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[Gmhsscience.com] Genetically Modified Foods: Thefocus question of the conference is "How should governments regulate theproduction and distribution of genetically modified food products?"  From discussion generated atthe conference, a consensus opinion will be generated that will be used as thebasis for a public service information product created and distributed by theConference organizers.

[Gmoafrica.org] GMO Africa Blog: But a research published last month by Marnus Gouse and Johann Kirsten, both of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Carl Pray (Rutgers University, U.S.A.), and David Schimmelpfennig (United States Department of Agriculture Research Service), showed that smallholder farmers in South Africa have benefited from genetically modified maize cultivation, just like their large-scale counterparts.

[Chow.com] The Grinder: Our food media blog - CHOW.com: As we reported last month, Australia is in the grip of an eight-year-long drought that’s threatening the wonderfully chow-obsessed country’s food supply. Looks like that impending food crisis is closer than we thought, judging from a piece in Tuesday’s Sydney Morning Herald: A recent 40 percent rise in flour costs is poised to push up bread prices significantly, and veggies might double in price by the end of January, according to producers.

 [Businessethics.ca] The Business Ethics Blog: Trans-fats vs. Genetically Modified Foods: The main point of my presentation (based on a paper I co-authored with Melissa Whellams, forthcoming in the Journal of Business Ethics) is that there just isn't enough evidence that GM foods pose any serious dangers to justify thinking that individual companies have an obligation to label their GM foods. The argument is premised on the idea that the only way companies could be obligated would be if there were one of the following things:

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