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Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise "cack-handed" plans to scrap EU rules
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UK government accused of not properly consulting devolved parliaments over "Brexit freedom bill"
Colombian court thwarts glyphosate spraying of coca crops
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Spraying was stopped in 2015 after the World Health Organization classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen
Westminster government wants to scrap environmental protections from GMO field trials
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Proposed changes in law would make England's fields into a "Wild West" for GMO developers
New study highlights gulf between gene editing and conventional breeding
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In nature, certain areas of the genome are protected from mutations – findings have huge implications for our understanding of gene editing as well as evolutionary theory. Report: Claire Robinson
GMWatch responds to Johnson government plans to weaken regulation around GMO research
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Government ignores 85% of public who oppose deregulation
Time for Bayer/Monsanto to leave Hawaii after pleading guilty to violations that harm people and environment
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In the most recent case, Monsanto will plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes in Hawaii, related to pesticide use violations and putting field workers at risk
Remembering Árpád Janos Pusztai, scientist who risked career to question safety of GMOs
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Árpád Janos Pusztai, PhD, one of the first scientists to raise concerns about the safety of genetically modified foods, died Dec 17, 2021, at the age of 91. By Howard Vlieger
Evolutionary plant breeding allows farming to respond to complexity of climate change
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Researchers show why a participatory approach for organic and agroecological systems can succeed where GMOs and intensive ag will fail. Report: Claire Robinson
Coming to your dinner plate soon? Potentially unsafe GM tomatoes
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Sanatech's sedative tomato is on the market already; Cathie Martin's purple tomato may follow
Glyphosate damages blood-testis barrier and causes poor quality sperm
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US acceptable daily intake level found unsafe. Report: Claire Robinson
Revelations on Lancet editor who published letter slamming COVID lab leak theory as "conspiracy"
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Dr Richard Horton admitted he knew that Dr Peter Daszak had links to the Wuhan laboratory at the centre of the spillover theory
European Commission puts big business before health and environment
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Agbiotech corporations are gaining control over our food through lobby power and patent cartels – Commission is enabling the takeover
Cell line tests on pesticides not ready to replace animal testing
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In vitro tests on three GMO-associated pesticides show alarming toxicity of 2,4-D but miss toxic effects of glyphosate that show up in other types of study
Facts are facts, opinions not so much
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Pete Shanks reviews Life As We Made It, by Beth Shapiro
Investigative journalist Paul Thacker wins prestigious award for “expertly researched” articles
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Thacker is known for fearlessly exposing corporate front groups, dodgy experts, veiled vested interests and bad journalism. Report: Jonathan Matthews
Monsanto will plead guilty to illegal use of pesticide in Hawaii and will pay additional $12m
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Company also agrees to plead guilty to felony offences related to banned pesticide alleged in $10 million deferred prosecution agreement filed in 2019
Round Table on Responsible Soy has failed to stop deforestation – WWF Netherlands
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GMWatch and other NGOs warned back in 2009 that the industry-dominated forum was no better than a greenwashing exercise. Report: Claire Robinson
USDA is facing a legal challenge over its new GMO labelling standards
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Advocates for clear labelling of genetically modified ingredients say the agency’s required language is confusing to consumers
Agribusiness groups lobbying to water down the EU’s sustainable farming targets
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Agrochemical and pesticide giants like Bayer and BASF are pushing for weaker action on harmful chemicals and climate goals
Action alert from Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees
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Please sign on to joint letter
India: Historic win for farmer seed rights
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PepsiCo’s intellectual property rights on potato variety revoked