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Bundestag debate: New coalition disagrees on genetic engineering

The new German Black-Red government is also divided on the issue of genetic engineering. During a debate in the Bundestag (Parliament), the SPD argued…

Start of trilogue negotiations on the regulation of new genetic engineering

Representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers began negotiations on the regulation of new genetic…

Expert opinion: Planned deregulation of genetic engineering would violate international law

The EU Commission's deregulation plans for new genetic engineering (NGT) violate the "Cartagena Protocol". This is the conclusion of a legal opinion…

Non-GMO Summit Brazil 2025: Cooperation from soy cultivation to the store counter

The Non-GMO Summit Brazil proved to be an important event for strengthening the "Ohne Gentechnik" (Non-GMO) sector in Brazil. VLOG was one of several…

New cooperation between VLOG and ZKHL simplifies the seal usage

With immediate effect, VLOG is taking over the tasks of a co-operating inspection system for the ZKHL for assigning the "Good Products from German…

Agriculture Ministers' Conference: Several German states want to abolish GMO labelling

A number of German Länder are explicitly calling for the labelling requirement for new genetic engineering in food to be abolished. This is a slap in…

Bundestag election 2025: What genetic engineering policy will Germany have?

A look at the German Parliament (Bundestag) election programmes shows what the parties have in mind when it comes to genetic engineering. Agriculture…

International Green Week 2025: "Ohne Gentechnik" discussed

"Ohne Gentechnik" (Non-GMO) and new genetic engineering were the topics of discussion at the 2025 International Green Week in Berlin. The German…

More field trials with plants from New Genetic Engineering in Europe

The number of experimental releases with plants from new genetic engineering (NGT) in Europe is increasing. In the UK, genetic engineering regulations…

The Non-GMO Project: The American way to create freedom of choice

The USA is the motherland of genetic engineering. Representatives of the Non-GMO Project were guests at the Non-GMO Summit 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany,…

Supply of "Non-GMO" raw materials in the EU is secured

Three market insiders presented the latest information on the market situation for the most important "Non-GMO" crops corn/maize, soy and rapeseed in…

BfR Consumer Monitor: Two thirds are concerned about genetic engineering in food

In the Consumer Monitor published by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), genetic engineering in food has been one of the…

Status quo and prospects for new genetic engineering regulations

At the International Non-GMO Summit 2024, Dr Dietmar Vybiral from the Austrian Ministry of Health provided an up-to-date overview of the controversial…

Hardly any NGT plants ready-to-market worldwide, hardly any climate-resilient varieties

At the International Non-GMO Summit 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany, Dr Samson Simon from the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) provided an…

Traces of genetic engineering in organic rice - The story of a traceability investigation

In July 2023, the food safety monitoring authorities in the German state of Hesse discovered genetic engineering contamination in a sample of organic…

EU Member States position themselves regarding Hungarian NGT paper

The statements of 15 EU Member States in an informal enquiry by the Hungarian Council Presidency on the unresolved issues relating to the deregulation…

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