Niamh Michail
Customized biotech yeast could make more plant-based proteins and replace artificial food additives
A Brazilian biotech start-up is custom-designing novel, natural yeast strains that can be used to make plant proteins, replace artificial ...
Excessive regulation, trade wars may give rise to black market for biotech crops, experts say
The rise in global trade wars and the recent EU decision to classify new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) as genetically ...
CRISPR gene editing and other New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) face opposition from organic industry
Can organic and non-GMO agriculture offer innovative, tech-based solutions for our food system – or does hope lie in new ...
Bid to ban potentially misleading non-GMO, other ‘free from’ labels rejected by European Parliament
An Italian member of the European Parliament has had a motion to ban certain free-from claims on the grounds they ...
European consumers think non-GMO, other ‘free-from’ labeled foods are healthier
Free-from labelled foods seem healthier, with GM-free and palm oil-free labels having the strongest effect, according to a study of ...
GMO label doesn’t deter European companies’ interest in new soybean oil with less saturated fat
DuPont Pioneer's soybean oil Plenish has been approved for the EU and, despite having to label on pack it as ...
EU reauthorizes glyphosate herbicide-resistant GMO sugar beets for import, but not cultivation
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientists have cleared a genetically modified sugar beet developed by Monsanto and KWS for reauthorisation ...
How will consumers react to products labeled GMO, eco-friendly?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to the the ...