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ACRE advice: applications to market GM cotton and rice

ACRE's advice on applications to market GM cotton and rice.

• From: Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
• Published: 12 February 2014
• Last updated: 18 August 2023 — See all updates

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ACRE's advice on applications to market GM cotton in England

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GM cotton and rice which continues to be recognised across the UK

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ACRE’s generic advice relating to applications to market (not cultivate) GM cotton or rice seed or grain. ACRE considers that the GM crops pose no greater risk to human health or the environment than non-GM varieties.

Prior to the UK’s exit from the EU, applications to market GM crops in the UK were made at EU level, and approval applied across the UK. On leaving the EU, the UK continued to recognise existing EU-level approvals. Following the UK’s exit from the EU, products are approved for marketing separately in each territory of Great Britain.

Published 12 February 2014
Last updated 18 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 18 August 2023

   We've added ACRE's advice on applications to market genetically modified food or feed in England.

2. 15 December 2020

   Updated advice and removed reference to EU in summary.

3. 19 February 2019

   List in document updated to reflect approvals granted during 2018.

4. 28 February 2018

   Table in Annex 1 updated to include an entry for MON 88701.

5. 15 December 2016

   Latest advice added.

6. 28 June 2016

   Added 281-24-236x3006-210-23x MON88913 (insect resistance and herbicide tolerance) to the list.

7. 21 October 2014

   ACRE agrees advice on an application to market MON88913 cotton in the EU

8. 25 September 2014

   Updated the list of GM marketing applications on which ACRE has advised, to include GHB614 x LLCotton25 and MON15985 cotton,

9. 12 February 2014

   First published.