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Scientists slam New Zealand’s GMO deregulation push
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Proposals to exempt gene-edited organisms would be the most “extreme” in the world. Report: Claire Robinson
Convergence of generative AI and genetic engineering raises new concerns
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AI technologies now enable developers to even create "new-to-nature" proteins and organisms, which could pose previously unknown risks
There is no “magic threshold” for new GMO safety
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Number of mutations cannot determine safety of new GM plants
“Mirror life” microbes pose “unprecedented risk” to life on Earth
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Scientists call for halt on work to develop mirror bacteria that would evade immune response
New legal opinion: New GMOs deregulation proposal shifts safety testing, liability to EU food industry
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“Unbelievable but true: If a GMO in food causes harm, the food sector would be held liable” – Wolfgang Ahammer, Oils For Life
Poland's proposal opposing patents on new GMOs doesn't address problems with EU deregulation plan
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"A handful of biotech and pesticide corporations will reap the benefits and profits, while farmers, consumers and nature face significant risks and losses" – Friends of the Earth Europe
What can be achieved at EU level against patents on seeds?
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The Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag presents an expert opinion
Civil society groups and experts condemn USMCA dispute ruling on Mexico’s corn restrictions
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Decision ignored substantial scientific evidence on health and environmental risks, sidestepped threats to Indigenous rights
EFSA’s opinions on GMO-derived fake meat product are full of data gaps and errors
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Worrying findings in animal feeding trials, flawed safety tests, and incomplete analyses mean public health may be at risk from LegH Prep consumption
GM salmon company AquaBounty shuts down operations
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Company announced that it does not have sufficient liquidity to maintain its “only remaining operating farm”
Glyphosate approval challenged in European Court of Justice
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EU Commission and scientific agencies systematically excluded critical scientific studies reporting adverse effects caused by glyphosate – PAN Europe
Victory! Federal court strikes down lax GMO rules, halts genetically engineered crop introductions without USDA oversight
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Court ruling holds 2020 regulations exempting most genetically engineered crops from oversight contradicted the agency's own prior conclusions and are unsupported by science
Canada’s pesticide and food safety regulators’ deep links with industry lobby
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The lobbying practices of the pesticide and GMO industry in Canada revealed. By Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews
Governments prop up failing GM salmon company AquaBounty with taxpayer funds
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$231,095 handout comes after AquaBounty shuts down its facilities in Prince Edward Island, Canada and Indiana, US
Scientific Society on Ecology (GfOE) and 100 researchers warn against genetic engineering without risk assessment
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According to the Aurelia Foundation, deregulation of new genetic engineering (gene scissors) is not a smart political move, but a serious threat to biodiversity
Marker of DNA damage seen in men applying Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides
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New paper is "critical step forward in filling knowledge gaps of glyphosate carcinogenicity in humans". Report: Claire Robinson
Wheat intolerance might be due to glyphosate
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Glyphosate may be "critical environmental trigger" in wheat sensitivity, bowel diseases, and some mental illnesses, say scientists. Report: Claire Robinson
American Academy of Pediatrics advises avoiding GMO foods where practical due to glyphosate residues
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Pediatricians urge more transparency and more research on GMO foods. Report: Claire Robinson
Researchers disown their own genetically engineered tree
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GM tree currently under US government risk assessment does not work, says American Chestnut Foundation
New genetic engineering: No majority for the EU Commission proposal
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Calls for mandatory risk assessment intensify, Testbiotech reports
EU Agriculture Council challenges the deregulation of new GMOs
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Today's outcome is "a relief for nature protection, our right to transparency, our right to know what we buy and eat, and our freedom of choice"
The American Chestnut Foundation pulls support for failed GM American Chestnut tree
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TACF cites "significant performance limitations"
New GMOs: What citizens, farmers, food operators and nature can expect from EU agriculture ministers
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If the Council agrees on the current version of the proposal, no safety checks or monitoring will be necessary to market the majority of new GMOs
Bayer, BASF lobby pushed to scrap safety rules on new GM crops – even if they increase pesticide use
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The GMO industry wants GM herbicide-tolerant and insecticide-producing crops to be allowed into our fields and onto our plates without safety checks or labelling. The European Commission and some MEPs have jumped to obey industry’s orders in designing a GMO deregulation law that will harm health, biodiversity, and farmers. Report: Claire Robinson and Nina Holland
New GMOs: Scientists oppose EU Commission proposal
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Warning of danger to health and the environment