GM regulation ‘not fit for purpose’, says Commons committee – and it’s right

EU regulations that prevent genetically modified crops from being grown in the UK — even after they have passed rigorous safety testing procedures — are not fit for purpose and should be replaced with a trait-based system for regulating new crop breeding technologies, the Science and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons argued in a report published in February 2015.

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UK: Parliament: House of Commons: Committees: News, 26.02.15: EU regulation on GMOs not 'fit for purpose' http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-committee/news/report-gm-precautionary-principle/

The Guardian, 26.02.15: UK should be given power to regulate GM crops, MPs say http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/26/uk-should-be-given-power-to-regulate-gm-crops-mps-say

BBC News, 26.02.15: MPs call for reform of EU's 'flawed' rules on GM crops http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31628160

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