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SGR’s main focus in this area is on the possible problems of genetically modified (GM) crops. We are concerned that there may be significant and irreversible impacts on the environment and on animal and human health from the introduction of these crops. We are also concerned about the degree of control that the biotechnology industry exerts over the scientific research and regulation in this area, and about the increasing control of the food chain held by a small number of multinational corporations.
GM Crops in Wales? - Letter by Dr Eva Novotny to Mr Carwyn Jones, AM, Minister for Environment, Planning and Countryside (September)
SGR submission to the consultation on GM co-existence - Submission by Dr Eva Novotny to the Consultation on proposals for managing the coexistence of GM, conventional and organic crops (July)
Abolition of the AEBC - Letter to Margaret Beckett, MP, by Dr Eva Novotny (March)
To The Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley In Support of Tenure for Ignacio Chapela - Letter by Dr Eva Novotny and Dr Stuart Parkinson (January)
Comment on UK's assessment report to market Monsanto's GM maize cross NK603 x MON810 in Europe - Comment by Dr Eva Novotny for submission to a public consultation (April)
The Decision on Commercial Growing of GM Maize - Article by Dr Eva Novotny (March)
Winners and Losers in the GM Debate - Briefing for the London Assembly - Presentation given by Dr Eva Novotny (February)
Letter to Mrs Beckett MP - New Evidence of Long-Range Pollination by Maize (February)
Letter to Mrs Beckett MP - Proposed EU Seed Directive (December)
Letter to Mr Howarth MP requesting that he use his Private Member’s Bill to initiate legislation on Contamination and Liability (December)
Letter to the Prime Minister in response to an open letter to the Prime Minister from 114 biotechnology scientists (November)
SGR Response and Annexe to the GM Science Review – First Report (October/November) [PDF versions are also available]
Letter to MEPs Vende and Kalb on GM Contamination and Organic Agriculture (September)
The Case Against GM Crops (September)
Letter to Lake District National Parks Authority advising against allowing GM crops to be grown (July)
Letter to Brazilian
Ministers Re: Decision on growing of GM crops in Brazil (March)
This letter urges Brazilian ministers not to allow the growing of GM crops
in their country.
Letter
to Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) Re: Organic Farming Targets
Scotland Bill (February)
This letter outlines the main arguments of the environmental and
health benefits of organic farming and urges MSPs to vote in favour of the Bill.
Although the vote was lost, Scotland is to have an Organic Action Plan.
SGR
report for Scottish Parliamentary Health and Community Care Committee (November)
Re: Human health concerns of GM agriculture
This report outlines some of the arguments against GM agriculture
from a human-health perspective and was submitted to the investigation being
carried out by this Committee.
Listing
of Chardon LL (a GM forage maize) on the national seed list, thereby permitting
commercial growing in the UK: Evidence presented to the Chardon LL Hearing (April
2000 and May 2002)
Five reports (presented to the oral hearing in May 2002) and
a written report (April 2000) argue that the forage maize Chardon LL should
not be approved for commercial agriculture in the UK, for a range of environmental,
animal- and human-health reasons. The evidence presented has important implications
for GM agriculture beyond this single crop. Report III describes original SGR
research.
Submission
to the Scottish Parliament concerning the farm-scale trials of GM oilseed
rape at Munlochy, Scotland (March)
This submission contains many of the environmental arguments against
GM agriculture.
Letter
to Scientific Steering Committee (May) Re: Danger of proposed GM farm-scale
trial to organic research centre (HDRA)
Following lobbying by SGR and other organisations, the Government agreed
to withdraw the trial
SGR Position Statement on Genetically Modified Foodstuffs (June)
‘Genetics and Ethics’ SGR Conference 1998, including presentations by Dr Mae Wan Ho & Prof Derek Burke
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