The UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affaires (Defra) has agreed to assess an application from Syngenta for authorisation for the cultivation of  GA21 maize in the EU, and to provide an opinion on environmental risks of this application to EFSA .[more]

The Government of Wales (The Welsh Assembly Government- WA) has adopted a non-GMO position for Wales and has promoted “GM–Free Wales”,  and has joined the European Association of GM-Free Regions.[more]