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Farmers' organisation ECVC welcomes Council of EU decision to block the deregulation of GMO-NGTs
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ECVC condemns the European Parliament’s hasty approval of an incoherent and unenforceable proposal
New genetic engineering: EU states put the brakes on fast-track reform
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Report by Informationdienst Gentechnik
New GMOs: The European Parliament refuses to assess their health and environmental risks
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Jeopardises agricultural alternatives to the dominant system
New men at GMO advisory body ACRE appear as conflicted as those they replaced
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Appointments continue tradition of actual or potential conflicts of interest with the GMO industry. Report: Claire Robinson
Deregulation of new genetic engineering: The debate has only just begun
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A step back on biosafety, a step forward on traceability and labelling
New GMOs: Tight EU Parliament vote removes safety checks and liability
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But new GMOs will still be subject to labelling and traceability, thanks to a strong campaign supported by hundreds of thousands of citizens
New publication highlights the risks of NGT oilseed rape
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Crucial questions on future regulation of NGT plants still unresolved
Game-changer for regulation of genome editing and new tech
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South Africa's Ag Minister overrules Industry and Appeal Board
Japan: CRISPR tomatoes now on the shelves
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Fruits supposedly improve quality of sleep. Report: Testbiotech
Why regulate new GMOs?
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The "could happen in nature" argument is a meaningless distraction and says nothing about the safety of gene technologies, explains Prof Jack Heinemann
“Laureates’ letter” misled signatories about GMO regulation in Europe, has industry’s fingerprints all over it
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WePlanet – the ecomodernist group behind the letter – is accused of smelling of astroturf. By Jonathan Matthews and Claire Robinson
More reactions to ENVI Committee vote in favour of new GMO deregulation
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"Betrayal of the Green Deal to please the likes of Bayer and BASF"
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