New petition launched to protect GM food labels
Immediate release (2 Oct 2018)
A new petition, aiming to protect consumers’ right to make an informed choice about their food choices, was launched online this …
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Press releases
Campaign groups demand action as Rothamsted Research GM field trial is ruled unlawful GM Freeze and GeneWatch UK write to Michael Gove following key ECJ ruling
Immediate release (25 Jul 2018)
GM Freeze and GeneWatch UK have today written to Environment Secretary Michael Gove, to demand the immediate halt of an unlawful …
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ECJ rules in favour of tough regulation for new GM techniques
Comment (25 Jul 2018)
UK umbrella campaign GM Freeze today welcomed a European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision to ensure proper regulation of controversial new …
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DEFRA issues a free pass on new GM technique Crop created using CRISPR genome editing techniques to be planted without a full risk assessment
Comment (22 May 2018)
DEFRA has given Rothamsted Research consent to plant a new open air field trial of GM camelina plants, including two lines produced …
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Proposed GM trial presents new risk to people and wildlife Plants produce wax esters which can cause oily anal discharge if eaten
Immediate release (28 Mar 2018)
Twenty-six organisations including farmers, scientists, retailers and environmentalists today lodged a formal objection to the latest proposed open-air GM field trial …
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Brexit and GM Twin campaigns launched to safeguard our food and our farms
Immediate release (8 Mar 2018)
GM Freeze, the UK’s umbrella campaign on genetic modification (GM) in food and farming, today launched twin campaigns aiming to protect …
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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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