Submitted by Oliwia Korzeniowska on Saturday 2nd October 2021
Published on Thursday 7th October 2021
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 7th April 2022
Signatures: 105
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Confident ~ Defra ~ disease ~ Farmers ~ FIRST PLACE ~ GENE ~ genetic ~ Held ~ Individuals ~ market ~ Minimum ~ Nature ~ Regulations ~ Solutions ~ system
Do not relax regulations on using genetic technologies in agriculture
DEFRA held a consultation about proposals to change regulations around certain forms of genetic technologies (such as gene editing). This received over 6,000 respondents, and over 85% of responses from individuals were AGAINST deregulation. DEFRA announced plans to deregulate anyway.
The Government needs to commit to better, NOT weaker, regulations on genetic technologies and to support farmers with adopting agroecological methods that support nature. We should be investing in solutions that tackle the underlying problems in our food system, such as the reasons behind disease and pests in the first place. At a minimum, UK shoppers should be reassured and confident that products will not be produced using genetic technologies. That includes the organic market.
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