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EU Environment MEPs scrap safety checks, labelling and liability for new GMOs
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MEP backing for GMO deregulation threatens rights of farmers
Expert condemns “Laureates’ letter” supporting GMO deregulation as “devoid of scientific substance” and “insulting”
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Says “grave concerns” about deregulation proposals are fully justified and not remotely “anti-science”
Drastic changes in species-specific characteristics in CRISPR GMO poplar
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New GMOs can be radically different from their natural non-GMO counterparts, even when the changes made are apparently minor, writes Testbiotech
New genetic engineering (NGT): EU Parliament in the maze
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Absurd amendments are proposed by the rapporteur. Report: Testbiotech
EU Parliament and Council must suspend consideration of proposed new GMO deregulation
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Criteria for defining GMOs to be excluded from all assessment, labelling and traceability are not based on any scientific justification, says farmers' group
Detection of new GMOs – possible and necessary for transparency and public trust
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Detection methods must be demanded from the developer as a condition of approval. Briefing by Claire Robinson of GMWatch and Pat Thomas of Beyond GM / A Bigger Conversation
GM "fishy" canola to feed farmed salmon is misleadingly claimed as sustainable
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The GM canola, newly approved in Norway to feed farmed salmon, is engineered to be grown with an EU-banned herbicide and contains oils that caused deformities in butterflies. Report: Claire Robinson
French food safety agency ANSES demolishes Commission's assumptions of "equivalence" for GM plants
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ANSES says there is "no scientific basis" for Commission's proposal to remove regulatory safeguards from new GMOs. Report: Claire Robinson
Canada and US governments censor Canadian NGOs in trade dispute over Mexico’s GM corn ban
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Trade dispute panel rescinds invitation to Canadian expert groups to submit official comments
Scientific Society on Ecology (GfOE) and 100 researchers warn against genetic engineering without risk assessment
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According to the Aurelia Foundation, deregulation of new genetic engineering (gene scissors) is not a smart political move, but a serious threat to biodiversity
Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides
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New paper is "critical step forward in filling knowledge gaps of glyphosate carcinogenicity in humans". Report: Claire Robinson
Wheat intolerance might be due to glyphosate
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Glyphosate may be "critical environmental trigger" in wheat sensitivity, bowel diseases, and some mental illnesses, say scientists. Report: Claire Robinson
American Academy of Pediatrics advises avoiding GMO foods where practical due to glyphosate residues
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Pediatricians urge more transparency and more research on GMO foods. Report: Claire Robinson
Researchers disown their own genetically engineered tree
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GM tree currently under US government risk assessment does not work, says American Chestnut Foundation
New genetic engineering: No majority for the EU Commission proposal
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Calls for mandatory risk assessment intensify, Testbiotech reports
EU Agriculture Council challenges the deregulation of new GMOs
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Today's outcome is "a relief for nature protection, our right to transparency, our right to know what we buy and eat, and our freedom of choice"
The American Chestnut Foundation pulls support for failed GM American Chestnut tree
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TACF cites "significant performance limitations"
New GMOs: What citizens, farmers, food operators and nature can expect from EU agriculture ministers
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If the Council agrees on the current version of the proposal, no safety checks or monitoring will be necessary to market the majority of new GMOs
Bayer, BASF lobby pushed to scrap safety rules on new GM crops – even if they increase pesticide use
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The GMO industry wants GM herbicide-tolerant and insecticide-producing crops to be allowed into our fields and onto our plates without safety checks or labelling. The European Commission and some MEPs have jumped to obey industry’s orders in designing a GMO deregulation law that will harm health, biodiversity, and farmers. Report: Claire Robinson and Nina Holland
New GMOs: Scientists oppose EU Commission proposal
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Warning of danger to health and the environment
New GM techniques can create different genetic changes to those from conventional breeding, say scientists
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New GMOs have specific risks for health and the environment that must be assessed, review concludes
New GMOs: 13 organisations alert the French President and Prime Minister to EU deregulation project
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Deregulation "will have major consequences for all citizens" – Greenpeace France
Agricultural and environmental organisations protest against new GMO legislation in Europe
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"People will no longer know whether they are getting GMOs on their plates" – organic farmer
Eight major German and Austrian supermarkets say consumer choice, organic must be protected from new GMOs
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"EU regulations must guarantee full traceability and labelling of NGTs throughout the supply chain"
After years of hype, researchers temper expectations for GM American chestnut tree – reveal unexpected problems
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Coalition of groups call on US Department of Agriculture to reject deregulation