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Great Britain seeks to deregulate genetic engineering

While the UK was still a member of the EU, the British government supported agricultural genetic engineering to the extent possible. After the…

EU Parliament remains critical of genetic engineering

The European Parliament continues to clearly reject genetically modified plants. With a majority of over two-thirds the delegates asked the EU…

Genetically modified linseed: 10,000 kilogrammes of seed may be contaminated

During a routine inspection of the linseed harvest of a Baden-Württemberg organic farmer authorities found the genetically modified linseed FP…

New Internet presence

If you have been here before, you will notice it: We have completely redesigned our website. We hope you can now find your way around even better than…

Producing eggs and poultry meat without soy feed

It is definitely possible to produce eggs and poultry meat without soy feed, and this can even have cost advantages. Dual-purpose chickens – where the…

EU Commission unclear on new detection method, but no doubts as to genetic engineering of Cibus rapeseed

In a letter to VLOG lawyer Dr Georg Buchholz the EU Commission did not take a clear position on the question of whether the new detection method for…

Will Poland prohibit genetic engineering in feed?

The Polish government wants to prohibit genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in feed from 1 January 2021. Whether that will happen is not yet…

Greens committed to ‘Ohne Gentechnik’

In their new party manifesto, the Greens support the current EU GMO regulation with risk assessment of GM products prior to market approval. VLOG…

Careful monitoring of seed can ensure that it is “Gentechnik-frei”

In a total of 685 tests on seeds over the course of a year the competent bodies of the federal states examined seven different crop species for traces…

CRISPR wheat in the pipeline: Genetic engineering must remain recognisable

An alliance of plant breeding businesses has announced the development of a wheat line using CRISPR genetic engineering, which is said to be less…

First open source detection test for a gene-edited GM crop

Together with Greenpeace, other organisations, GMO-free associations and the SPAR Austria commercial chain, Verband Lebensmittel ohne GenTechnik e.V.…

Two years since the ECJ ruling: More consumer protection instead of more genetic engineering!

On 25 July 2020 it will be two years since the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on new genetic engineering methods. In 2018 Europe’s…

Klöckner wants to “dare try new genetic engineering”

In a guest article in the daily Tagesspiegel, Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner is demanding a partial deregulation of genetically engineered…

GMO-contaminated maize/corn seeds sold and grown

GMO-contaminated maize/corn seeds from a dealer in Lower Saxony were sown in several German federal states. German authorities were first made aware…

Greens clearly in favour of regulating genetic engineering

The Green Fractions in the German and the European Parliament have issued position papers in which they come out clearly against any deregulation of…

The EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy: Genetic engineering is not sustainable

The EU Commission’s new ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy includes addressing a possible role for ‘new innovative techniques’ such as biotechnology to…

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