Research and analysis

ACRE advice: camelina trial

The advice of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment on the release of genetically modified camelina.

• From: Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
• Published: 10 April 2014
• Last updated: 9 May 2019
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  1. 9 May 2019

     Added the advice on an application for a trial of GM camelina (19/R08/01).

  2. 21 April 2016

     Added ACRE advice on GM Camelina (16/R8/01).

  3. 10 April 2014

     First published.

Documents

ACRE advice on GM Camelina (19/R08/01)

PDF, 140 KB, 8 pages

ACRE advice on GM Camelina (18/R08/01)

PDF, 152 KB, 6 pages

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ACRE advice on GM Camelina (16/R8/01)

PDF, 206 KB, 10 pages

ACRE advice on GM Camelina (14/R8/01)

PDF, 209 KB, 8 pages

Advice on genome-edited Camelina plants with increased levels of oleic acid

PDF, 143 KB, 3 pages

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Details

These documents are the advice of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) to government on an application from Rothamsted Research to carry out a trial of Camelina sativa, which has been genetically modified to produce omega-3 fatty acids in its seed oil.

The committee advised that the risks to human health and the environment from this trial are extremely low.