Detailed, referenced, written responses to a wide range of formal consultations concerning issues relating to GM in food and farming. This includes objections to UK GM field trials, submissions to parliamentary inquiries and more. Multi-agency responses are submitted on behalf of GM Freeze and other organisations.
6 Mar 2025
GM Freeze’s submission to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee regarding the draft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025.
GM Freeze placed on record serious concerns about the draft Regulations, which were laid before Parliament on the 25th February. We urged the SLSC to draw deficiencies in the legislation to the special attention of the House of Lords.
12 Apr 2023
GM Freeze and twenty other organisations urge Defra to refuse Rothamsted Research’s application for consent to plant extensive open air field trials of GM camelina.
11 Jan 2023
GM Freeze and twenty four other organisations asked Defra to refuse permission for Wild Bioscience Ltd to plant genetically modified wheat in new open field trials on Rothamsted Research’s farm.
6 Dec 2022
GM Freeze response to the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland consultation on plans to recommend that Ministers approve eight different GMOs for use in the UK food chain. We also comment briefly on the change of authorisation holder for a large number of other GMOs.
6 Jul 2022
Written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee considering Westminster’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill. Key points covered are:
The report submitted as Appendix 2 of our evidence is available on the Testbiotech website
29 Apr 2022
GM Freeze and twenty seven other organisations asked Defra to refuse permission for the Sainsbury Laboratory to plant genetically modified potatoes in yet more open field trials.
17 Feb 2022
GM Freeze and nineteen other organisations asked Defra to refuse consent for the Cambridge University Crop Science Centre to release genetically modified barley in an open field trial.
27 Jan 2022
GM Freeze and twenty six other organisations asked Defra not to allow the John Innes Centre to plant another open field trial of genetically modified wheat.
24 Jan 2022
GM Freeze responds to the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland’s plan to recommend that Ministers approve nine different GMOs for use in the UK food chain.
6 Dec 2021
GM Freeze responds to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs call for evidence on labelling for animal welfare. Our evidence focuses on the need to consider genetic modification of animals as a welfare concern.
New law will impose untested - and unlabelled - GMOs on the entire UK food chain.
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