From both a scientific and legal standpoint, the EU is now attempting to distinguish these new plants from older genetically ...

Belgium has granted permission for emergency use of an RNAi pesticide even though it's not approved at EU level ...

Writing in Le Monde, a group of scientists have expressed deep concern over the EU proposal to deregulate new GMOs, which ...

Virtually no market uptake and unproven sustainability benefits contrast with rapid regulatory change. Report: ENGA ...

Deregulation proposal favours political and economic objectives at the expense of the precautionary principle and the public ...

GMWatch publishes scientific analysis of the weakened regulations and accompanying guidance documents GMWatch has published a scientific critique of the UK Government’s Genetic Technology (Precision ...

Landmark study on glyphosate, 2,4-D and dicamba shows so-called safe exposure levels are not safe when ingested as a mixture. Report: Claire Robinson In response to the spread of glyphosate ...

Patrick Holden, CEO, Sustainable Food Trust, explains why the time for action is now The new UK regulatory framework on genetically modified (GM) plants threatens both the right of farmers to choose ...

Groups slam lack of scientific rigour and meaningful public participation The Chilean Pesticide Action Network (RAP-Chile), together with various environmental, farmers’, beekeepers’ and consumer ...

On 18 May the European Parliament is expected to vote on a new law that would exempt food plants obtained from new genetic engineering techniques (NGTs) from existing GMO rules. The deregulation of ...

The arrival of GM soy marked a turning point in Argentina’s agricultural model and served as a beachhead for GM crops in South America, writes Argentine journalist Dario Aranda in an article for ...