UK MEPs vote to hide GM pollen in honey
The report adopted, brought from the Environment Committee by UK MEP Julie Girling, upholds Commission attempts to redefine pollen as a “constituent” of honey, rather than an ingredient as ruled by the European Court of Justice. Of the 673 MEP votes, 430 (64%) supported the report. [2] Of 73 UK MEPs total, only 15 voted […]
Calls for GM Fruit Fly release to be postponed
GeneWatch UK today called for a moratorium on proposed releases of genetically modified (GM) fruit flies and other agricultural pests into the environment, until the issue of GM insects in fruit and vegetable supplies has been properly addressed. Earlier this year, UK company Oxitec applied to make mass experimental releases of millions of male GM […]
Genetically modified (GM) insects in the food chain and environment
GeneWatch UK today called for the European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) to suspend the adoption of new rules for the release of genetically modified (GM) animals into the environment while European Ombudsman completes an investigation into the European regulator (1,2). The investigation follows a complaint by GeneWatch UK about conflicts-of-interest on the EFSA’s Working Group […]
