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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
Veteran science reporter accuses Kevin Folta of “amazing gaslighting” over Bayer’s cash
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Expresses astonishment that “Folta’s cult followers” can’t see through his denials of conflict of interest. Report by Jonathan Matthews
Rat feeding study suggests the Impossible Burger may not be safe to eat
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Rats fed GM yeast-derived protein soy leghemoglobin – the burger’s key ingredient – developed signs of toxicity. Report by Claire Robinson and Dr Michael Antoniou
Extreme GM "extinction technology" of gene drives presented as "natural"
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Orwellian moves to redefine our concept of nature aim to gain public and regulatory acceptance for risky technologies. Report: Claire Robinson
Court rules "QR" codes alone unlawful for GMO food labelling
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"Today's decision marks a key step toward ending the food industry's deceptive and discriminatory GMO food labelling practices"
Impossible Foods seeks EU and UK approval for its GMO "fake meat" bleeding ingredient
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EFSA asks for more information on toxicity and allergenicity. Report by Claire Robinson
How stats are cooked to wrongly claim success for GM crops in Africa
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Prof Brian Dowd-Uribe explains that only considering averages obscures the fact that Bt cotton made rich farmers richer but poor and medium farmers poorer