European Commission warned not to weaken regulation of ‘powerful’ gene editing techniques
A large coalition of 162 civil society, farmers and business organisations this week called on the European Commission to ensureContinue Reading
Tag: Genome editing
Gene editing consultation is ‘whitewash for a decision already made’
The UK Government’s current consultation on genome editing (GE) is “whitewash for a decision already made”, the founder of RiverfordContinue Reading
#NOTINMYSUPERMARKET: Campaigners tell supermarkets it’s time to ‘show leadership’ on GMOs
Leaders from food, farming, student activism, religion, business, democratic reform and academia have written to British supermarkets asking them toContinue Reading
Fighting ‘inevitable’ gene editing approval could harm organics, industry pioneer warns
Fighting the government over its gene editing ambitions could harm prospects for Britain’s organic sector, a prominent industry pioneer andContinue Reading
Some gene editing claims are ‘gravity defying nonsense’, Holden warns
Some of the claims being made for genome editing in an agricultural setting are “gravity defying nonsense”, a leading figureContinue Reading
UK using Brexit to speed up GM deregulation agenda, campaigners warn
Campaigners warned this week that the UK government is using Brexit to speed up deregulation of GM technologies. The warningContinue Reading