| | 19/January/21
| | Peru extends GMO moratorium On 5 January 2021, the Peruvian Congress approved Law 31111, extending by 15 years its moratorium on the import and production of GMOs that are intended for release into the environment. The new law amends the previous Law 29811, which established the moratorium in 2011, and extends it to 31 December 2035. Third World Network Biosafety Information Centre "No one wants GM food – but Westminster wants to foist it upon Scotland anyway" The food writer Joanna Blythman has published an article in the Herald, called "No one wants genetically modified food – but Westminster wants to foist it upon Scotland anyway". Blythman mentions a Scottish survey that found that only one in ten citizens would be likely to buy GM food even if it was significantly cheaper, but adds that under the terms of post-Brexit legislation, Scotland could be forced to accept gene-edited foods in shops. She cites the strong stance of animal welfare organisations against animal gene editing and quotes the food industry magazine The Grocer as warning that the EU could see UK deregulation of gene editing as a weakening of existing environmental standards and impose 40% tariffs on UK foods heading to Europe. GMWatch summary of article in the Herald No sooner had Brexit been approved, than the GMO lobby shifted up a few gears Four professors have warned that Brexit shouldn't be a reason for deregulating new GMOs. They point out that the driving force behind deregulation in Britain and parts of Europe – they focus on Belgium – is not really the issues that are flagged up (supposed silver-bullet solutions to agricultural problems), but the lobbying power of Big Ag, together with an obsession at the national level with competitive advantage. Comment by GMWatch on Dutch language article in Knack The Mayan bee guardian (audio recording and transcript) Leydy Pech, a Mayan beekeeper in Mexico who organized a grassroots campaign to stop the use of GM soybeans and glyphosate on her people’s territory, is the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient for Central and South America. In an interview, Leydy Pech talks about the legal battle to protect the environment and the indigenous Mayan community’s ancient practice of beekeeping. She says that when GM soybeans were first planted in her area, she observed "the death of bees at a massive rate. Why? Because contrary to what we were being told, bees do pollinate soy". Living on Earth DONATE TO GMWATCH __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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