken countries in East Africa say they will continue to reject GM food aid until effective labelling is in place.
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6367

+ LARGE MAJORITY DEMAND CHANGES TO EU's GM APPROVAL SYSTEM
A large majority of European Union member states have demanded changes in the way decisions are made on the approval of new GM crops within the EU, arguing that decisions to approve eight such products since the EU lifted its moratorium were done without a proper scientific basis. Several nations were particularly critical of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6326

+ GMO PANEL'S FUTURE IN DOUBT AFTER BARRAGE OF CRITICISM
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has come under sustained attack during recent months, largely because of the actions of its widely criticised GMO Panel. EFSA's cr

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