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Summary of issues

Summary of issues section

The information on these pages provides a basic guide to some of the concerns and issues that are raised by GM crops and foods.

Resources

  • Issue Papers
    • GM Debate Briefing - GM Animals: Do The Ends Justify The Means? 1st July 2003
    • GM Debate Briefing - GM Research: Who Decides? 1st June 2003
    • GM Debate Briefing- Can GM and Non-GM Farming Co-exist in the UK? 1st February 2003
    • GM Debate Briefing - Who Should Pay if Things Go Wrong with GM Crops and Food? 1st February 2003
    • GM Debate Briefing - GM crops and foods: good for your health? 1st December 2002
    • GM Debate Briefing - GM food: your right to choose? 1st December 2002
    • GM Debate Briefing - GM Crops: Environmental Saviour or New Form of Pollution? 1st December 2002
    • GM Debate Briefing - GM Crops: Bringing Hope to the Starving? 1st December 2002
  • Glossary
    • Common terms used in plant genetics 16th March 2006
  • Briefings
    • Briefing 21: Genetic Modification: The Need for Special Regulation portable document file (PDF) 1st January 2003
    • Briefing 1: Genetically Modified Foods: Will Labelling Provide Choice? portable document file (PDF) 1st March 1998

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Resources

  • Glossary
  • Briefings
  • Issue Papers

Topics

  • Environmental Risks

    An overview of the environmental concerns surrounding GM crops

  • Food Safety

    An overview of the food safety concerns surrounding GM foods

  • Impacts on farming

    GM crops have social and economic impacts, due to their far-ranging effects on how farming is practised and who controls the food chain.

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