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UK: House of Lords committees slam Genetic Technology Bill
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"Henry VIII powers" that enable ministers to act without scrutiny of Parliament are criticised
India: Over 100 medical doctors call for halt on release of GM mustard
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Doctors warn of dangers of genetic modification and toxic effects of glufosinate herbicide
GM crop cultivation in Europe plummets
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Worldwide figures are hard to find but available data suggest no notable increase in global GMO cropping area
Kenya: High court suspends importation of GMO crops pending hearing of petition
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GMOs are not the only answer
UK citizens demand robust regulation of GMOs as radical legislation advances
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79% of citizens in the UK think that new “precision bred” GMOs should be labelled on-package; 83% think they should be safety tested
GM soy injures the pancreas, rat feeding study shows
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Findings confirm previous experimental results on one of the most widely grown GM crops. By Claire Robinson
George Monbiot teams up with Mark Lynas and the ecomodernists to Reboot Food
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New campaign allies strange bedfellows in support of anti-organic, pro-GMO and pro-synthetic food agenda. By Jonathan Matthews
European Commission coaches GMO industry on how to gain support for deregulating GMOs
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The corporate communication department rides to the rescue
GM purple tomatoes may soon appear in your local grocery store
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Dr Ray Seidler explains why caution is needed
Glyphosate exposure in pregnancy linked to lower birth weights
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Most likely source of exposure is through food and drinks, most of which contain glyphosate
India's Supreme Court orders stay on environmental release of GM mustard
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Ruling says, "Do not take any precipitative action"
EFSA wants to abandon detailed risk assessment of plants derived from new genetic engineering
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EU authority suggests template for far-reaching deregulation
India's GMO regulator paves way for commercial cultivation of GMO mustard
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GEAC recommends "environmental release", says testing can be done afterwards
India: GM mustard approval looms amid conflicts of interest and sleight of hand
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Agribiotech sector motivated by monopoly control
Exposed: How biotech giants use patents and new GMOs to control the future of food
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Bayer and Corteva (formerly Pioneer Dupont) are moving to patent plant genetic information that can occur naturally as well as from genetic modification
The advantages of current EU GMO legislation
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Non-GMO industry association sees no justification for a deregulation of New GMOs
Genetically engineered trees: The growing threat
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Forest Stewardship Council could open the door to the commercialisation of GMO trees
Tanzania steps up vigilance on GMOs as Kenya okays GM foods
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“We are not open to... GM technology” – Tanzania ag minister
Nigerians being ambushed into consuming GM foods
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Since 2015 up to 20 GM foods have been approved for import into the country
European Commission’s biased road to deregulation of new GMOs
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Forty groups say targeted survey is fatally flawed and cannot be used for impact assessment of “new genomic techniques” legislation
Gene-edited crops pioneer Calyxt crashes, giving the lie to deregulation claims
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There’s no evidence gene editing can rapidly bring desirable new crops to market. By Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson
Many agbiotech scientists pushing for EU deregulation of GMOs have vested interests
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New report reveals the interests of the scientists-turned-lobbyists who stand to benefit from deregulation
"Voices from the ground" make regulation better
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A new report from Beyond GM/A Bigger Conversation argues it's time to make meaningful citizen engagement part of the DNA of the regulatory process
UK Genetic Technology Bill is not fit for purpose
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Bill has raised multiple concerns about its scope, about the legality of some of its provisions, and about democracy
Time to end GM herbicide-tolerant crops, says new report
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Growing failure of Roundup Ready crops provides opportunity to phase them out and adopt new methods and technologies