Archives for June 17, 2015

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Frutarom buys Taura for US$70m

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Israeli ingredients firm Frutarom has acquired New Zealand-based fruit ingredients company Taura Natural Ingredients Holding Ltd for about US$70m, the company has said.

New Séralini study questions legitimacy of GM safety data

By Nathan Gray

The validity of safety tests for commercial pesticides and genetically modified foods has been called into question, after French researchers found control diets and historical diet data contained GM materials and possible carcinogens. 

European Parliament votes to ban clones from the EU

By Carmen Paun, in Brussels

A pair of key committees at the European Parliament voted yesterday (June 17) to propose a full European Union (EU) ban on producing or importing cloned animals, their descendants and their meat and milk.

MEPs back ban on meat and milk from cloned animals

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

The European Environment and Agriculture committees backed a draft law to ban meat and milk from cloned animals and their descendants on Wednesday, citing animal welfare and ethical concerns.