Iran is seeing its most vociferous outcry yet over the use of genetically-modified ingredients in food production. Opponents of food products with GMOs have recently elicited fatwas from top clerics, declaring commercial sale and cultivation of genetically-altered crops not permitted. Local media is at the center of the campaign, with Tasnim ...

Abbas Papizadeh, member of Iranian Parliament Committee on Agriculture, in an interview with Tasnim News talked about a clause in governments Sixth Development Plan on commercializing GM crops and stated: GM crops are a risk for peoples health and we had a long discussion about whether we must allow production of these crops or not while we were studying ...

Iran imports $5 billion of genetically modified crops a year despite government restrictions on the production of biotech products, local media said on Monday. In the absence of clear regulations, the Ministry of Agriculture has approved repeated imports of GM crops such as rice, soybeans, rapeseed and edible oil with prior knowledge, a review by ...

SHAFAQNA (International Shia News Association) Thousands took to streets across the worlds cities on Saturday to protest the use of GMO products, with Giant Monsanto being the main target. Over 50 countries have been taking part in the march for world food day, and across 47 different US states. Berlin, Strasbourg, Chicago, London, Sydney and Mumbai ...