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| | Opponents to proposed UK gene editing Bill say the legislative process is moving way too fast The Bill to deregulate gene editing, as laid out in the Queen's speech, will get its first reading next week, according to Beyond GM. The second reading would then likely take place in early June, with the committee stage following in late June or early July and the report stage happening sometime after the summer recess. "This is a worryingly rapid timeline for such a highly disputed and fundamental legislative change," said Pat Thomas, director of Beyond GM. Feed Navigator UK: Dr Michael Antoniou on Countryfile this Sunday On May 12, Dr Michael Antoniou was interviewed for the BBC Countryfile programme to be aired on UK television on Sunday May 22 at 1900 hrs. Here’s the online link (likely only available in the UK): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017phf. The theme was GM gene-edited crops. Dr Antoniou highlighted their dangers and why the UK government's rush to deregulate them is a highly risky development. We understand that people from Rothamsted Research, which is heavily involved in GMO development and field trials, will also feature in the programme. Impossible Foods makes UK debut… without its flagship GMO "heme" ingredient California-based Impossible Foods is making its European debut in the UK with the launch of plant-based chicken nuggets and sausage patties, formulated without its flagship soy leghemoglobin ingredient, which is derived from GMO yeast and is not yet approved in the UK or the EU. Food Navigator Hostile takeover: Why seed sovereignty in Africa is under threat Some governments, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are reforming their seed laws in ways that make it harder for farmers to save, exchange and sell their seeds. Their agenda is certainly to corporatise the seed sector. They have decided that farmer-managed seed systems are too unproductive. They are wrong, writes Timothy A. Wise. African organisations have proven that careful seed selection can improve productivity and improved farming practices can enhance soil fertility without heavy reliance on synthetic fertilisers. DownToEarth Gene-edited beer is next in Argentine crusade for GMO acceptance Argentina’s Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., the farm technology company that’s trying to convince the world to eat GM wheat, is in talks with Buenos Aires craft beer maker Rabieta to brew the first-ever GM lager. The US-listed firm is moving to supply its HB4 wheat seeds to Rabieta and to a poultry producer for feed, chief financial officer Enrique López Lecube said. Buenos Aires Times DONATE TO GMWATCH __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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