The Council of the EU can now begin the so-called "trilogues" negotiations with the European Parliament and the Commission on the deregulation proposal. Belgium voted for something it doesn't agree ...

All "new GM" animals must be examined for intended and unintended effects to protect animals, health and nature – Testbiotech Testbiotech has published a report on the application of new genetic ...

Civil society organisations in Argentina and Paraguay[1] are calling for the suspension of Bioceres's GM wheat HB4 on the grounds of the failure of the technology. The wheat is marketed as ...

Responding to today's EU vote in favour of GMO deregulation, the German Association Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG) said in a statement: "This is unlikely to be the hoped-for breakthrough, as ...

GeneWatch UK has submitted a response to the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA's) consultation on its "Draft scientific opinion on new developments in biotechnology applied to animals: an ...

The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, is one of the most important pests of maize in Africa. Cry1Ab maize was planted commercially in South Africa for 6 years since 1998-1999 before field ...

"EU governments have voted on the side of a handful of big corporations’ profits, instead of protecting farmers and consumers’ right to transparency and safety" – Friends of the Earth Europe Today, EU ...

“Vandals destroy experimental vines in Italy amid GMO confusion” is the headline of an article in the wine industry magazine Vinetur. The subtitle adds, “Chardonnay vines using assisted evolution ...

On 25 February the UK government published the draft statutory instrument (SI) for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025, along with an Explanatory Memorandum (EM) for the same.

Reaction of Corporate Europe Observatory to today's vote for GMO deregulation Today EU countries have given a mandate to start negotiations on the deregulation of new GM crops (also called NGTs).