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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Press releases
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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Impact of changing genome goes way beyond intended effects
Comment (19 Dec 2016)
Commenting on a new study showing unexpected differences between GM and non-GM maize, GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill said: This study …
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Poll shows support for figment of Bayer’s imagination
Comment (5 Nov 2016)
Commenting on a poll commisioned by Bayer, which showed 54% of UK adults agreeing with GM crops “in principle, provided there …
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New Rothamsted wheat trial misses the point
Comment (4 Nov 2016)
Commenting on news that Rothamsted Research has applied for permission to carry out a field trial of GM wheat plants [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/genetically-modified-organisms-rothamsted-research-16r0802], …
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Waitrose announces pork products will be non GM-fed GM Freeze comment on Waitrose press release entitled "Waitrose to responsibly source European soya in UK retailer first”
Comment (1 Nov 2016)
Waitrose’s announcement that its pork products will now be fed non-GM European soya comes just ten days after umbrella group GM …
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Consumers in the dark as UK supermarkets keep quiet about GM in the food chain 9 out of 10 UK supermarkets fail to score in assessment of policy, products and information about the use of GM animal feed.
Immediate release (22 Oct 2016)
A damning new assessment of the UK’s top ten supermarkets demonstrated today just how far GM crops have crept unnoticed into …
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