GMO

18,000ha of rapeseed destroyed in France due to GMO risk

18,000ha of rapeseed destroyed in France due to GMO risk

A massive 18,000ha of rapeseed has been destroyed in France due to a risk of contamination with a GMO (genetically...

April 9, 2019
MEPs say no to five new GMO products

MEPs say no to five new GMO products

Plans to authorise five genetically modified organism (GMO) products by the European Commission have been opposed by the European Parliament....

October 9, 2016
Commission authorises 11 GMOs for food and feed use

Commission authorises 11 GMOs for food and feed use

The European Commission recently gave the go ahead for the placing on the market of products – for food and...

September 19, 2016
GMO soybean gets the green light from EU food safety authority

GMO soybean gets the green light from EU food safety authority

A new GMO soybean has been approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), with the soybean strand deemed as...

August 29, 2016
A ‘milestone’ for Monsanto as Commission approves 3 soybean GMOs

A ‘milestone’ for Monsanto as Commission approves 3 soybean GMOs

Three genetically modified organisms (GMOs) soybean varieties for food/feed uses have been approved by the European Commission and Monsanto has...

July 25, 2016
Lidl to list GMO-free dairy products in its German stores

Lidl to list GMO-free dairy products in its German stores

Lidl is to introduce several GMO-free dairy products in its German stores this year, with GMO-free milk being listed from...

July 4, 2016
GMOs are being authorised in the EU without Member State support – MEPs

GMOs are being authorised in the EU without Member State support – MEPs

GMOs are being authorised in the EU without the support of Member States, according to MEPs. They said last week...

February 8, 2016
Commission approves new GMOs despite opposition from MEPs

Commission approves new GMOs despite opposition from MEPs

The European Commission has adopted two Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for food or feed uses, despite MEPs from the European...

December 9, 2015
MEPs block approval of new GM maize variety

MEPs block approval of new GM maize variety

MEPs have opposed the authorisation of a new variety of GM maize, which is tolerant to glyphosate – the main ingredient...

December 5, 2015
European Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal

European Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal

A draft EU law that would enable any EU Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of...

October 28, 2015
There’s not much to gain from going down the GMO route – Sean Kelly MEP

There’s not much to gain from going down the GMO route – Sean Kelly MEP

Ireland hasn’t much to gain from going down the genetically modified organism (GMO) route, according to Fine Gael MEP, Sean...

October 19, 2015
8 things you should know about GMOs in Europe

8 things you should know about GMOs in Europe

A draft EU law that would enable any Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved...

October 15, 2015
Environment MEPs oppose national GMO import bans proposal

Environment MEPs oppose national GMO import bans proposal

A draft EU law that would enable any member state to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved...

October 14, 2015
EU agri-committee rejects national bans on GM food and feed imports

EU agri-committee rejects national bans on GM food and feed imports

The EU agriculture committee has rejected the European Commission’s draft law that would give Member States the power to restrict or...

September 3, 2015
Scotland moves to ban GM cultivation

Scotland moves to ban GM cultivation

Growing genetically modified (GM) crops will not be permitted in Scotland, its Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced. In...

August 10, 2015
Two GM crops get the green light to be imported into Europe

Two GM crops get the green light to be imported into Europe

Two genetically modified (GM) crops have received the green light for import into the EU from the European Food Safety...

July 17, 2015
GM wheat trials in the UK ‘disappointing’

GM wheat trials in the UK ‘disappointing’

The results of genetically modified (GM) wheat trials carried out by Rothamsted Research in the UK confirm that the cultivars...

June 29, 2015
‘EU must decide GMO stance at national level’

‘EU must decide GMO stance at national level’

The deadlock around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) needs to end, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. The Commissioner...

June 17, 2015