10 May Supermarkets cash in on unfounded fears about food and health
Products that are marketed as being free from GM, aspartame, MSG and parabens perpetuate myths and ignore evidence...
09 May The true, the false and the still unknown about transgenic crops
Superweeds? Suicides? Stealthy genes? In the pitched debate over GM foods and crops, it can be hard to see where scientific evidence ends and dogma and speculation begin. ...
10 Jan The future of food
With billions of mouths to feed, we can't go on producing food in the traditional way. Scientists are coming up with novel ways to cater for future generations. In-vitro burger, anyone? [Brilliant and provocative article - essential reading for food industrialists....
27 Jun GM: Green lobby has no right to impose its Luddite fears
South Africa’s official position on bio-technology is fairly tolerant of GM crops, with their distinguished record of increasing food security. But environmental lobby groups bang on about unfounded fears and demand mandatory measures to protect the public from a non-existent...
27 Jun GM: Green lobby has no right to impose its Luddite fears
South Africa’s official position on bio-technology is fairly tolerant of GM crops, with their distinguished record of increasing food security. But environmental lobby groups bang on about unfounded fears and demand mandatory measures to protect the public from a non-existent...