Report calls for end of “costly” genetic modification prohibition
Engineering & Technology, 23 December 2022
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Discussion about Welsh regulation of genome edited crops
BBC Wales Today, 21 July 2022 (from 13 mins 44sec, only available to view again for 24 hours).
Call for Wales gene-edited crops to fight ‘food crisis’
BBC News, Wales Politics, 21 July 2022
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses gene editing and the UK Genetic Technology Bill
Farming Matters, BBC Radio Ulster, 5 July 2022 (from the start of the programme, available until 3 August).
Experimental cultivation of vitamin D tomato in England
Informationsdienst Gentechnik (Genetic engineering information service), 19 June 2022 – in German
Is the UK moving too fast in introducing gen editing tech?
The Grocer, 10 June 2022 (you will need to register to see the whole article)
UK Gene-Editing Bill Raises Animal Welfare Concerns
The Epoch Times, 31 May 2022
GM tech process focus on malaria
MENAFN, 24 May 2022
UK Government proposes crop gene-editing in bid to increase food security
Speciality Food, 27 May 2022
Unlabeled gene-edited food to be sold in the UK
EcoWatch, 27 May 2022
Plans to relax rules for Gene-Edited foods in England
NTD UK News, 25 May 2022
Fury over plans for gene-edited ‘Frankenfoods’ to be sold UNLABELLED in UK: Scotland and Wales vow to reject move as supermarkets refuse to confirm if they will even sell altered crops
Mail online, 25 May 2022
Fresh produce industry urges government caution following gene editing announcement
The Grocer, 26 May 2022
Gene-edited foods to be sold unlabelled in supermarkets
The Times, 25 May 2022
Discussion of GM tomatoes
Farming Today, 24 May 2022 (story begins 8mins 50seconds, available until 22 June 2022).
The British government will vote on genetically modified crops on Wednesday
Retail Crowd, 25 May 2022 [Note: the first reading of the Genetic Technology Bill, which did take place on Wednesday 25 May, does not involve a Parliamentary vote]
“A clear and urgent public health need”: Professor Cathie Martin on her team’s vitamin D-rich gene edited tomatoes
Food Matters Live, 25 May 2022
Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says
Techregister, 25 May 2022
Government green-lights the development of ‘gene edited’ crops and livestock in the UK – and says they will be sold UNLABELLED in supermarket
Dail Mail, 25 May 2022
Government sends gene-edited food bill to Parliament
BBC News website, 25 May 2022
Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says
The Guardian, 25 May 2022
Plant scientists welcome UK bill to deregulate crop engineering
Financial Times, 25 May 2022
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill comments on GM tomato trials
ITV News Anglia (East), 24 May 2022 – only available to view for 24 hours
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses suggestions that GM deregulation can solve food chain problems caused by war in Ukraine (no link available)
We Need to Talk About… with Alex Phillips, GB News, 23 May 2022 (no link available)
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses GM tomatoes and deregulation plans (no link available)
BBC News Channel, 23 May 2022 (not available to watch again)
Gene-edited tomatoes could soon be sold in England
BBC News website, 23 May 2022
Gene-edited crop production in Britain will be sped up to tackle Ukraine food crisis
Daily Mail, 23 May 2022
The sci-fi technology tackling malarial mosquitoes
BBC News website, 23 May 2022
Impossible Foods’ chicken nuggets: a good imitation of a bad fast food
The New Statesman, 19 May 2022
Unregulated Genetically Modified food coming to UK stores?
Half hour interview with GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill on Loveworld UK News (a faith based broadcaster), 18 May 2022
Queen’s Speech: Gene editing of animals and plants to get green light
The Independent, 10 May 2022
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses UK government plans for GM deregulation
RT America, 28 January 2022
Gene editing: Genetic modification with better PR
Green World, 9 November 2021
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses gene edited GMOs and Government plans for deregulation
Breakfast Show, Voice of Islam Radio, 13 October 2021 (from 34mins)
GM Freeze arguments put to GM Developer
Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, 12 October 2021 (from 2mins 50sec, available until 10 November 2021)
Eustice begins dismantling GM safeguards, despite strong public opposition
Article by GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill, for the Sustainable Food Trust, 8 October 2021
Comments on Government plans for GM deregulation
Farmers Weekly Podcast, 1 October 2021 (from approximately 29 minutes)
Eustice goes ahead with unpopular plan to dismantle GM safeguards
Opinion piece by GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill in Reaction, 30 September 2021
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses Government plans for GM deregulation
Times Radio, 30 September 2021 (from 1hr 34minutes, available until 7 October)
Rule changes announced to make developing ‘gene edited’ crops easier
Bromsgrove Advertiser, 29 September 2021
Britain wants to allow the cultivation of plants modified by mutagenesis
Athens 9.84, 29 September 2021
UK Relaxes Regulation on Gene-Edited Crops Despite Public Opposition
The Epoch Times, 29 September
GM crops get green light
Mail Online, 29 September 2021
UK wants to grow ‘genetically edited plants’
BFM Business, 29 September 2021 (translation into English available on some browsers)
After Brexit, UK relaxes rules on gene-edited crops
France 24, 29 September 2021 (translation into English available on some browsers)
Also published on Swiss Info in a number of languages: https://www.swissinfo.ch/por/no-p%C3%B3s-brexit–reino-unido-flexibiliza-normas-para-edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-gen%C3%A9tica-de-cultivos/46988890
Brexit paves the way for gene-edited crops
BBC Science and Environment, 29 September 2021
Ministers pave way for gene-edited crops in England
Farmers Weekly, 29 September, 2021
UK to loosen rules on research into gene-edited crops
Financial Times, 29 September 2021
Genetically modified food a step closer in England as laws relaxed
The Guardian, 29 September 2021
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses GM deregulation plans
BBC News TV channel, 29 September 2021 (approximately 4.45pm). Unfortunately broadcast recordings are not available for this channel.
Rule changes announced to make developing ‘gene edited’ crops easier
The Irish News, 29 September 2021
Do We Fully Understand the Implications of GMOs?
Environmental blogger Monica Piccinni, 16 September 2021
GM Freeze Director discusses Regulatory Horizons Council’s report promoting GM deregulation
Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, 6 September 2021 (from 4min 20sec, available until 5 October 2021)
First gene edited ‘cancer-cutting’ wheat trials get the go ahead in UK
Euroactive, 2 September 2021
NFU warns of trade impact risk from rapid gene editing move
Farmers Weekly, 18 March 2021
Regulation of genetically engineered foods due to change
Ethical Consumer, 9 March 2021
GM Freeze Director on plans to deregulate gene editing
Farming Today This Week, 6 March 2021 (part of package beginning at 6mins, available until 4 April)
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses gene editing of animals
Breakfast Show, Voice of Islam – 1 February 2021 (from 41minutes, related discussion starts from 29minutes)
Gene-editing advocates ignore history at their peril
Research Professional News, 27 January 2021
Citizens called for views on gene editing
Wicked Leeks, 22 January 2021
Gene editing – head to head debate
RT UK (Russia Today), 8 January 2021 – recording shared on youtube
UK Feed and pig industry welcomes UK consultation on gene editing
Feed Navigator, 7 January 2021
England launches plan to ease crop gene editing regulation post-Brexit
Reuters, 7 January 2021
New GM crops aren’t just ‘Frankenstein food’ says minister (no link available)
Daily Mail – print edition, 7 January 2021 (not available online)
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses Defra’s consultation on deregulating gene editing
Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, 7 January 2021 (from 8mins, available until 5 February)
Genome Editing – Sensible fail safes and regulatory safeguards
Organic Farmers & Growers Newsletter, December 2020
Don’t miss the chance to have your say on risky new GMOs
Ethical Consumer, Nov/Dec 2020.
Ethical Consumer is a subscription magazine but our news story can be seen via the preview facility for this issue
GM crops: The Greenpeace activists who risked jail to destroy a field of maize
BBC News online – Norfolk, 20 September 2020
“Super-sires” DNA breakthrough will see elite cows and chickens grow bigger
The Telegraph, 14 September 2020
Liz O’Neill discusses genome editing (extended excerpts)
Farming Today This Week, 1 August 2020 (from 8mins, available until 30 August)
UK gene editing amendment withdrawn, but government commits to consultation
Euroactive, 29 July 2020
GM Freeze Director discusses genome editing
Farming Today, 29 July 2020 (from 4mins, available until 27 August)
UK campaigners oppose plans to deregulate genome editing
Feed Navigator, 28 July 2020
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses GM in our food
Fever FM, 22 July 2020 (from 26mins, available until 19 August.)
Also available at https://www.radioasianfever.com/podcasts (scroll down to GM Freeze logo)
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses plans to de-regulate gene editing
Farming Matters, BBC Radio Ulster, 16 June 2020 (from 19mins, available until 16 July 2020)
Gene editing amendment sparks deregulation fears
Wicked Leeks, 10 June 2020
Plans to deregulate gene editing in the UK
Farmers Weekly podcast, episode 9, 29 May 2020 (from 9mins) NB this piece strongly promotes gene editing.
UK farmers group backs call for allowing access to gene editing technology
Euroactive, 28 May 2020
GM Freeze Director challenges plan to let Ministers decide what counts as GM
Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, 22 May 2020 (6mins 25secs into the programme, available until 20 June)
The “dating site” for Environmental Organisations Takes Manchester
Playing the Underdog, 12 December 2019
UK faced with EU-US biotechnology dilemma post-Brexit
Euroactive, 28 November 2019
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill debates GM
Farming Today, BBC Radio 4, 21 September 2019 (available until 20 October)
GM Freeze Director discusses GM, Brexit and regulation
BBC Breakfast, BBC One, 21 August 2019 (23 mins, 1h 22mins and 2h 56mins into the programme, only available to view until 9.15am on 22 August).
Also featured on BBC News channel at approximately 9.30am on 21 August 2019 but this is not available to watch online.
Brexit and GM Foods – what’s really going to happen?
TruePublica, 13 August 2019 (taken from our Briefing).
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses Boris Johnson’s desire to “liberate” us from GM regulations
BBC Radio 5 Live, Breakfast, 26 July 2019 ( 37mins and 30secs into the programme, available until 24 August)
Innovation and precaution: European principles and new ideas
Sustainable Food Trust, 31 May 2019. Also published by Resilience, 3 June 2019
UK trials on GM oils for feed and food greenlighted
Feed Navigator, 10 May 2019
Defra approves new GM camelina oil field trials
Farmers Weekly, 10 May 2019
Plans for GM potato trial under fire
Fresh Produce Journal, 17 April 2019. Also published by Potato News Today, 16 May 2019
Was the ECJ ruling a missed opportunity for the Biotechnology Sector?
Bio-Based World News, 13 December 2018
Will Africa produce the food or will feeding Africa become a global challenge?
Feed Navigator, 15 October
Brexit: Leaving EU ‘will give freedom to grow more GM crops’
The Times, 10 October 2018 (full article behind paywall)
Debate: will GM food solve the crisis or cause irreversible damage?
Economia, 3 October 2018
Soylent (GM meal replacement drink) goes on sale in the UK
Daily Mail, 1 October 2018
GM Freeze Director comments on the risk of a no-deal Brexit for GM in food and farming
Today, BBC Radio 4, 23 August 2018 (2 hours 46 minutes into the programme, available until 21 September)
Could GM salmon be more nutritious? Scientists are controversially feeding the oily fish genetically modified crops
Daily Mail, 02 August 2018
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses GM fed salmon with Professor Johnathan Napier
Newshour, BBC World Service, 01 August 2018 (45mins into the programme, available until 30 August)
Trial to test if GM fed salmon are more nutritious
BBC Science and Environment, 1 August 2018
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses the European Court of Justice ruling and wider concerns about all GM in food and farming
Today, BBC Radio 4, 01 August 2018 (2hrs 55mins into the programme, available until 30 August)
GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses GM with Professor Jonathan Jones
Good Morning Wales, BBC Radio Wales, 01 August 2018 (1hr 5mins into the programme, available until 30 August)
