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POSTnote by Peter Border and Elizabeth Duxbury. It was first published on Thursday, 15 January 2015. It was last updated on Friday, 30 January 2015.


GM Crops and Regulation

Genetically modified (GM) crops have been grown commercially since the mid-1990s. Early concerns focused on their potential impacts on human health and the environment. This note summarises the evidence on such impacts, describes recent technological developments and examines their likely consequences for proposed reforms of GM regulation.

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Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-482 
Subjects
Crops Environment protection Health hazards EU law Genetically modified organisms Regulation USA Risk assessment
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk