Regulating new GMOs responsibly: A briefing from GM Freeze
1 Oct 2024
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.
1 Oct 2024
24 Jan 2023
A joint briefing from GM Freeze, The Consortium for Labelling for the Environment, Animal welfare, and Regenerative farming (C.L.E.A.R); Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland); The Landworkers’ Alliance; Organic Farmers & Growers; The Organic Research Centre and The Soil Association.
10 Dec 2022
A joint briefing from GM Freeze, the Soil Association and Friends of the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland. The briefing identifies a few priority amendments that all three organisations support as well as summarising key concerns with the bill as a whole.
17 Nov 2022
A detailed briefing on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding Bill), written to stimulate and support debate during the Second Reading of the bill in the House of Lords (scheduled to take place on 21 November 2022).
24 Oct 2022
A detailed briefing on the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill, written to support debate and voting during the House of Commons Report Stage and Third Reading. Includes a list of amendments that GM Freeze supports and encourages MPs to vote in favour of.
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: