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FDA findings undermine Royal Society on GE Deregulation
Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 2:23 pm | GE Free NZ
14/08/2019 FDA findings undermine Royal Society Call for GE Deregulation Trust in the Royal Society will be undermined, after the FDA scientists found gene editing errors were being overlooked. The latest was in gene edited (GE) “hornless” cattle ... More >>
GE Regulation In NZ Is Robust And Fit For Purpose
Saturday, 3 August 2019, 11:45 am | GE Free NZ
GE Regulation In New Zealand Is Robust And Fit For Purpose New Zealand Ministers and high profile scientists have calling to open the debate on GE and have been signalling the need to review the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms (HSNO) Act to allow ... More >>
Regional Council Vote Leaves Northlanders Feeling Betrayed
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 8:28 am | GE Free NZ
The Northland Regional Council (NRC) has voted to exclude all GM/GE precautionary provisions in its regional plan, despite years of community engagement showing support for such protection. There is a sense of betrayal following the way the NRC Chairman ... More >>
US Regulators' Industry Ties Cast Doubt on Decisions by NZ
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 4:15 pm | GE Free NZ
US Regulators' Industry Ties Cast Doubt on Decisions by NZ Authorities More >>
Warning Against ‘Wild West' of Gene Editing
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 12:26 pm | GE Free NZ
The proposal in Australia to deregulate gene-editing (GE) techniques [1], threatens the safety of consumers and the environment. Gene Editing uses a new advanced laboratory technique that genetically engineers enzymes and RNA to create novel organisms. More >>
Lessons for NZ Farmers in Cancer Link to Herbicides
Monday, 1 April 2019, 9:10 am | GE Free NZ
Lessons for NZ Farmers in Cancer Link to Glyphosate Based Herbicides More >>
Councils Will Not Be Left Liable for Illegal GMO Use
Monday, 11 March 2019, 10:21 pm | GE Free NZ
Councils Will Not Be Left Liable for Illegal GMO Use or Contamination The Northland Regional Council is considering whether to place precautionary GMO rules in their Regional Plan, with questions being raised about who pays for compensating illegal ... More >>
GE Animal investments Put Reputation and Exports At Risk
Monday, 4 March 2019, 9:35 am | GE Free NZ
Fonterra's, New Zealand’s largest dairy cooperative, investment in gene edited, genetically engineered (GE) animal and plant biotech, is putting its cooperative farmer shareholders, brand and reputation at risk.[1] More >>
Regenerative farming better for NZ than GM
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 2:00 pm | GE Free NZ
20/02/2019 Regenerative farming better for NZ than GM in agriculture and environment. The Minister for the Environment is leading the way for New Zealand to be at the fore front of sustainable policies that will buffer the extremes of climate and soil ... More >>
Developers beaten to market with 'GE Forbidden Fruit'
Monday, 14 January 2019, 3:20 pm | GE Free NZ
Scientists at Plant and Food have been beaten to market for sale of red-fleshed apples, despite mounting a campaign to promote their own GE product and suggesting it is ‘forbidden' as an excuse to weaken regulation of novel foods. More >>
UN requires regulatory assessment of gene drives
Monday, 3 December 2018, 8:17 am | GE Free NZ
The United Nations, Convention on Biological Diversity decision has mandated that gene drives (GE) must undergo a thorough regulatory risk assessment using scientifically sound case-by-case risk assessments before an environmental release [1]. This confirms ... More >>
Open Letter - Glyphosate Based Herbicides Reassessment
Monday, 5 November 2018, 8:18 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment are extremely disappointed that the EPA is not considering the re assessment of the glyphosate based herbicides (GBH). More >>
Communities to Council: Please Keep Northland GE Free
Friday, 2 November 2018, 2:16 pm | GE Free NZ
An overwhelming number of submissions to the Northland Regional Council GMO hearing have backed alignment with Auckland and District Council plans that protect the region's GE-Free status. More >>
Gene Editing Drives into Dangerous Unknown Territory
Friday, 5 October 2018, 5:32 pm | GE Free NZ
The Royal Society Te Apārangi is inviting feedback on scenarios for the use of gene editing in the primary industry sector [1]. Are they leading New Zealand agriculture and horticulture into dangerous unknown territory when they promote genetically engineered ... More >>
Regulate GE Techniques or Quit Trans Tasman Food Authority
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 3:35 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand must persuade Australian bureaucrats to follow world-class food safety standards being set in Europe, [1] or withdraw New Zealand from the trans-Tasman Food Standards Australia NZ (FSANZ). More >>
Visiting Expert Speaks on Gene Technology
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 11:20 am | GE Free NZ
The future impact of gene editing in New Zealand will be a hot topic during the upcoming tour of Dr. Jonathan Latham Sept 1-Sept 9. More >>
Government Urged to Review Glyphosate Based Herbicides
Monday, 13 August 2018, 12:56 pm | GE Free NZ
It is time to reevaluate the evidence and how Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH's) are used in light of a ground breaking court case finding harm from the glyphosate based herbicide Roundup products. More >>
EU Decision on Gene Editing Tech Supports NZ legislation
Friday, 3 August 2018, 9:30 am | GE Free NZ
Organisations and individuals concerned about the risks posed by GMOs applaud the ruling by the European Court of Justice that the new advanced gene-editing technologies, called ‘GMO 2.0,' are genetically modified organisms and should go through the ... More >>
GE Ryegrass Trials Results An Illusion
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 3:56 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Ryegrass Trials Results An Illusion GE ryegrass is still at the starting line, after unimpressive results from US field trials. Approval was given in April 2017, for a one-year trial in the US State of Missouri, but AgResearch costly GE ryegrass ... More >>
Calls for Independent Bioethics Council to be Reestablished
Friday, 29 June 2018, 9:50 am | GE Free NZ
The Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) - Te Apārangi is encouraging New Zealanders to submit their views on the uses of gene editing in the area of Health, Human embryos, and Pest control [1] More >>
