Press releases

News releases and comments from GM Freeze are listed below.

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Why are NGOs sceptical of genome editing? New peer reviewed report finds that NGO opposition to agricultural biotechnology cannot be dismissed as being emotional or dogmatic

Immediate release (6 Nov 2017)

‘Genome editing is not the answer to world poverty, because food shortage isn’t the problem’ says a group of non-governmental organisations …
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Evolution gives insect pests the upper hand Study confirms that pest insects are evolving resistance to GM Bt crops

Breaking News (10 Oct 2017)

A new study published today in the journal Nature Biotechnology has confirmed a huge increase in the number of pest insects that …
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Make Brexit mean Better for our food and our farms GM campaign group releases General Election manifesto to protect key safeguards after UK leaves European Union

Immediate release (18 May 2017)

Regulation, labelling and compensation for farmers subjected to GM contamination are all included in a General Election manifesto published today by …
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Defra overrides public concern to write regulatory blank cheque for untested GM

Immediate release (8 May 2017)

Despite 119 public representations raising a wide range of concerns, Farming Minster George Eustice quietly gave consent [1] on 27 April …
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Illegal GM petunias show disregard for regulation

Comment (8 May 2017)

Commenting on the news that unauthorised genetically modified petunias have been found for sale in the UK, Liz O’Neill, Director of …
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Princess Anne: GM already causes more than “occasional downsides”

Comment (22 Mar 2017)

Princess Anne’s comments in support of GM Crops are widely reported in the media today. Taken from a Farming Today interview …
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Regulatory blank cheque for untested GM potatotes? Thirty-three organisations including farmers, scientists, retailers, caterers and environmentalists, have lodged a formal objection to a proposed open air field trial of experimental GM potatoes, describing them as untested, unwanted and unnecessary.

Immediate release (21 Mar 2017)

If granted consent by Defra, the trial will see the experimental potatoes planted in an open field at the Sainsbury Laboratory …
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GM wheat will be planted in Hertfordshire

Comment (1 Feb 2017)

Commenting on the news that Rothamsted Research has received consent to go ahead with an open-air trial of GM wheat, Liz …
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EU nations say NO to GM crops but not quite loudly enough European Commission must protect our right and grow and eat GM Free after key EU vote rejects crops but fails to meet qualified majority voting standard

Immediate release (27 Jan 2017)

A key vote today saw European nations oppose the European Commission’s proposal to authorise the first new GM crops for cultivation …
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