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Dear readers,
On 20 June, a good 100 guests from politics, industry and science joined us in Berlin to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the "Ohne GenTechnik" seal.
Ilse Aigner (CSU), then Federal Minister of Agriculture and the originator of the "Ohne GenTechnik" seal, opened the technical part, the VLOG .:. Forum 2024. In her video keynote address, she emphasised the importance of transparency and freedom of choice. You can find the video and the wording in our news as well as the recording of the entire event.
Highlights of the VLOG .:. Forum were the presentation of a new business initiative which, in an Open Letter to all EU agriculture ministers, calls for their commitment to the consistent labelling and traceability of products derived from new genetic engineering. The letter is available on our website in eight languages and can be signed until end of August.
This appeal to the Agriculture Council can have all the more impact now that the last attempt by the Belgian EU Council Presidency to reach an agreement in this decision-making body has also failed. This gives us some breathing space and valuable time to continue actively discussing the outstanding issues.
Once again, we would like to thank all our guests and speakers and, in particular, our anniversary partner, Berchtesgadener Land dairy, our sponsors and supporters. They all made the anniversary an all-round successful event!
Your VLOG team
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