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Welcome to the homepage of
Erfðabreytt.net
GM technology is a complex and controversial subject and scientific opinion on its safety is divided. This website aims to explain what genes are and how they are used in GM technology. It goes on to examine the potential impact of GM food and medicine producing crops on human health and the environment, examines the risks and benefits of GM products, details how consumers can protect their freedom of choice, and summarizes these issues in a review of the most commonly asked questions. The website also outlines the regulations which control GM products and brings you news of the latest developments in this area in Iceland.
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12.10.2006
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Minister hints that regulation may be imminent
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The Environment Minister, Mrs. Jónína Bjartmarz, has expressed concern about the lack of labeling of GM food in Iceland, saying that consumers should have the right to know the contents of what they were buying. The Minister recently gave the strongest indication so far that she intends to rectify this soon.
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6.10.2006
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Icelandic Consumers Unprotected
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Last summer GM rice was discovered in American rice and rice products. The GM rice variety was grown in test plots during 1998-2001 but has never been authorized for production and marketing. The contamination has caused considerable concern among consumers worldwide and disrupted the trade in rice in numerous countries. Icelandic consumers were not notified about the issue until in the first week of October, while it is clear that substantial part of rice and rice products is imported from America. See press release from the Information Campaign on GMOs.
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26.7.2006
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Large proportion of imported feed is GM: soya 63% - maize 78
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Official figures confirm that a substantial amount of GM animal feed is now imported to Iceland. In the year of 2005 63% (or 8000 tn) of imported soya intended for animal feed was GM. Similarly 78% (15.000 tn) of imported maize was GM. The impact of this development on the image and quality of Icelandic farm products is the subject of an article by Gunnar Gunnarsson and Sigurður Magnússon. The authors ask if the time has come to replace the image of purity with the image of extensive farming and gene technology. The article originally appeared in Morgunblaðið, a daily newspaper, on the 25th of July.
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The
Monthly Comment
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30.3.2006
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The Monthly Comment was on the agenda of this homepage in its early days. However, we have been unable to update this column due to limited resources. We hope our readers will bear with us since the homepage is mostly developed and updated by unpaid voluntary work. The column will return soon, potentially though in a different form.
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