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Auckland Council Refuse To Defend Precautionary Policies In The Unitary Plan
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:17 am | GE Free NZ
A major concern is the mandatory removal of precaution nationally and locally by Clauses 248-253 of the bill. It is wrong that Council should just sit by while precaution is removed at public and ratepayer expense. More >>
Overseas Consumers Push Back On NZ's GM/GE Bill
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 5:57 pm | GE Free NZ
“The MASIPAG open letter of solidarity in this struggle for safe, sustainable, & farmer-led food systems shows that internationally there is concern over genetically engineered (GE) organisms in our food systems & environment.” said Claire Bleakley, ... More >>
Protect NZ's GE Free Advantage: Withdraw The Gene Technology Bill
Friday, 28 February 2025, 9:38 pm | GE Free NZ
"This is an overwhelmingly significant public response considering the submission period was over Christmas and the New Year,” said Claire Bleakley, president of GE Free NZ "Especially as the deadline of 17 February allowed only 4 weeks, after ... More >>
Japanese Consumers Alarmed By New Zealand’s Plan To Deregulate Gene Editing
Monday, 17 February 2025, 8:54 pm | GE Free NZ
This is a wakeup call for all New Zealand exporters reflecting the possible downturn in demand from overseas markets. More >>
MBIE In The Dark On Outcomes Of GE Animal And Plant Trials
Friday, 14 February 2025, 8:17 pm | GE Free NZ
This delay in providing information on the Gene Technology Bill poses a serious challenge to provide a comprehensive informative submission to the Health Select Committee in time for the closing of submission on the 7 February at 5pm. More >>
Minister Reti Asked For Two Week Delay Of Select Committee Deadline
Monday, 3 February 2025, 9:20 pm | GE Free NZ
The submission timeline is narrow, only 30 working days, if statutory, weekends and annual holidays are factored in, and submissions close on 17 February. This is the reason we have asked for a two week extension to help submitters understand and make ... More >>
Potential $20 Billion Loss In Export Demand Threatens Rural Communities
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 5:52 pm | GE Free NZ
Comments at the end of the year from the Coalition Government by Minister Judith Collins show that they have little awareness of the global demand for GE-free food in 2025 or the historical failed genetic engineering trials in New Zealand. More >>
Biggest Losers In Gene Technology Bill: Farmers, Exporters, Consumers, Animals, Nature
Monday, 16 December 2024, 8:20 am | GE Free NZ
The Bill is the wish-list of the Biotechnology Industry and undermines the securities of the public, Māori, consumers and food producers. More >>
Farmers Concerned At Rush To GE Deregulation
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 6:24 pm | GE Free NZ
The latest survey report in Farmers Weekly on a survey found that 93% of farmers wanted widespread consultation and 48% of responders believed it would have a negative or very negative impact if GE was introduced. More >>
Conflict Of Interests Behind "No Liability" Clause In New Gene Technology Bill
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:21 pm | GE Free NZ
There must be liability insurance on growers or IP owners to be responsible for contamination spreading to conventional non-GMO, regenerative or organic farms, says Claire Bleakley, president of GE-Free NZ. More >>
Co-existence With GE Crops In New Zealand Is Impossible
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 9:31 pm | GE Free NZ
"Before any GE exemptions or release, MPI must be resourced and funded with the most current analytical tools for GE detection.” said Claire Bleakley, president of GE Free NZ. More >>
Trust The GE Science – Whose?
Friday, 20 September 2024, 5:22 am | GE Free NZ
Removing the ethical and precautionary approach allows the Bio-tech developers to ignore the proper scientific process. It allows the release of patented, dangerous, polluting GE organisms into the farming and horticultural environment, failing New ... More >>
FSANZ Deny Extension On Submission For Deregulation Of Gene Editing
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:46 pm | GE Free NZ
FSANZ are pulling a fast one by not allowing time for people to fully understand the changes. Food produced with New Breeding Techniques (NBT) that include gene editing processes will be hidden from consumers," said Jon Carapiet, spokesman for GE-Free ... More >>
Authorities Deny Farmers And Consumers The Right To Choose
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 3:55 pm | GE Free NZ
“If the FSANZ proposal is adopted, it will effectively be a denial of the right for people to know what they are growing or buying,” said Jon Carapiet. "This denies the right of a growing number of consumers who are moving to buy non-GE products.” More >>
Government’s Rosy View On Biotechnology Doesn’t Match Export Demand For Non-GMO Food
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 4:18 am | GE Free NZ
As countries are grappling with the failures of testing and off-target safety issues that GE has brought, New Zealand has dodged the GE bullet. New Zealand is still GE Free in its environment and commercial food production. More >>
Genetically Engineered Pig-soy A Threat To All Consumers
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:36 pm | GE Free NZ
Consumers are right to be revolted by the threat of a brave new world of eating genetically engineered (GE) soy products that have been engineered with pig genes. The ability for GE pig-soy genes to spread into the environment and out-cross to other varieties ... More >>
GE Watchdog Decision Risks Compromising Protection Of The Environment And Health
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 7:26 pm | GE Free NZ
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released its decision on “null segregants” (APP204173) defining them as "not genetically engineered organisms". In February, Plant and Food applied to the EPA to determine if “null segregants” ... More >>
Otago GE Wasp Project Violates International Gene Drive Agreement
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 9:55 am | GE Free NZ
Professor Dearden, Otago University, has received $11 million from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Enterprise (MBIE) to engineer wasps using gene drive technology. He is only consulting with Māori and regulators, ignoring and side-lining ... More >>
Liberalisation Of Genetic Engineering Threatens The Environment, Farmers And New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 10:21 am | GE Free NZ
The coalition governments’ move to loosen biotechnology (GE) regulation is set to let down farmers and consumers and put New Zealand's export reputation at risk. New Zealand's strict genetic engineering laws, under the Hazardous Substances and ... More >>
Liberalisation Of Genetic Engineering Threatens The Environment, Farmers And New Zealand
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 8:56 am | GE Free NZ
The coalition governments’ move to loosen biotechnology (GE) regulation is set to let down farmers and consumers and put New Zealand's export reputation at risk. New Zealand's strict genetic engineering laws, under the Hazardous Substances and ... More >>
