Thread by @GMWatch

UK govt turns its back on science in #GMO free-for-all Bill gmwatch.org/en/106-news/la… GMWatch publishes its response to a Bill that's based on dishonesty and a determination to dismiss years of peer-reviewed findings on the real effects of gene editing. #GMOs

The UK govt's Bill is accompanied by an Impact Assessment. Both are deeply problematic, as they cast aside the interests of public health & the environment and raise animal welfare concerns—in the rush to smooth the path to market for new experimental #GMO crops & animals. #GMOs

Claire Robinson of GMWatch and the molecular geneticist Dr Michael Antoniou have laid out their concerns with the Bill and propose a series of Amendments. They spell all this out in easy-to-follow detail👉gmwatch.org/en/uncategoris… #GMOs

The fact we are proposing Amendments doesn't mean we accept the validity of this Bill—it is an insult to democracy, transparency & science and should be opposed outright from the start. However, we wanted to identify the specific aspects of the Bill that are the most problematic.

What you can do about the #GMO deregulation (free-for-all) Bill:
Write to your MP
beyondgm.eaction.online/regulate-label…
Sign this petition
donthide.gmfreeze.org
Please do it today (before the Bill's second reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 June) and please share widely!