Against the deregulation of new genomic techniques a broad coalition of organizations, including Bioland Deutschland, Demeter International, Save Our Seeds, IG Saatgut, Informationsdienst Gentechnik, and Crossroads International Center, has launched an urgent action
In this edition of Semilegals updates on European seed regulation and deregulation of new GMOs
On July 5, 2023, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal to deregulate new GMOs, disguised behind the acronyms NGTs (New Genomic Techniques) in English, TEAs (Tecniche di Evoluzione Assistita) in Italian, to mislead citizens and farmers and inhibit their historic opposition toward genetic engineering applied to our food.
The 42 farmers’ and organic farming, environmental, consumer and civil society organizations united in the GMO-Free Italy Coalition are launching an appeal to all Italian MEPs who will be called on Feb. 7 to vote on the proposal to deregulate GMOs obtained by New Genomic Techniques (NGT)
The 42 organizations of the GMO-Free Italy Coalition (including WWF, Lipu, Legambiente, Greenpeace, Federbio, Assobio, Navdanya International) have expressed deep regret over the European Parliament’s vote on deregulation, judging the elimination of risk assessment on new GMOs to be serious and against the founding elements of the European pact.
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