General Article GM (Genetic Modification)

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Current situation/policy

Q. What is the current situation with GM crops in the UK?

There are currently no GM crops being grown in the UK. They have previously been grown for research and development purposes at a number of sites. The main example of this was the Farm-Scale Evaluation (FSE) trials that ended in 2003. No GM crops are expected to be grown here commercially before 2009 at the earliest. For the foreseeable future, the only crops likely to be proposed for cultivation in the U...

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