Genetically modified crops: the ethical and social issues
Report
Published 26/05/1999
This report considers the ethical, social, and regulatory issues raised by the genetic modification of crops.
Public consultation
In April 1998, the Working Party held a public consultation as part of its work. 118 responses were received from a variety of organisations and individuals, including:
- academics and academic organisations
- agricultural and industrial organisations
- environmental organisations
- organisations concerned with food and consumers
- health organisations
- governmental or regulatory bodies
Download the consultation paper.
Fact-finding meetings
The Working Party held a number of fact-finding meetings with individuals and organisations as part of its research, including:
- The British Society of Plant Breeders Ltd
- Department For International Development
- English Nature
- European Commission
- Institute of Virology & Environmental Microbiology
- Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Monsanto Europe SA
- National Farmers’ Union
- National Institute of Agricultural Botany
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Sainsbury’s
- The Science Museum
- Supply Chain Initiative on Modified Agricultural Crops
- University of Cambridge, Department of Biochemistry, Dr David Ellar and Dr Paul Davis
- The Wellcome Trust
- Yale University, Professor Robert Evenson, Centre for Economic Growth
- Zeneca Plant Sciences