2024-02-02 | permalink

ACT's outdated GE policy ignores sound science and the risks

The National and ACT party plan to weaken much needed regulation on GE is unscientific and outdated, putting farmers and our biosecurity at risk.

A recent panui by ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar focuses on a gene edited ryegrass experiment overseas, but doesn't mention that the outdoor trials in the USA for this controversial grass were a failure.

• GE Free Northland: ACT's outdated GE policy ignores sound science and the risks