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Legal opinion: Do not shift liability risks for new genetic engineering to the EU food industry!
The planned dilution of genetic engineering regulations in the EU would shift safety testing and liability risks for plants produced with new genetic engineering and the products derived from them from biotechnology businesses to the food industry. These hitherto unnoticed consequences of the EU Commission's plans to deregulate genetic engineering are highlighted in a new legal opinion by the Berlin law firm GGSC on behalf of the German Association for Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG).

Non-GMO Summit 2024: international Non-GMO industry calls for transparency on NGTs and fair cooperation throughout the whole value chain
More than 160 representatives from a thriving international Non-GMO industry and leading European associations from 23 countries and four continents met on 7th and 8th October 2024 at the ‘International Non-GMO Summit 2024’ in Frankfurt.

Non-GMO industry meets for the "International Non-GMO Summit"
The leading European associations of the Non-GMO food and feed industry are hosting the "International Non-GMO Summit 2024" in Frankfurt am Main on 7-8 October 2024. International experts from politics, business, agricultural production and science will present the latest on trends in global Non-GMO markets and on the current debate in the EU on new genomic techniques (NGTs).

GMO-free milk accounts for over 75 percent of total German milk volume
Well over three-quarters of milk in 2023 was produced in Germany without genetic engineering, 72.1 percent conventionally and 4.5 percent under organic farming criteria. Many dairies, including the Berchtesgadener Land dairy, help ensuring that GMO-free milk is available at a consistently high level.

European enterprises call for rigorous labelling of NGTs
Dr István Nagy, current EU Council President for Agriculture and Fisheries, met today with representatives of a business initiative to submit an Open Letter “Food Industry for Freedom of Choice”. 376 businesses from the food industry in 16 EU Member States have signed the letter. Among them are renowned industry giants as the REWE Group, the third largest food retailer in the EU, the leading retailer in Austria, SPAR Austria, Europe's largest drugstore chain, dm-drogerie markt and the world's largest organic supermarket chain Biocoop.

International conference on the future of the Non-GMO industry
The most important European industry associations of the "Non-GMO" sector will be hosting the "International Non-GMO Summit 2024" in Frankfurt am Main in Germany on 8 October 2024. International experts from politics, business and science will provide information on current important topics and trends in the "Non-GMO" markets worldwide. The focus will be on the ongoing political debate surrounding new genetic engineering and its potential impact on the "Non-GMO" and organic sectors.

Originator of the "Ohne GenTechnik" seal Ilse Aigner: "Let's dare to be more transparent"
Alexander Hissting, Managing Director of the German Association for Food without Genetic Engineering (VLOG), has two words of thanks for former Federal Minister of Agriculture Ilse Aigner: "First for creating the standardised 'Ohne GenTechnik' (Non-GMO) seal, and, second, for her warm words on the seal's anniversary. With the 'Ohne GenTechnik' seal 15 years ago, Ms Aigner had a brilliant instinct for the needs of the food industry and consumers for transparency and freedom of choice when it comes to genetic engineering in food."

"Ohne GenTechnik" anniversary: The success story goes on
To mark the 15th anniversary of the "Ohne GenTechnik" (Non-GMO) seal, more than 100 participants from the food and feed industry, politics, research, associations and the media met in Berlin on 20 June 2024 for the VLOG .:. Forum conference and an evening reception. Participants shared facts and debated the achievements, developments, challenges and opportunities of the "Ohne Gentechnik" sector.

EU Commission's genetic engineering plans postponed: Breathing space for "Ohne Gentechnik" and organic farming
The attempt by the Belgian EU Council Presidency to take the genetic engineering deregulation plans a decisive step further at the last minute by reaching an agreement between the Member States has failed. The topic was removed from the agenda at short notice on 26 June 2024 in Brussels.

15 years of "Ohne GenTechnik": Entrepreneurs appeal to politics for freedom of choice
The leaders of German frozen food producer Frosta and the Berchtesgadener Land dairy have presented an open letter at a business conference to mark the 15th anniversary of the "Ohne GenTechnik" (Non-GMO) seal, in which they call on Cem Özdemir and all other EU agriculture ministers to support the labelling and traceability of all products produced using new genetic engineering techniques.

VLOG Panel "15 Years of the 'Ohne GenTechnik' Seal" on 20 June 2024 in Berlin
To mark the 15th anniversary of the "Ohne GenTechnik" (Non-GMO) seal, the panel event VLOG .:. Forum will take place in Berlin on 20 June 2024 with many guests from the food and feed industries, politics, industry associations and the media. Interested parties can secure a place now.

New research on genetic engineering transparency: No more excuses for deregulation
New EU research projects on the detection and traceability of new genetic engineering in food are bringing a new momentum to the debate on the future regulation of genetic engineering in the EU. VLOG is also involved.

Vote on genetic engineering: Yes to transparency – No to risk assessment and coexistence
A narrow majority in the European Parliament (EP) has voted in favour of the extensive abolition of coexistence regulations and risk assessment for genetic engineering in food. This is bad news for agriculture and the environment. At least new genetic engineering products are to remain labelled.