Consultation responses
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.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): Consultation on future directions in research relating to food security
31 Jul 2009
Royal Society: Study of biological approaches to the enhancement of food crop production
31 Oct 2008
Defra: Consultation on ensuring the UK’s food security in a changing world
30 Sep 2008
Environmental Liability Directive: Consultation on draft regulations and guidance implementing Directive 2004/35 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying environmental damage from GMOs
22 May 2008
Submission to Defra and related submission to Welsh Assembly Government
FSA: Consultation on draft Chinese rice products (restriction on first placing on the market)
31 Mar 2008
Submission to FSA and related submissions to Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish devolved governments.
Forms submitted to the consultations also below.
Defra: Application 07/R31/01 from University for Part B Consent to release GM potatoes near Tadcaster, North Yorkshire
20 Feb 2008
Cabinet Office Strategy Unit Food Project: Comments on discussion paper food – an analysis of the issues
4 Feb 2008
FSA: Review of FSA handling of GM contamination of US rice
19 Nov 2007
Cabinet Office: Consultation on effective consultation – asking the right questions, asking the right people, listening to the answers
30 Sep 2007
FSA: Consultation on the guidance note for sampling food and feed to determine the presence of GM material
30 Sep 2007