100% of members of UK govt GMO advisory body have potential or actual conflicts of interest

100% of members of UK government's GMO advisory body ACRE have potential or actual conflicts of interest

Today the UK Parliament's Delegated Legislation Committee debated the government's statutory instrument that lays the groundwork for deregulating the planting of GM crops for non-commercial purposes. Daniel Zeichner, the Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, voiced several concerns about the instrument. He mentioned that several members of the government's GMO advisory body, the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE), have conflicts of interest with the biotechnology industry – the same industry that stands to benefit from the government's plan to weaken the rules around agricultural GMOs.
His assessment is backed by the startling results of our own analysis. They show that 100% of the members of ACRE have potential or actual conflicts of interest that may enable them to benefit from any weakening of the regulations around GMOs. In addition, in spite of ACRE's role in regulating environmental releases of GMOs, only one member of the ACRE panel has expertise in ecology and none appear to have expertise in environmental toxicology.
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https://www.gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/19999

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