Bristol City Council has declared that as far as possible the City of Bristol is to be a GM-Free Zone

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GM campaign update Spring 2008

A new report (Feb 2008) from Friends of the Earth International shows GM crops have led to a massive increase in pesticide use and have failed to tackle hunger and poverty:

Press release:
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/
gm_crops_increase_pesticid_13022008.html
Q&A:
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/who_benefits_questions.pdf
Exec summary:
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/who_benefits_summary.pdf
Full report: http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/who_benefits.pdf

A newish report shows how much the UK is supporting agricultural biotech, how this is unjustified given its failure to deliver, and that organic – which is delivering for the environment, the economy and society – should be better supported.
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/planting_prejudice.pdf
Full report is here:
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/planting_prejudice_full.pdf

GM Freeze have just finished a briefing on the latest GM potato application for trials by Leeds University (cyst nematode resistant). Deadline for public comments is 3 March. Friends of the Earth and GM Freeze have written to Hilary Benn about ACRE discussing the application (21 Feb) before the deadline for public comments (3 March).

See also the articles in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/16/gmcrops.greenpolitics
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/16/gmcrops.food
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/jul/26/gmcrops
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/feb/16/gmcrops.food1