Debate on safety of new GMOs moves to Council
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Ministers to discuss controversial agbiotech industry-friendly Commission report which fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling
European agriculture ministers will discuss the future of a new generation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), starting tomorrow. These key discussions are the lead-up to a decision on whether or not new GMOs should be subject to safety checks or labelling before being allowed on the EU market.
On the agenda of tomorrow’s agriculture council is a study released by the European Commission in April which suggests that there are strong indications that the current 2001 GMO legislation is not fit for purpose for some NGTs [ new genomic techniques ] and their products , and proposes a new consultation process to rewrite the laws.[1]
World stocks generally up but cryptos still under pressure
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Most Read World stocks generally up but cryptos still under pressure Cryptocurrencies bounce back slightly after their crash earlier in the week, as the dollar stalls on talk of support tapering off 20 May 2021 - 11:56 Marc Jones A worker shelters from the rain under a Union Flag umbrella as he passes the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, in this October 1 2008 file photo. REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE
London Europe’s stock markets saw a tentative rebound on Thursday and bitcoin bounced more than 10% after one of its spectacular smashes, though tapering talk from the US Federal Reserve kept bond markets under pressure.
Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study
LATEST VIDEOS Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study Details
1. Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – comment on new study
2. Differentiated impacts of human interventions on nature: Scaling the conversation on regulation of gene technologies – new study abstract -
Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 4 Apr 2021
Worldwide, governments are under pressure from the biotechnology and agrichemical industries to deregulate products developed using the so-called “new” genetic engineering techniques such as genome editing and gene silencing. A new paper describes how many of the new techniques are not new to science, but because of technical developments can now be applied to more species in less time and for more kinds of traits.
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