Comment (8 Jan 2015)
Commenting on the news that Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss had publicly planned GM in a speech at the Oxford Farming Conference, GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill said: It’s sad but hardly surprising to hear the same old rhetoric from Defra. …
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Comment (10 Nov 2014)
Commenting on the news that Marks & Spencer is stocking six products containing GM ingredients, GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill said: We have already seen American sweet treats containing GM ingredients sneaking into Tesco and other retailers, but however trendy …
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Comment (30 Oct 2014)
Commenting on an open letter from plant scientists backing GM, GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill said: Those working with GM regularly complain that crop approvals are ‘blocked by politics’ but social factors, justice and ethics are perfectly valid considerations in …
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Immediate release (12 Jun 2014)
Campaign group GM Freeze expressed disappointment today as the European Union Environment Council voted “Yes” on a controversial proposal that could see GM crops planted in UK fields as early as next year. The UK Government strongly favours GM technology, …
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Immediate release (5 Jun 2014)
Campaign group GM Freeze launched a briefing today that highlights the risk of cross-border contamination between GM and non-GM food crops. Contamination Matters – Why GM can’t be managed at a national level is published in advance of a critical …
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Comment (28 May 2014)
Commenting on the confirmation that the Council will vote on so-called national GM opt-outs on 12 June GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill said: This proposal is all about getting more GM crops into the ground more quickly, and if it …
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Comment (16 Apr 2014)
Commenting on the announcement that Defra has granted consent for Rothamsted Research to plant an open-air trial of GM Camelina sativa, modified to produce omega 3 fatty acids, GM Freeze Director Liz O’Neill said: GM Freeze opposed this trial and …
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Immediate release (10 Apr 2014)
GM Freeze today urged MEPs to let consumers know what they are feeding their families by voting next week to ensure that GM pollen appears on the label when it’s in our honey. A European Parliament vote scheduled for Wednesday, …
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Immediate release (26 Mar 2014)
GM Freeze is leading a coalition of organisations in outlining the scientific and other reasons why the UK Government should say “No” to growing genetically modified (GM) Camelina in Hertfordshire as early as next month. [1] Rothamsted Research, a publicly-funded …
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Immediate release (10 Mar 2014)
Environment groups today wrote to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister to condemn Environment Secretary Owen Paterson’s support for growing GM crops in Britain. [1] Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, GeneWatch UK, GM Freeze and the Soil Association expressed …
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