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Biotechnology will become an inevitable part of the industry, CLA says

CLA Claims Biotechnology is "Inevitable" in Farming

The Country Land and Business Association’s President’s Debate took place at the CLA Game Fair this weekend, under the title Thriving or Theme Park? Countryside in 2060. Biotechnology, single farm payments and wasted food were all key issues in the debate.
Prince Charles

Mandelson: Prince Charles “anti-scientific” about GM Food

Peter Mandelson said the third extract from his memoirs to be published in the Times that then-Prime Minister Tony Blair asked him to stop Prince Charles from making anti-GM comments in public. Mandelson said that the Prince of Wales’ comments were “were anti-scientific and irresponsible in the light of food shortages in the developing world".
Andrew Lansley, Health Secretary

Anger at Food Standards Agency Abolition

It emerged last night that the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is planning to abolish the Food Standards Agency alongside many other quangos in an attempt to cut down on bureaucracy.

The GM Food Maze

When the Food Standards Agency set up a steering group for “Food: The Use of Genetic Modification – A Public Dialogue”, its aim was to “provide an opportunity to discuss with members of the public their understanding of GM in food and what they think are its potential risks and benefits”.
Wynne has accused the FSA of taking a pro-GM stance

2nd academic resigns from FSA’s GM food dialogue

The steering group was commissioned by the UK’s Labour government to shape and manage a public dialogue on food and the use of genetic modification.
Food industry must avert nanotechnology backlash

Food industry must avert nanotechnology backlash

Nanotechnology, which involves manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, has many possible future applications in many industries, including the food industry. In 2000 Kraft Foods established the Nanotek Consortium, which involves 15 university and research labs.
Bill Gates' charity announces $120 million grants to combat hunger

Bill Gates' charity announces $120 million grants to combat hunger

In a speech at the World Food Symposium Bill Gates laid out the importance of combating world hunger.


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