From Lab to Fork without Anyone’s Knowledge

The European Parliament has given the green light to a new generation of GMOs. These plants are developed through new genomic techniques (NGTs) and are genetically modified without introducing DNA from other species, unlike first-generation GMOs created through transgenesis.

The Greens/EFA strongly oppose the deregulation of NGTs. This decision will hand even more power over our food system to a small number of agrochemical multinationals that will hold the patents, while weakening farmers’ autonomy and Europe’s food sovereignty. Furthermore, this decision violates the precautionary principle.

MEP Thomas WAITZ, Greens/EFA member of the Committee on Agricultural and rural development, comments:

“New genomic techniques, old greed. The complete deregulation of new genomic techniques will generate huge profits for mega-corporations while costing consumers transparency and farmers sovereignty. It will open the floodgates to patented seeds resulting in big legal problems for small- and medium scale farmers and independent seed breeders.

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