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2022-06-23 | permalink
Gene Editing: Views From Farmers and Shoppers
The debate around gene editing will likely come into the spotlight in the coming months as the government looks to relax rules around changing the DNA of livestock and crops in England. While the environment secretary says it will help ensure food security, there’s a particular concern for some organic farmers—cross-pollination.
NTD UK NEWS: Gene Editing: Views From Farmers and Shoppers2022-05-31 | permalink
Food experts slam the BBC for 'lies' about genetic edited foods
THE BBC and other media have been accused of “repeating uncritically and ad nauseam” UK Government “lies” about genetically edited foods.
The news comes after the Tories in Westminster asked the devolved nations to renege on established policy and allow gene-edited crops to be grown in their territories in order to align themselves with upcoming rule changes in England.
The Conservatives have claimed that genetically edited food differs from genetically modified food – both of which are classified together under EU law – as it does not involve the insertion of foreign genes.
2022-05-29 | permalink
Episode 4: Dr Michael Antoniou about the impact of genetic modification, gene editing and pesticides
Dr Michael explains how gene editing fits into the complex spectrum of genetic modification, and how consumers may unwittingly find themselves no longer able to avoid GM products, as government regulation eases.
With his team, he has also pioneered research into the impact of glyphosate, the globally used herbicide also known as Roundup, with shocking impacts on mammalian health.
2022-05-23 | permalink
The series of 10 webinars: H, as in “holistic”
25.05.2022
5:30-6:45 p.m. CET
This webinar is the eighth episode of the series of ten The Alphabet of Complexity webinars. The letter H (as in “holistic”) will guide us through the main question of the day: What factors should be taken into consideration in the battles to reclaim power over food systems in 2022?
The key speakers of this webinar are Christine von Weizsäcker, Benedikt Haerlin and Nina Holland.
2022-05-18 | permalink
No Regulatory Exemptions
Despite the objections of over 105 groups and thousands of Canadians like you, Health Canada announced that it will allow companies to sell some new gene-edited foods without any government safety checks. Companies can now also sell these GM foods without telling the government about them. These regulatory exemptions apply to foods from gene-edited plants that have no foreign DNA (there is no DNA from other species incorporated). This decision to allow corporate self-regulation of these GM foods was approved by the Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos.
