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Slovak MEP warns against new EU rules on GMOs

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Published: 18 August 2026


“We won’t know what’s on our plates!”

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Latin American Declaration in Defence of Seeds, Biodiversity, and Food Sovereignty in the Face of Gene Editing

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Published: 13 August 2026

Quito, June 2026

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Glyphosate-based herbicides cause neurobehavioral alterations, suggesting link to autism

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Published: 04 August 2026


In a study in rats, when pregnant mothers and their descendants were exposed to doses considered safe by regulatory agencies, adverse effects were seen in offspring

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Gene therapy trial characterised by hype and hubris ends in a child's death

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Published: 01 August 2026


Tragic incident begs questions about safety and ethics violations in the wider field of genetic engineering. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews

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Hypermorphing: Minor gene edits with major effects – and major risks

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Published: 28 July 2026

New gene editing technique can easily circumvent risk assessment, thanks to the EU's lax new rule, says Swiss GMO-free organisation SAG

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Slack messages show authors of key COVID-19 origins paper held private doubts

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Published: 24 July 2026

 Virologists told the public the virus could not have come from a lab – but privately knew it was plausible

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Critics say Argentine GM HB4 wheat is a “failure” and cannot withstand drought

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Published: 07 July 2026


Award presented to GM wheat genetic engineer Raquel Chan in Paris has reignited doubts about the crop and the technology. Report: Claire Robinson

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Families suffering from pesticide exposure demand better health protection, not deregulation

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Published: 02 July 2026

 EU lawmakers must “put public health first and reject any attempt to weaken Europe’s protections from pesticides”

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Philippines: MASIPAG challenges approval of GM rice

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Published: 02 July 2026


Calls for suspension amid judicial and public concerns

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Roundup may affect hormones tied to pregnancy and fetal development, new research finds

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Published: 21 June 2026

Higher glyphosate levels were linked to hormonal shifts in a study of pregnant women

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The government is negligent over glyphosate, says leading professor

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Published: 18 June 2026

Michael Antoniou, Professor Emeritus at King’s College London, is on a mission to educate people about glyphosate and the corruptness of the regulating system. By Nick Easen

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New GMOs deregulated: A betrayal of farmers, consumers and science itself

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Published: 18 June 2026


Further reactions to the EU deregulation of new GMOs

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More reactions to EU deregulation of new GMOs

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Published: 17 June 2026


"A sad day for democracy and science"

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NGT vote: European Parliament opens the floodgates to a wave of patents

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Published: 17 June 2026

ARCHE NOAH: A dark day for diversity and freedom of choice

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Reactions to EU deregulation of new GMOs

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Published: 17 June 2026


EU lawmakers abolish minimum rights for consumers, breeders, food sector

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Please help remarkable film on the future of food get out to the world

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Published: 12 June 2026

Important fundraiser

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New GMOs: Will EU lawmakers choose people and nature protections or absolute faith in industry promises?

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Published: 11 June 2026


There’s no evidence that deregulation will deliver climate resilience. By Friends of the Earth Europe

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Victory! UK High Court finds government failed to properly assess gene editing deregulation

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Published: 04 June 2026

Government failed to investigate consequences of its decision to deregulate gene-edited organisms before removing longstanding safeguards relating to transparency, traceability, labelling and regulatory oversight

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Synbio milk nutritionally inferior to cow’s milk; contains 93 uncharacterised fungal metabolites and 236 fungal proteins

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Published: 02 June 2026

Important lab findings pass peer review. Report: Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews

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GMO/NGT: Memo from French Embassy in the United States ignored by the government

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Published: 02 June 2026

Memo reveals how GMO deregulation will trap plant breeding and innovation in a patent thicket controlled by a few multinationals and institutions – and won't solve food and farming problems. Report: Eric MEUNIER of Inf'OGM

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Geneticist explains why new EU bill on genetically modified foods should not be passed

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Published: 21 May 2026


Professor Michael Antoniou is interviewed by Kelly Sokou

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Groups take legal action against authorisation of gene-silencing pesticide

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Published: 20 May 2026


Belgium has granted permission for emergency use of an RNAi pesticide even though it's not approved at EU level

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The deregulation of new genomic techniques is biologically nonsensical

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Published: 19 May 2026


Scientists explain that gene editing isn’t precise and gene-edited plants are not ‘natural-like’

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New report highlights gap between “new GMO” hype and global market reality

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Published: 19 May 2026


Virtually no market uptake and unproven sustainability benefits contrast with rapid regulatory change. Report: ENGA

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Greek agronomists’ association slams EU GMO deregulation plans

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Published: 18 May 2026


Deregulation proposal favours political and economic objectives at the expense of the precautionary principle and the public interest, say agriculture experts

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  • Public event in Athens, Greece: Experts warn on EU plans on new GMOs
  • European food retailers call for labelling and traceability of new GMOs, protection from patent claims
  • Don’t look, don’t find: UK government blinds itself to risks of new GMOs
  • Herbicide cocktail used in GMO agriculture causes leaky gut
  • The new fight against GMOs – where is everybody?

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