On the 28th of February, members and guests of Footprint Forum gathered at the U.S. Embassy in London to debate GM – Contemptible or Inevitable. The objective of this session was to remove polarised subjectivity from the debate and frame the issue of genetically modified foods in the context of sustainability and sustainable supply chains. [...]
THE ENVIRONMENT Secretary, Owen Paterson, used his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference to once-again promote the role of genetically modified (GM) foods. Paterson, who in December said GM would be a good thing highlighted the growing number of farmers that are using the technology and [...]
To find balanced opinion on GMO is very difficult. It strikes us that it’s incredibally hard to find authoritative, yet fair, opinion within a UK foodservice context. This video makes a start. Watch this space! Register here to attend Footprint Forum: GM-Contemptible or Inevitable
Cutting The Crop
By Emiliana Silvestri on August 5, 2010
Published in: Comment, News Analysis and tagged biodiversity, Caroline Spellman, DEFRA, Frankenfood, genetically modified food, GM.
In her first interview as Environment Secretary,Caroline Spelman, who has a background in biotech lobbying, has indicated the new coalition governments unprecedented pro-GM stance, backing wider selling and growing of so called Frankenfood and bringing this highly contentious issue once more to the fore. In the Guardian interview, the head of DEFRA said she was [...]