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2023-07-05 |

Spectacular submission to the biotech industry and other statements on EU Commission proposal

Austrian government says proposal is "unacceptable"

1. EU Commission proposal to deregulate new GMOs in spectacular submission to the biotech industry – Corporate Europe Observatory

2. Deregulation of new genomic techniques – GMO-free agriculture and food production is at stake – ENGA

3. GLOBAL 2000 on the new genetic engineering bill: Fatal for environment and consumers – Global 2000

4. NGT proposal a step backward for biosafety, freedom of choice and consumers’ information – IFOAM

5. Statement of German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke

6. Austrian government statement: EU proposal on “new genetic engineering” unacceptable

7. Genetic engineering-free plant breeding and seed production soon no longer possible? – IG Saatgut

8. Seed law reform and new genetic engineering: double attack on our seeds! – ARCHE NOAH

2023-07-05 |

European Commission proposal on new GMOs is incompatible with the precautionary principle

Corporate interests trump freedom of choice and biosafety

1. Corporate interests trump freedom of choice and biosafety – Biodynamic Federation Demeter International

2. The European Commission proposal on new GMOs is incompatible with the precautionary principle – GMO-Free Italy Coalition

2023-07-05 |

EU Commission wants to exempt many New GE plants from risk assessment

Proposed deregulation goes against science – Testbiotech analysis

The EU Commission today published a proposal for the deregulation of plants derived from of New GE (new genetic engineering or new genomic techniques, NGTs). For this purpose, the Commission has attempted to establish a new "Category 1" of plants derived from New GE processes which would be exempt from current GMO regulation. New GE plants in this new category would be seen as safe as those derived from conventional breeding. The plants would not be subjected to mandatory risk assessment, they would only require notification. In addition, there would be no labelling requirements for food derived from these plants or a request for methods of detection.

2023-07-05 |

New GMOs: the European Commission Puts Agribusiness's Interests Ahead of Farmers, Consumers and the Environment

Today, a worrying proposal to deregulate new GMOs (or “new genomic techniques” (NGT)) in the European Union has been released by the European Commission. This is bad news for our food, biodiversity, farmers and for citizens. Slow Food rejects the Commission’s plans to exempt the majority of new GMOs from existing GMO requirements, which means they will no longer be subject to risk assessment for human health and the environment, traceability throughout the food chain nor labeling for consumers.

Madeleine Coste, Slow Food’s Director of Advocacy comments: “The proposal to deregulate new GMOs sacrifices farmers and consumers’ rights, and the environment in order to please agribusiness. It represents a true setback in the transition to agroecology that we urgently need.”

2023-07-05 |

GMO deregulation disregards safety and consumer rights

Brussels – The European Commission’s proposed deregulation of a new strand of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) disregards safety and consumer rights, Greenpeace has warned.
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Greenpeace EU GMO campaigner Eva Corral said: “Whether it’s a toy or a face cream, any product on the market needs to be safety tested – why would there be an exemption for GMOs that end up on our fields or in our plates? Biotech companies have long considered these safety procedures an unnecessary bother and it’s disappointing to see the Commission agree with them.”

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