Why Gene Editing is GM with Better PR
21 Jun 2022
A simple briefing from GM Freeze, explaining in a way that we hope everyone will understand, why we say that gene editing is GM with better PR
Detailed, referenced briefings and other detailed documents on a range of GM-related topics. Most have been created by GM Freeze but we also include some from our members or partners where they are the experts on this topic.
21 Jun 2022
A simple briefing from GM Freeze, explaining in a way that we hope everyone will understand, why we say that gene editing is GM with better PR
25 Feb 2021
A GM Freeze and Beyond GM briefing on issues raised by the government’s Consultation of the Regulation of Genetic Technologies.
1 Jul 2020
The Agriculture Bill will be going to Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 7 July 2020. An amendment has been tabled that would give the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the power to change the definition of a GMO and re-classify many forms of genome editing as non-GM.
GM Freeze, Beyond GM and GMWatch have produced this joint briefing to explain our opposition to the amendment. In it we explain how the amendment would remove vital safeguards on the use of genome editing in our food and on our farms; why this matters; and why it is out of step with both public opinion and the needs of the food and farming industry.
1 Jul 2020
The Agriculture Bill will be going to Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 7 July 2020. An amendment has been tabled with the intention of removing organisms produced by genome editing from the scope of GMO oversight and regulation. GM Freeze, Beyond GM and GMWatch have produced this joint briefing to explain why we oppose this amendment on the grounds that it is undemocratic
27 Nov 2019
We are asking prospective MPs to make a number of commitments to help create a responsible, fair and sustainable food system. In summary, we want:
12 Dec 2018
An updated GM Freeze briefing on what plans for the UK’s departure from the European Union mean for GM in food and farming.
23 Oct 2018
GM Freeze joined organic agriculture organisation IFOAM EU and many others to urge European Commissioners Vella and Andriukaitis to:
10 Nov 2017
A GM Freeze briefing on how the UK’s departure from the European Union could bring genetically modified crops to our fields and our food; why it matters and what can be done about it.
19 May 2017
We are asking General Election candidates to protect the integrity of our food, our farms and our crops when the UK leaves the European Union by committing to:
19 Feb 2017
A position statement from European Civil Society organisations, including GM Freeze, on why EU GMO law must be fully applied to the so-called ‘New Plant Breeding Techniques’.