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Index

List of resources available:

Food & Farming
(PDF format - 1044K) Aug 2002

Farm Scale Trial (FST) locations
Autumn 2002

Briefings

NewGet unlabelled GM ingredients out of your local restaurants
(PDF format - 88K) Apr 2008

NewHoofprints: Livestock and its environmental impacts
(PDF format - 320K) Feb 2008

An Effective Town Centre First Policy: what needs to be in the new PPS6
(PDF format - 91K) Dec 2007

Planting prejudice - executive summary
(PDF format - 523K) Nov 2007

Planting prejudice - full report
(PDF format - 350K) Nov 2007

Food and climate change
(PDF format -165K) Oct 2007

Farmers speak out on low milk prices
(PDF format - 41K) Sep 2007

Shopping the Bullies
(PDF format - 613K) Apr 2007

GM rice contamination action guide
(PDF format - 79K) Feb 2007

Farmer Survey 2006
(PDF format - 54K) Dec 2006

If Tesco really wants to be green…
(PDF format - 88K) Jul 2006

Could GM food cause allergies?
(PDF format - 1881K) Jun 2006

Genetically modified animal feed
(PDF format - 181K) May 2006

Calling the shots
(PDF format - 462K) Jan 2006

Local Development Frameworks and your community
(PDF format - 130K) Dec 2005

Britain's supermarkets still not supporting native apples
(PDF format - 71K) Nov 2005

How to...oppose a supermarket planning application
(PDF format - 152K) Sep 2005

The Tesco Takeover
(PDF format - 194K) Jun 2005

The Tesco Takeover: Tesco's response
(PDF format - 128K) Jul 2005

The Tesco Takeover - Leaflet
(PDF format - 153K) Jun 2005

Checking out the environment? Environmental impacts of supermarkets
(PDF format - 142K) Jun 2005

Good neighbours? Community impacts of supermarkets
(PDF format - 110K) Jun 2005

Summary of Legal Opinion in the matter of co-existence, traceability and labelling of GMOs
(PDF format - 18K) Mar 2005

Legal Opinion in the matter of co-existence, traceability and labelling of GMOs
(PDF format - 181K) Mar 2005

Government to publish final GM Farm Scale Trial results: Winter oilseed rape
(PDF format - 220K) Mar 2005

The Voluntary Initiative catchment projects: are they really working?
(PDF format - 70K) Nov 2004

Retail development: Key polices for inclusion in Local Development Frameworks
(PDF format - 61K) Nov 2004

Why the new PPS6 could damage town centres
(PDF format - 50K) Nov 2004

Children's exposure to pesticides in apples and pears
(PDF format - 36K) Jul 2004

Bayer's pesticides: why it is important that Bayer’s pesticide safety data is freely available
(PDF format - 69K) Jun 2004

Access to information on pesticides
(PDF format - 89K) Jun 2004

Every Little Hurts: Why Tesco needs to be tamed
(PDF format - 60K) Jun 2004

The Voluntary Initiative and water pollution
(PDF format - 226K) Mar 2004

GM contamination: how to prevent GM contamination of the food chain and countryside
(PDF format - 346K) Mar 2004

GM fodder maize: why Chardon LL should not become the UK's first commercial GM crop
(PDF format - 159K) Mar 2004

Alliance calls for new supermarket Code and Watchdog
(PDF format - 123K) Jan 2004

Why we need a GM Contamination and Liability Bill now
(PDF format - 126K) Jan 2004

Home grown apples in short supply...
(PDF format - 146K) Nov 2003

How supermarkets avoid planning controls
(PDF format - 113K) Jul 2003

Unleashing a new pollution?
(PDF format - 636K) Jul 2003

Tesco: Exposed
(PDF format - 136K) Jun 2003

GM trade war looms
(PDF format - 255K) May 2003

Farmers and the supermarket Code of Practice
(PDF format) Mar 2003

GM-free local areas
(PDF format) Mar 2003

Super Markets or Corporate Bullies?
(PDF format) Mar 2003

Genetically Modified Crops and Food
(PDF format) Updated Jan 2003

British Apples for Sale
(PDF format) Nov 2002

Supermarkets and Great British Fruit
(PDF format) Oct 2002

Market Forces
(PDF format - 124K) Oct 2002, updated Feb 2004

GM food safety
(PDF format - 137K) Oct 2002

Gene flow
(PDF format - 126K) Oct 2002, updated Feb 2004

Liability and GM crops
(PDF format - 152K) Oct 2002

The Farm Scale Trials
(PDF format - 113K) Oct 2002

Herbicide use and GM crops
(PDF format - 129K) Oct 2002, updated Feb 2004

The regulatory process
(PDF format - 77K) Oct 2002

Seed purity
(PDF format - 130K) Oct 2002

Economic impact of GM
(PDF format - 127K) Oct 2002

GM crops and food security
(PDF format - 120K) Oct 2002

T25 maize
(PDF format - 123K) Oct 2002

The pesticides in our food
(PDF format - 155K) Sep 2002, updated Aug 2004

Climate change, crisis and southern Africa
(PDF format) Aug 2002

Your right to object to GM crops
(PDF format - 143K) Jul 2002

Into the mouths of babes
(PDF format - 54K) Mar 2002

Pesticides in supermarket food
(PDF format) Feb 2002, updated July 2004

Do we really know what pesticides are in our food?
(PDF format - 73K) Dec 2001

Greening the Red Tractor
(PDF format) Dec 2001

Foot and Mouth Crisis
Apr 2001

Bad science, bad decisions: the evidence against Aventis' GM maize
(PDF format) Mar 2001

The Farm Scale Trial crops - GM maize, beet and oilseed rape
(PDF format) Mar 2001

RDA Briefing 2: Farmers' Markets
(PDF format) Sep 2000

Farmers' markets: Actions needed by local authorities
(PDF format) Aug 2000

The economic benefits of farmers' markets
(PDF format) Aug 2000

Farmers' Briefing: GM Crops and Animal Feed
July 2000

Contaminated GM crops
(PDF format) May 2000

Farm Scale Trials - a short critique
Mar 2000

Endocrine Disrupting Pesticides - European Priority List
(PDF format) Feb 2000

Genetically Modified Food and Crops: Our Right to a Local Referendum
(PDF format) Feb 2000

Farm Scale Trials of GM crops - in depth
Dec 1999

Endocrine disrupting pesticides
Oct 1999

Bees, honey and genetically modified crops
Sep 1999

The SCIMAC Code of Practice and Guidelines for Growing Genetically Modified Crops: A Critique by Friends of the Earth
Spring 1999

Antibiotic resistance genes in GM foods
Apr 1999

Farm Scale Evaluations of Genetically Modified Crops: Comments by Friends of the Earth, March 1999
March 1999

Independent International Lawyer's Opinion on the Legality of the UK Government Imposing a Moratorium on the Growing of GM Crops in the UK
Feb 1999

Consultation Responses

NewCompetition Commission: Provisional decision on remedies relating to supply chain practices
(PDF format - 93K) Mar 2008

NewCompetition Commission: Provisional decision on planning remedies
(PDF format - 100K) Mar 2008

NewFriends of the Earth’s response to Leeds University's application to grow GM potatoes
(PDF format - 121K) Mar 2008

Friends of the Earth’s response to the Competition Commission: Notice of Possible Remedies
(PDF format - 175K) Nov 2007

Friends of the Earth's objection to BASF's GM blight-resistant potato trials
(PDF format - 52K) April 2007

Friends of the Earth's response to the Government's consultation on options for implementing the environmental liability directive
(PDF format - 64K) March 2007

Friends of the Earth's response to Defra's consultation on proposals for managing the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops in England
(PDF format - 791K) October 2006

GM 'coexistence' consultation - Summary of the legal opinion
(PDF format - 209K) November 2006

GM 'coexistence' consultation - Legal opinion
(PDF format - 73K) October 2006

Friends of the Earth’s response to Consultation on the ACRE report on “Managing the Footprint of Agriculture: Towards a Comparative Assessment of Risks and Benefits for Novel Agricultural Systems”
(PDF format - 68K) June 2006

Friends of the Earth's response to the Competition Commission: Grocery Market Investigation
(PDF format - 68K) June 2006

Friends of the Earth’s response to the Office of Fair Trading: proposed decision to make a market investigation reference of the grocery market
(PDF format - 78K) April 2006

Friends of the Earth's response to the Draft National Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products
(PDF format - 98K) Jun 2005

Friends of the Earth's response to ODPM's Consultation paper "Planning Control of Mezzanine and Other Internal Floorspace Additions"
(PDF format - 44K) Apr 2005

Developing measures to promote catchment-sensitive farming: Response by Friends of the Earth
(PDF format 83K) September 2004

Consultation on Draft Planning Policy Statement Six: Planning for Town Centres. Summary of key points from Friends of the Earth's reponse
(PDF format 112K) March 2004

Proposals for the introduction of no-spray buffer zones around residential properties
(PDF format 37K) November 2003

Access to information about crop spraying
(PDF format 51K) August 2003

Friends of the Earth's submission to the Competition Commission regarding the proposed acquisition of Safeway
(PDF format) April 2003

Friends of the Earth's submissions to the Office of Fair Trading regarding the proposed acquisition of Safeway
(PDF format) February 2003

Response to the consultation on the proposed changes to the National List written representations and hearings procedures
(PDF format) November 2002

Consultation on the EC proposals on the thresholds for Adventitious Presence of Approved GMOs in Seeds - A Response from Friends of the Earth
(PDF format) August 2002

Response to the Policy Commission on the Future of Food and Farming
(PDF format) October 2001

Comment on 'Report on the separation distances required to ensure cross-pollination is below specified limits in non-seed crops of sugar beet, maize and oilseed rape'
(PDF format) Sep 2000

Organic Farming Scheme
(PDF format) Feb 2000

The Pesticides Safety Directorate Review of the Impact of Herbicide use on Genetically Modified Crops - a Response by Friends of the Earth
Jan 1999

Evidence

Proposal for a market study for OFT consideration
(PDF format 114K) Nov 2004

Royal Commision study on pesticides and bystander exposure - response from Friends of the Earth
(PDF format 27K) Nov 2004

Submission to the Environmental Audit Committee on the Pesticides Voluntary Initiative from Friends of the Earth and PAN-UK.
(PDF format 100K) Dec 2003

Why the voluntary initiative will not deliver on the Government's pesticide objectives -a submission by Friends of the Earth and PAN-UK.
(PDF format) Nov 2002

Proofs of evidence from the Chardon LL Public Hearing
An analysis of the Chicken Study, By Dr Steve Kestin and Dr Toby Knowles
(PDF format) Nov 2000

An assessment of outcrossing in maize, relevant to the proposed decision to add GM maize variety Chardon LL to the National List. By Professor Jean Emberlin
(PDF format) Oct 2000

Risks posed by horizontal gene transfer with regard to Chardon LL maize. By Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher
(PDF format) Oct 2000

Changes to the Regulation of the Environmental Safety of Releasing Genetically Modified Organisms into the Environment since December 1998. By Dr Susan Mayer
(PDF format) Oct 2000

Analysis of key documents relevant to the safety of Chardon LL for animal feed purposes. By Dr C V Howard
(PDF format) Oct 2000

Statement on required testing of GM forage for feeding to animals, relevant to the proposed decision to add GM maize variety Chardon LL to the National List. By Dr Bob Orskov
(PDF format) Sept 2000

Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into GMOs and the Environment: Memorandum by Friends of the Earth
April 1999

Reports

NewWho benefits from GM crops? The rise in pesticide use
(PDF format - 898K) Feb 2008

NewWho benefits from GM crops? The rise in pesticide use: executive summary
(PDF format - 956K) Feb 2008

NewWho benefits from GM crops? The rise in pesticide use: Q&A
(PDF format - 35K) Feb 2008

Who benefits from GM crops? Monsanto and the corporate-driven genetically modified crop revolution
(PDF format - 843K) Jan 2006

Who benefits from GM crops: Key Facts
(PDF format - 46K) Jan 2006

An analysis of the findings of the BRIGHT trials with GM herbicide tolerant crops
(PDF format 352K) March 2005

The Voluntary Initiative Catchment Projects - are they really working?
(PDF format 429K) November 2004

Keeping your area GM free
(PDF format 307K) October 2003

Regional information to accompany report:

Breaking the pesticide chain
(PDF format - 699K) Jul 2003

Science as a smokescreen?
(PDF format 793K) March 2002

Local food, future directions
(PDF format - 1.53MB) November 2002

Merseyside local food initiative
(PDF format - 440K) June 2002

Get real about food and farming - Friends of the Earth's vision for the future of farming in the UK
(PDF format) October 2001

Health and environmental impacts of glufosinate ammonium
(PDF format) May 2001

Health and environmental impacts of glyphosate (PDF format) May 2001

The great food gamble
(PDF format) May 2001

Sound Science? - the evidence against Aventis' GM maize
(PDF format) Feb 2001

GMOs: The Case for a Moratorium
Oct 1998


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