GFÖ– the largest scientific ecological society in Europe – has organised a petition related to the newly planned legislation ...

GM Freeze says that the public consultation has not been designed for the public, but rather, to assess a narrow range of business impacts that might be faced by seed developers and suppliers. The ...

Vital opportunity to ensure genetically modified seeds and plant materials are listed in the national seeds listing and labelled on seed packets – consultation closes 14 April 2025 ...

All "new GM" animals must be examined for intended and unintended effects to protect animals, health and nature – Testbiotech Testbiotech has published a report on the application of new genetic ...

Responding to today's EU vote in favour of GMO deregulation, the German Association Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG) said in a statement: "This is unlikely to be the hoped-for breakthrough, as ...

GeneWatch UK has submitted a response to the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA's) consultation on its "Draft scientific opinion on new developments in biotechnology applied to animals: an ...

The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, is one of the most important pests of maize in Africa. Cry1Ab maize was planted commercially in South Africa for 6 years since 1998-1999 before field ...

In the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) on 14 March, the Polish EU Presidency managed to secure a narrow majority for its "compromise text" supporting new GMO deregulation. The text ...

"EU governments have voted on the side of a handful of big corporations’ profits, instead of protecting farmers and consumers’ right to transparency and safety" – Friends of the Earth Europe Today, EU ...

Reaction of Corporate Europe Observatory to today's vote for GMO deregulation Today EU countries have given a mandate to start negotiations on the deregulation of new GM crops (also called NGTs).

Commenting on the EU vote to deregulate new GMOs, ENGA, the association of the European non-GMO food and feed sector, said, "The result of today’s vote at the COREPER meeting on New Genomic Techniques ...

According to Christophe Clergeau, vice-president of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and the shadow rapporteur on the new GMO deregulation file, "The Council and the Commission are set to work ...