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Don’t let Monsanto get their way
August 17, 2017
The genetically modified (GM) crop industry is not happy. It’s been over 20 years since the introduction of the first GM crops to Australia and the majority of our food remains GM free –...
Read More ShareConfused about nanoparticles in baby formula?
July 06, 2017
We are not surprised. There have been a number of recent articles in the media slamming the recent independent testing Friends of the Earth commissioned and the concerns that we raised regarding the particles...
Read More ShareIllegal and potentially toxic nanoparticles found in baby formula
July 02, 2017
Independent testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth has found nanoparticles in popular Australian infant formula products that are both illegal in Australia and potentially dangerous. Three of the seven samples tested contained nano-hydroxyapatite...
Read More ShareDr Michael Antoniou is visiting Australia
March 14, 2017
In late March, Dr Michael Antoniou, Reader in Molecular Genetics at King’s College London School of Life Sciences will be visiting Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. He is here to discuss his concerns with a...
Read More ShareOur government just gave Monsanto the best Christmas present ever
December 21, 2016
Last year the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - declared glyphosate – the main ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp – a probable carcinogen. We hoped that the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines...
Read More ShareLAST CHANCE! Stop the Government sneaking untested, unlabelled GMOs in our food
December 15, 2016
Australia’s gene technology regulator is proposing changes to its gene technology regulations that would allow products derived from genetically modified (GM) plants, animals and microbes untested and unlabelled into our food. If the OGTR...
Read More Share160 global groups call for a moratorium on gene drives
December 08, 2016
Cancun, Mexico – This week, international conservation and environmental leaders are calling on governments at the 2016 UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) to establish a moratorium on the controversial genetic extinction technology called gene drives. Gene drives,...
Read More ShareMarkets say retain state powers over GM bans and keep GM food labelling
July 21, 2016
GM-Free Australia Alliance members reject the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to remove states’ rights to ban genetically manipulated (GM) crops for marketing reasons and to remove GM food labelling. GM crops pose unacceptable risks to...
Read More ShareThis time FSANZ has gone too far
June 10, 2016
Our food regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has misrepresented the findings of two independent reports it commissioned on the safety of nanomaterials in food and food packaging. The reports were supposed to...
Read More ShareFSANZ fails us again: risky nanoparticles found in baby formula
May 18, 2016
Wednesday, 18th May 2016Independent testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth US has found risky nanoparticles deemed unsafe for use in toothpaste in baby formula. Six samples of baby formula made by Gerber®, Enfamil®, Similac® and...
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