Consumers will foot the bill for extravagant organic goals As I’ve previously explained on this website, the EU’s organic ambitions are seriously misled, because contrary to popular belief, organic food is neither environmentally friendly, nor better for consumers. Research has established that moving all current farming to organic farming would increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions […]
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It’s Thursday, so time for a new episode of ConsEUmer with these topics: 🇬🇧 The UK opens up to gene-editing ✈️ Alitalia needs another rescue (w/ Luca Bertoletti) 🐒 Didier Reynders has a monkey 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸 Will Biden save us? (w/ Ryan Heath)
Genetic engineering continues not to be allowed in the EU, but random mutagenesis is Despite revolutionising agriculture, genetic engineering is not allowed in the European Union. I have laid out the problem with this EU legislation in other blog posts on this website. In this article, I want to explain the blatant inconsistency of allowing […]
In the latest episode of ConsEUmer: 💉 Watch out for fake vaccines 🚗 Uber defends its platform workers (w/ Yaël Ossowski) 🛂 Germany introduces new border closures 🌾 The EU reforms agriculture (w/ Kerry Halferty Hardy)
I have authored a new policy note for the Consumer Choice Center, on the issue of genetic engineering. You can read the entire document HERE.
A lot of the Brussels conversation over the precautionary principle is misguided. By 2030, the European Union’s “Farm to Fork” strategy aims to reduce the use of pesticides significantly. The EU deals in percentages of the total use of chemical substances it wants to cut, whether or not their scientific safety assessment was in any […]
I was quoted by Afrik21 on the issue of genetic engineering. The entire article can be found here. “However, it would be prudent for Iam Africa members to adapt the vision of their charter to local realities. For some experts warn against the popularisation of agro-ecology in developing countries. Its lack of mechanisation, GMOs and […]
Le Royaume-Uni est en train de revoir ses réglementations sur le génie génétique, une technologie innovante qui peut révolutionner l’agriculture. Si Westminster se décide pour une légalisation de cette technologie, elle ouvrira une voie de concurrence avec l’Union européenne, où ce secteur est entravé par un bon nombre d’interdictions . Cependant, l’argument principal pour la […]
