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January 2000

"Pharmacia Corporation" Selected As Name For Company Created By Merger Of Monsanto And Pharmacia & Upjohn
27/01/2000, Monsanto Company
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MTC) and Pharmacia & Upjohn (NYSE: PNU) announced today the selection of Pharmacia Corporation as the name of the new company to be created through their merger.

Scientists Release Declaration Defending Biotechnology
22/01/2000, AgBioWorld
More than 600 scientists from around the world signed a Declaration in Support of Agricultural Biotechnology," that was released today at a conference held to coincide with UN negotiations on a Biosafety Protocol.

FAO Urges Increased Research On Functional Properties Of Starch To Help Developing Countries Compete In World Markets
21/01/2000, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged research institutes to look into the various properties of starch in an effort to help developing countries compete more effectively in world starch markets.

Commission Adopts White Paper On Food Safety And Sets Out A "Farm To Table" Legislative Action Programme
12/01/2000, European Commission
The European Commission adopted today a White Paper on Food Safety. The White Paper sets out a radical reform plan: a major programme of legislative reform is proposed to complete the EU´s "farm to table" approach as well as the establishment of a new European Food Authority.

UM Study Finds Little Cross-Pollination From Altered Crops
8/01/2000, Bangor Daily News
A study conducted throughout the fall at the University of Maine's Cooperative Extension farm has found that there is little cross-pollination between genetically engineered and conventional corn plants in the field.

Hong Kong Rejects Compulsory Labelling Of GM Food
6/01/2000, Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Hong Kong's government has rejected calls for the introduction of compulsory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods. Secretary for Environment and Food Lily Yam, in overruling a legislative vote in favour of such labelling, said there was no conclusive proof that GM foods are harmful, news reports said Thursday.