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New German Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer: A practitioner for decent genetic engineering regulations?

Alois Rainer is to be the new German Minister of Agriculture. The politician of the CSU party is well qualified to advocate genetic engineering…

"Ohne Gentechnik" products sold for over 17 billion euros

In 2024, around 17.1 billion euros were spent on "Ohne Gentechnik" (Non-GMO) food in Germany. The successful market is now counting on political…

Sales of "Ohne Gentechnik" eggs doubled in past 5 years

In 2024, eggs with the "Ohne GenTechnik" (Non-GMO) seal were sold for over 1.6 billion euros, which is 6.4 percent more than in the previous year.…

Coalition Agreement: Positive signals for "Ohne Gentechnik" and consumers

The coalition agreement presented by the German parties CDU, CSU and SPD on 9 April 2025 contains positive signals for the GMO-free food industry.…

Mandate for new government coalition: 94 percent want labelling of new genetic engineering

According to a study by the German government, 94 percent of adults in Germany want mandatory labelling for new genetic engineering (NGT) in food. The…

Majority position of EU Member States: Major need for improvement in NGT deregulation

After more than a year and a half, the EU Member States have agreed on a common position on the deregulation of new genetic engineering (NGT). This is…

Özdemir supports demands for freedom of choice and coexistence

German Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir has received the Open Letter from the business initiative "Food Industry for Freedom of Choice on Genetic…

Legal opinion: Do not shift liability risks for new genetic engineering to the EU food industry!

The planned dilution of genetic engineering regulations in the EU would shift safety testing and liability risks for plants produced with new genetic…

New genetic engineering proposal not helpful

The current Polish Council Presidency has presented a new proposal for the future regulation of new genetic engineering in the EU. However, the key…

Non-GMO Summit 2024: International Non-GMO industry calls for transparency on NGTs and fair cooperation throughout the whole value chain

More than 160 representatives from a thriving international Non-GMO industry and leading European associations from 23 countries and four continents…

Non-GMO industry meets for the "International Non-GMO Summit"

The leading European associations of the Non-GMO food and feed industry are hosting the "International Non-GMO Summit 2024" in Frankfurt am Main on…

GMO-free milk accounts for over 75 percent of total German milk volume

Well over three-quarters of milk in 2023 was produced in Germany without genetic engineering, 72.1 percent conventionally and 4.5 percent under…

European enterprises call for rigorous labelling of NGTs

Dr István Nagy, current EU Council President for Agriculture and Fisheries, met today with representatives of a business initiative to submit an Open…

International conference on the future of the Non-GMO industry

The most important European industry associations of the "Non-GMO" sector will be hosting the "International Non-GMO Summit 2024" in Frankfurt am Main…

Originator of the "Ohne GenTechnik" seal Ilse Aigner: "Let's dare to be more transparent"

Alexander Hissting, Managing Director of the German Association for Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG), has two words of thanks for former…

"Ohne GenTechnik" anniversary: The success story goes on

To mark the 15th anniversary of the "Ohne GenTechnik" (Non-GMO) seal, more than 100 participants from the food and feed industry, politics, research,…

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