12 March 2021 — GMWatch
Tag: DEFRA
Responding to the UK government’s public consultation on gene editing
9 March 2021 — GMWatch
Quick guide for busy people
Here are some information/action points to help you respond to the DEFRA Consultation on the Regulation of Genetic Technologies. The response needs to be in by 17 March – the closing date of the consultation.
Westminster “breaking own rules” with genetically modified food consultation
24 February 2021 — Outline
Boris Johnson expressed a desire to change the law around genetically modified food on his first day in office
THE London Government has been accused of breaking its own rules with its recently launched consultation on the introduction of genetically edited (GE) foods into the UK.
GMWatch mythbuster exposes UK government misinformation on gene editing
16 February 2021 — GMWatch
DEFRA’s evidence-free leaflet is a wish list for GMO boosters and misleads the public
UK farm and environment ministry DEFRA published an “Explainer” document on gene editing as a guide for members of the public who want to respond to the UK government’s consultation on its plan to deregulate gene editing. It may also have been meant to assist the media, as parts of the text also occur in DEFRA’s press release for the launch of the public consultation.
UK confirms it will not align with EU chemicals agency
26 June 2020 — The Chemical Engineer
by Amanda Doyle
Staff Reporter, The Chemical Engineer
THE UK Government has said that it will not align with EU chemicals policy, instead bringing in its own controversial system.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the UK will implement its own version of the EU chemical regulatory system, REACH, at the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December. The UK is still operating under EU REACH until then, but has no say on the regulations. Despite calls from industry to align with the European regulatory system, the UK Government will implement a UK REACH run by Defra and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), replacing the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The plans for UK REACH have previously been called “vague and insufficient”.
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