GMO – Science Media Centre- Staging

Expert Q&A | Published: 11 August 202017 August 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 July 201808 February 2019

Europe’s highest court has ruled that gene-edited crops should be subject to the same stringent regulations as genetically modified organisms. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 February 201808 February 2019

Planning for future GM foods coming down the line, the food safety regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is […]

In the News | Published: 01 September 201611 April 2018

The High Court has upheld a ruling allowing regional councils to determine whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be banned […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 July 201603 May 2017

Over 100 Nobel laureates have signed their name to an open letter challenging Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 May 201603 May 2017

Genetically engineered crops are safe, but new regulations are needed as the definition of GE organisms becomes blurred, say US academies. […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 01 April 2016

Writing in Hawke’s Bay Today Professor Peter Kemp, Head of the Institute of Agriculture and the Environment at Massey University, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 November 201528 March 2016

The Environmental Protection Authority is planning to tweak regulations to clear up confusion over what is and is not a genetically […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 201514 January 2015

The European Parliament has passed new legislation allowing member states to make up their own minds on banning genetically modified […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 June 201428 March 2016

A controversial retracted study on the toxicology of genetically modified corn and pesticide has been republished in a new journal. […]