08/February/22

 

The EU has so far not funded any EU research projects that would specifically address the risks and detection methods for new genetic engineering techniques, like gene editing. Today, 31 MEPs from five political groups in the European Parliament called on the EU Commission to change this and to fund such research projects. So far, the EU has mainly funded the development of new genetic engineering, as well as public relations work for its use in agriculture. GMWatch

 

 

Along with more than 80 national, European and international organisations, European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) has demanded in an open letter that the European Commission suspend its initiative to reform EU legislation on GMOs until the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) publishes its clarifications concerning the status of new GM techniques in EU law, as requested by the French Council of State in November 2021. GMWatch

 

 

GMO developers want to grow experimental GM barley in open fields for five years, because - apparently - they don't realise that the way to encourage positive relationships between crops and soil fungi is to look after your soil. Take action now! GM Freeze

 

 

In a wide-ranging article, Paul D. Thacker challenges "science writers" who in their articles and on social media "promote a 'pro science' message that can drift outside the universe of factual reality while repeating corporate PR", often Monsanto's! He also criticises Facebook's censorship of factual reporting on pandemic issues. The Disinformation Chronicle