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Unintended effects found in GM soybean include increased levels of allergens

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Published: 18 May 2023

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Third World Network summarises the findings of a new study

Corteva says it will label new GM seeds

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Published: 12 May 2023

 Label GMOs right to know protest

Voluntary disclosure can't replace mandatory GMO labelling

GMO-free requires dialogue and cooperation along the entire value chain

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Published: 12 May 2023

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Report from the International Non-GMO Summit in Frankfurt

Certified sustainable Europe-grown non-GMO soybean meal has 80% less carbon emissions than European average

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Published: 11 May 2023

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New study by Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Austria is announced

Canada: Federal government allows GMO companies free rein in the food system

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Published: 04 May 2023

Removes safety checks on corporate science and denies transparency to farmers and food companies

Canadian govt, Research Council join agrochemical industry lobby in controversial GMO regulation reform

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Published: 03 May 2023

Organic producers are alarmed that the federal government is withdrawing the obligation to declare new GMOs in favour of the “voluntary transparency” demanded by the industry. Report by Thomas Gerbet, Radio Canada, May 3, 2023

UK GMO deregulation: Lack of consumer-focused traceability and labelling puts public health at risk

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Published: 03 May 2023

Genetically modified vegetables biohazard

GMWatch publishes its latest comments to UK FSA on the GMO deregulation bill and draft proposals for application and authorisation

The playbook for GMO 2.0 is going exactly to plan, brands step in to combat it

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Published: 25 April 2023

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By Max Goldberg, founder, Organic Insider

US Food and Drug Administration warns GMO developers over food allergy risks

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Published: 22 April 2023

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Agency warns that complete segregation and traceability are needed for all potentially allergenic GM crops. Report: Claire Robinson

Dutch citizens want stringent regulation and labelling of new GMOs

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Published: 20 April 2023

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Survey shows people aren't fooled by the promises of the deregulation lobby

Dutch biotech researchers with conflicting roles lobby for deregulation of new GMOs

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Published: 20 April 2023

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Government officials are informed and lobbied by biotech lobby organisations and small group of biotech researchers from Wageningen University. Report by Corporate Europe Observatory

Is the Alliance for Science’s lead researcher on misinformation a pathological liar?

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Published: 18 April 2023

Mr Misinformation - Mark Lynas

Mark Lynas yet again fabricates his past and smears friends and former associates. By Jonathan Matthews

Argentina: GMO agricultural model “damages health, generates illness and death”

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Published: 06 April 2023

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Younger people in villages sprayed with pesticides are 2.5 times more likely to die from cancer

Forest Stewardship Council backs away from genetic engineering

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Published: 05 April 2023

Move follows global campaign calling on them to uphold their ban on genetically engineered trees

Gene-edited crops: The threat to health

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Published: 04 April 2023

Dr Michael Antoniou and Tom Heap on BBC Countryfile

Scientists spell out the dangers of unexpected toxins and allergens in gene-edited plants

Non-safety-tested gene-edited soybean approved by Brazil's GMO regulator

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Published: 01 April 2023

Non-safety-tested GMO soy

CTNBio considers a gene-edited GMO variety to be non-GMO, making research processes "less bureaucratic"

Human genome editing summit haunted by spectre of eugenics

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Published: 27 March 2023

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In a replay of shameful events of 1997, disabled people are being exploited in hype around human genetic modification. By Claire Robinson

Outrage as the Alliance for Science tries to co-opt the legacy of Wangari Maathai

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Published: 22 March 2023

Alliance for Science co-opt Wangari Maathai legacy

Africa’s most celebrated environmentalist was opposed to everything the Alliance stands for. By Jonathan Matthews

German youth associations demand protection of GMO-free food production

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Published: 22 March 2023

Resolution says adherence to the precautionary principle, along with risk assessment, traceability, and labelling, remains essential for new GM

Environment ministers challenge Commission's upcoming proposal to deregulate new GMOs

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Published: 16 March 2023

Aside from Austria, six other ministers questioned the Commission’s approach

Austrian and German ministers want stringent regulation of new GMOs

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Published: 16 March 2023

Experiment on plant tissue culture in lab

International conference confirms detection of new GMOs is feasible for known/authorised products

New report showcases effective alternatives to glyphosate

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Published: 16 March 2023

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Farmers can maintain yields and protect health

Organic farming organisations: No free pass for genetic engineering industry!

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Published: 14 March 2023

Demeter and Bioland say strong regulation for new GMOs, including traceability and labelling, must be guaranteed

UK consumers want safety testing, risk assessment, and labelling of "precision bred" GMOs

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Published: 13 March 2023

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Food Standards Agency must require labels to ensure safety and transparency

German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation slams EU Commission study on new GM

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Published: 10 March 2023

Study "does not comply with some of the Commission’s own standards" – and its claim that some new GM products could improve sustainability is "hypothetical"

  1. “Africa’s first pro-GMO peoples’ march” is classic astroturf
  2. The UK campaign to legalise germline gene editing
  3. Stop Designer Babies protests irresponsible summit plans to legalise human genetic modification
  4. Plant breeders' associations and seed companies claim to oppose patents on new GMOs – but there's a catch
  5. How Big Agribusiness ghostwrote the EU Commission's proposal on new GMOs
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