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UK government promises industry it will never find out if a “new GMO” harms health or environment
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New legislation bans any safety tests on a “precision bred” GMO that wouldn’t be done on a conventional plant or animal. By Claire Robinson
Gene drive: Communication, hype, and the publics
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Commentary by Third World Network on new scientific article
The new “Spirit of Asilomar”: Move fast, don’t ask questions
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By Naomi Kosmehl, Save Our Seeds
Mutant rice and Bill Gates’s lab rats: Grand experiments in India’s fields
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By Colin Todhunter
Non-GM bean breeding success claimed as GM breakthrough
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Guardian article mangles language and facts, pulling the wool over the public’s eyes about the real capabilities of GM. By Claire Robinson
GM no-till agriculture is not “regenerative” or climate-friendly – new report
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One-third of the US’s total annual pesticide use attributed to no- and minimum-till GM corn and soy. Report: Claire Robinson
Gene-edited low acrylamide wheat hits roadblock
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Researchers can’t remove foreign DNA – so it's back to the drawing board
Guatemala: Indigenous peoples denounce GMO threats, defend food sovereignty
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Communities raise the alarm about confirmed cases of transgenic maize
Abolition of GMO labelling requirements for new GM plants and foods would violate international law
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EU deregulation proposal fails to comply with Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, says law professor. Report: Claire Robinson
Engineering nature? Genetic technologies in conservation
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Free webinar, 29 April 2025, 3pm – 4.30pm BST
Big Agribiz co-opts organic principles to promote its “biologicals”
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US Health Secretary and organic enthusiast Robert F. Kennedy Jr is exploited to promote “biologicals”, some of which are GMOs. Report: Claire Robinson
New book by Colin TodhunterDEFRA caught hiding poll data to justify absence of labelling for new GMOs
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Member of legislation scrutiny committee exposes UK farm ministry’s manipulation of data to give impression that the public supports gene-edited food. Report: Claire Robinson
UK: The public consultation on labelling of GM seeds that's designed to exclude the public
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GM Freeze lodges complaint over DEFRA seed consultation
EU: Do not deregulate "new GM" techniques (NGT) for wild plants!
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Ecologists warn that deregulation would apply to all plant species – an estimated 300,000 species on Earth
UK government consultation on GM "precision bred" seeds and plants – closing soon
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Vital opportunity to ensure genetically modified seeds and plant materials are listed in the national seeds listing and labelled on seed packets – consultation closes 14 April 2025
Irregular goings-on in GMO deregulation vote
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Belgium voted against its own government's position and Greece ignored its own scientific advisors
New GMOs: Freedom of choice for consumers, farmers must come before agrochemical lobby interests
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MEP Christophe Clergeau slams Council of the EU and EU Commission for imposing new GMOs
New genetic engineering in livestock: A critical review
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All "new GM" animals must be examined for intended and unintended effects to protect animals, health and nature – Testbiotech
EFSA proposal to weaken risk assessment for "new GM" animals threatens animal welfare
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GeneWatch UK says EFSA proposal fails to consider uncertainties and the precautionary principle
Significant insect resistance detected in GM maize with two Bt proteins in South Africa
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Comment by Third World Network
EU deregulation plan is unacceptable – German food industry group
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Consumers and food industry want labelling, says the German Association Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG)
Economy beats science: Is the EU ready to deregulate NGT plants?
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Testbiotech and Biodynamic Federation respond to the EU vote for GMO deregulation
EU countries bring deregulation of new GMOs one step closer – but fight not over yet
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Corporate Europe Observatory and Greenpeace respond to today's vote
Big Ag prevails as EU ministers surrender to pressure
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"By allowing untested and unlabelled GM plants to be released into the environment and onto our plates, they are putting both people and nature at risk" – Save Our Seeds