| | 12/December/23
| | New genetic engineering: No majority for the EU Commission proposal The EU agriculture ministers did not approve the proposal to deregulate plants derived from new genetic engineering (New GE, also new genomic techniques, NGT) at their meeting on 11 December. The Spanish EU Council Presidency put the regulatory proposal to the vote with only minor amendments. If approved, the Commission proposal would allow the release and marketing of genetically engineered plants, e.g. plants altered with CRISPR/Cas gene scissors, without prior mandatory risk assessment. Several agriculture ministers very clearly disagreed with the proposal, and demanded that the risks must be examined on a case-by-case basis before any approval is granted. Testbiotech via GMWatch Victim of glyphosate receives whistleblower award On 13 December Théo Grataloup (a victim of glyphosate who spoke against its EU renewal) will receive the Vakita Whistleblower Award 2023. His mother Sabine tweeted that the award is "A recognition of his fight for life first, then against glyphosate – so that others no longer have to go through the same suffering." @GMWatch on Twitter/X __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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