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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

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)

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If you are a journalist with a media enquiry, please contact Liz O’Neill on 07811 211 404 or liz[at]gmfreeze.org

Discussion about Welsh regulation of genome edited crops

Call for Wales gene-edited crops to fight ‘food crisis’

GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses gene editing and the UK Genetic Technology Bill

Experimental cultivation of vitamin D tomato in England

Is the UK moving too fast in introducing gen editing tech?

UK Gene-Editing Bill Raises Animal Welfare Concerns

GM tech process focus on malaria

UK Government proposes crop gene-editing in bid to increase food security

Unlabeled gene-edited food to be sold in the UK

Plans to relax rules for Gene-Edited foods in England

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

Fresh produce industry urges government caution following gene editing announcement

Gene-edited foods to be sold unlabelled in supermarkets

Discussion of GM tomatoes

The British government will vote on genetically modified crops on Wednesday

“A clear and urgent public health need”: Professor Cathie Martin on her team’s vitamin D-rich gene edited tomatoes

Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says

Government green-lights the development of ‘gene edited’ crops and livestock in the UK – and says they will be sold UNLABELLED in supermarket

Government sends gene-edited food bill to Parliament

Gene editing could increase food security, UK adviser says

Plant scientists welcome UK bill to deregulate crop engineering

GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill comments on GM tomato trials

GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses suggestions that GM deregulation can solve food chain problems caused by war in Ukraine (no link available)

GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses GM tomatoes and deregulation plans (no link available)

Gene-edited tomatoes could soon be sold in England

Gene-edited crop production in Britain will be sped up to tackle Ukraine food crisis

The sci-fi technology tackling malarial mosquitoes

Impossible Foods’ chicken nuggets: a good imitation of a bad fast food

Unregulated Genetically Modified food coming to UK stores?

Queen’s Speech: Gene editing of animals and plants to get green light

GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill discusses UK government plans for GM deregulation

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