
GMWatch publishes its latest comments to UK FSA on the GMO deregulation bill and draft proposals for application and authorisation

By Max Goldberg, founder, Organic Insider

Agency warns that complete segregation and traceability are needed for all potentially allergenic GM crops. Report: Claire Robinson

Survey shows people aren't fooled by the promises of the deregulation lobby

Government officials are informed and lobbied by biotech lobby organisations and small group of biotech researchers from Wageningen University. Report by Corporate Europe Observatory

Mark Lynas yet again fabricates his past and smears friends and former associates. By Jonathan Matthews

Younger people in villages sprayed with pesticides are 2.5 times more likely to die from cancer
Move follows global campaign calling on them to uphold their ban on genetically engineered trees

Scientists spell out the dangers of unexpected toxins and allergens in gene-edited plants

CTNBio considers a gene-edited GMO variety to be non-GMO, making research processes "less bureaucratic"

In a replay of shameful events of 1997, disabled people are being exploited in hype around human genetic modification. By Claire Robinson

Africa’s most celebrated environmentalist was opposed to everything the Alliance stands for. By Jonathan Matthews
Resolution says adherence to the precautionary principle, along with risk assessment, traceability, and labelling, remains essential for new GM
Aside from Austria, six other ministers questioned the Commission’s approach

International conference confirms detection of new GMOs is feasible for known/authorised products

Farmers can maintain yields and protect health
Demeter and Bioland say strong regulation for new GMOs, including traceability and labelling, must be guaranteed

Food Standards Agency must require labels to ensure safety and transparency
Study "does not comply with some of the Commission’s own standards" – and its claim that some new GM products could improve sustainability is "hypothetical"

PR professionals at RePlanet Africa and the Alliance for Science claim to speak for Africa. By Jonathan Matthews
By Pete Shanks. First published in Biopolitical Times, 5 March 2023

Research shows links between summit venue, chair and eugenics

Proposed alternative system could intensify corporate control of seeds. By Claire Robinson

Nature, farmers and consumers thrown under the bus

French farmer not the only one to face retaliation for challenging the pesticide industry. Report: Jonathan Matthews