GM

  • UK must have ‘own say’ in GM production

    A NEW REPORT from the Government’s Science and Technology Committee has been published, which claims that the current EU policy on GM Crop production is ‘not fit for purpose’ and puts the UK ‘at risk’ of losing out.    … Read More

  • Is the time ripe for GM crops

    EUROPE IS ploughing a lone furrow free of genetically modified foods, but are politicians to blame and do consumers deserve a choice?               In 2003 Farmers Weekly ran a cover story and five-page analysis… Read More

  • GM production made more ‘flexible’

    THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT has passed a new law giving members states greater power to decide whether to produce genetically modified (GM) crops.                     This ruling marks a turnaround for the EU,… Read More

  • Largest study of GM crops announced

    THE WORLD’S largest study into Genetically Modified (GM) food has been announced by a Russian campaign group.                   Working with scientists and specialists, the Russian National Association for Genetic Safety (NAGS) will… Read More

  • The arrival of genetically edited food

    GM TECHNOLOGY has traditionally long been a hard sell.                   Coupling the words “genetic” and “modification” hasn’t helped, and neither has the involvement of big corporate biotech firms. But how about “genetic editing”? The… Read More

  • The political print: DEFRA the poisoned challis

    THE CABINET reshuffle seems to have inflamed a very public spat between he deposed environment secretary, Owen Paterson, and Greenpeace. Claims and counterclaims, regarding burning effigies and death threats, provided the Guardian and Daily Telegraph with plenty of copy. Paterson’s… Read More

  • GM free-for-all

    CHANGES TO European laws and a labelling battle in the US have brought GM back in the spotlight. But will freedom to choose boost organic sales?                 There’s rarely a dull moment in… Read More

  • DEFRA leadership key to long-term UK food security, say MP’s

    EXTREME WEATHER events and increased demand for foodstuffs from emerging economies such as China need DEFRA leadership to guarantee the UK’s long-term food security, say MPs.                           Launching… Read More

  • Aramark lands fresh food status at Askham Bryan College

    THE FRESHNESS, quality and provenance of the food and meals Aramark serves at Askham Bryan College have been recognised, as the company gains ‘Bronze’ Food for Life Catering Mark status.                   The… Read More

  • British Poultry Council calls for growth in the UK poultry market

    THE BRITISH Poultry Council has called for all candidates of the upcoming European Parliamentary elections to see themselves as facilitators of growth in the UK poultry market.                          … Read More