Response from Coalition for GM-Free India on FSSAI’s Draft GM Food Regulation
Published By kavitha On Wednesday, January 18th 2023. Under Uncategorized
From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 08:07
Subject: Response on Food Safety & Standards (Genetically Modified Foods) Draft Regulations, 2022
To: <regulation@fssai.gov.in>
Cc: <ceo@fssai.gov.in>, <india-hfm@gov.in>, Preeti Sudan <secyhfw@nic.in>, <mansukh.mandaviya@sansad.nic.in>
To:
The Chief Executive Officer,
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road,
New Delhi – 110 002
Email: regulation@fssai.gov.in
18th January 2023
Sub: Objections/Suggestions with ... Continue Reading
Response 1 to FSSAI GM Regulation Draft
Published By kavitha On Saturday, January 14th 2023. Under Uncategorized
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS ON FSSAI’S DRAFT NOTIFICATION ON FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS) REGULATIONS 2022 AS PER FORMAT SUGGESTED BY FSSAI, FROM COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA (http://indiagminfo.org)
Subject: Draft Notification on Food Safety & Standards (Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations, 2022
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Name and Address of the organisation/person, contact number ... Continue Reading
Coalition’s Response to a Statement reportedly issued by MoEFCC, in response to our report
Published By Admin On Thursday, January 12th 2023. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM Mustard, India GM Regulatory Violations
PRESS RELEASE OF THE COALITION FOR A GM-FREE INDIA
“Union Environment Ministry’s response vindicates our evidence and pointers on serious regulatory compromises in India’s appraisal and approval of GM mustard”: Coalition
“Govt. should respond to each point with evidence, if regulatory processes were indeed correct and robust – we challenge the Ministry ... Continue Reading
Scientists respond to ICAR/DARE’s gag order on public sector scientists with regard to GM mustard
Published By Admin On Thursday, January 12th 2023. Under Uncategorized Tags: GM Mustard, ICAR Gag Order, Scientists Open Statement
OPEN STATEMENT BY SCIENTISTS OF INDIA AGAINST THE GAG ORDER ISSUED ON PUBLIC SECTOR SCIENTISTS
We, the undersigned scientists, urge the Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Government of India to immediately withdraw an instruction put out on 23rd December 2022, which is tantamount ... Continue Reading
Coalition’s New Report: GM HT MUSTARD APPROVAL IS A STORY OF A HIGHLY COMPROMISED REGULATORY REGIME
Published By Admin On Friday, January 6th 2023. Under Uncategorized
Brief Report released on 6th January 2023 can be accessed here: Regulatory-Violations-GM-mustard-Final-Report-January-2023.pdf (indiagminfo.org) (available only in English)
Hindi Summary as a Powerpoint Presentation is available here: Serious & Objectionable Regulatory Lapses with regard to GM HT Mustard of DU (indiagminfo.org)
English Summary as a Powerpoint Presentation is available here: Serious & Objectionable Regulatory Lapses with regard ... Continue Reading
URGENT LETTER FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ON GM MUSTARD
Published By Admin On Tuesday, December 6th 2022. Under Uncategorized
URGENT LETTER FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ON GM MUSTARD
To: 05/12/2022
The Honorable Prime Minister of India
Government of India.
Subject: Request for Immediately Nullifying Environmental Release of GM Mustard and Destruction of the fields planted to GM mustard
Dear Honourable Prime Minister,
As medical professionals and nutritionists, we welcome your initiatives to encourage ... Continue Reading
किसान नेताओं ने पीएम मोदी को लिखा पत्र, जीएम सरसों की पर्यावरणीय रिलीज पर तत्काल रोक लगाने का आग्रह किया
Published By Admin On Monday, November 28th 2022. Under Uncategorized
दिनांक : 27 November 2022
श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी
माननीय प्रधान मंत्री
भारत सरकार
नई दिल्ली
को कॉपी:
श्री भूपेंद्र यादव,
माननीय पर्यावरण, वन और जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्री,
भारत सरकार
नई दिल्ली
श्री नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर
कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्री
भारत सरकार
नई दिल्ली
विषय : जी. एम. /एच.टी. सरसों, डी.एच.एम-11 के "पर्यावरण रिलीज" को रोकने हेतु
आदरनिये श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी
हम जी.एम. एचटी ... Continue Reading
Farmer Leaders write to PM Modi urging him to immediately stop GM mustard
Published By Admin On Monday, November 28th 2022. Under Uncategorized
Dated: 27 November 2022
To,
Shri Narendra Modi
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
Government of India
New Delhi
Copy to:
Shri Bhupender Yadav,
Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change,
Government of India.
New Delhi
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government of India.
New Delhi
Subject : STOP GM / HT MUSTARD (DHM-11) “ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE”
Dear Shri Narendra Modi ... Continue Reading
माननीय सर्वोच्च न्यायालय से आग्रह: जहां भी जीएम सरसों की रोपाई की गई है, उसे उखाड़ने का आदेश जारी करे
Published By Admin On Monday, November 28th 2022. Under Uncategorized
प्रेस विज्ञप्ति
भारत सरकार को जीएम सरसों पर असत्य और गलत बयानों के साथ भारत के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय को गुमराह करना बंद करना चाहिए: भारत को असुरक्षित जीएम सरसों की आवश्यकता नहीं
माननीय सर्वोच्च न्यायालय से आग्रह: जहां भी जीएम सरसों की रोपाई की गई है, उसे उखाड़ने का आदेश जारी करे
नई ... Continue Reading
GOVT OF INDIA SHOULD STOP MISLEADING THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA WITH UNTRUE AND INCORRECT STATEMENTS ON GM MUSTARD: INDIA DOES NOT NEED UNSAFE GM MUSTARD – HON’BLE SUPREME COURT URGED TO ORDER IMMEDIATE UPROOTING OF GM MUSTARD CROP IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Published By Admin On Monday, November 28th 2022. Under Uncategorized
Press Release
GOVT OF INDIA SHOULD STOP MISLEADING THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA WITH UNTRUE AND INCORRECT STATEMENTS ON GM MUSTARD: INDIA DOES NOT NEED UNSAFE GM MUSTARD
HON'BLE SUPREME COURT URGED TO ORDER IMMEDIATE UPROOTING OF GM MUSTARD CROP IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS
New Delhi, November 28th 2022: Coming down heavily on the ... Continue Reading
Coalition’s letter to MoEFCC on GM mustard
Published By kavitha On Thursday, October 20th 2022. Under Uncategorized
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 at 12:30
Subject: Serious objections to appraisal processes for GM mustard by GEAC - Your intervention requested
To: <mefcc@gov.in>
Cc: <bhupender.yadav@sansad.nic.in>, <asnpg.mefcc@gov.in>
To:
Shri Bhupender Yadav,
Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change,
Government of India.
Dear Sir,
Sub: GEAC proceeding inexorably towards approval for commercial cultivation of ... Continue Reading
Coalition writes to MoEFCC on risky unscientific and illegal exemption to certain categories of gene edited plants
Published By kavitha On Thursday, May 19th 2022. Under Uncategorized
To: 19th May, 2022
Shri Bhupender Yadav,
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Email: mefcc@gov.in
Dear Shri Bhupender Yadav,
Sub: Guidelines notified for Genome Edited Organisms with exemptions provided from regulation to certain categories of Genome Edited Organisms/Plants and products thereof – reg.
Ref: Office Memorandum, dated 17th May 2022 of Department of ... Continue Reading
Coalition’s response to FSSAI on its draft GM foods regulations (Jan.14th 2022)
Published By kavitha On Monday, January 17th 2022. Under Uncategorized Tags: FSSAI GM foods, GM Foods, Poison in our Foods
You can download the detailed response sent to FSSAI by the Coalition, including the endorsements of organisations and professionals till 5.30pm of January 14th 2022 here (this was done in case there was no extension of deadline for feedback - later on, this was extended till Feb.5th 2022): http://indiagminfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Detailed-Feedback-on-FSSAIs-Draft-GM-Foods-Regulations-2021-1.pdf
The response in ... Continue Reading
Urg request for extension of public feedback deadline for FSSAI draft regulations on GM foods
Published By kavitha On Thursday, January 6th 2022. Under Uncategorized
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From: GM Free India <indiagmfree@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2022 at 11:31
Subject: Urg request for extension of public feedback deadline for FSSAI draft regulations on GM foods
To: <ceo@fssai.gov.in>
Cc: <chairperson@fssai.gov.in>, <hfm@gov.in>, <vaibhav.bajaj@gov.in>, Preeti Sudan <secyhfw@nic.in>
To:
The Chief Executive Officer,
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),
FDA Bhawan, Kotla Road, near Bal Bhawan,
New ... Continue Reading
नागरिकों द्वारा संशोधित जीन युक्त (जीएम) खाद्य पदार्थों पर एफएसएसएआई के प्रस्तावित अपर्याप्त विनियमों को अस्वीकार करने की प्रक्रिया शुरू – सार्वजनिक प्रतिक्रिया के लिए समय सीमा को 15 जनवरी 2022 से आगे बढ़ाने की मांग फ़ैली
Published By kavitha On Thursday, January 6th 2022. Under Uncategorized
नई दिल्ली, 6 जनवरी 2022:जीएम खाद्य पदार्थों पर एफएसएसएआई के प्रस्तावित नियमों के खिलाफ नागरिकों की आवाज़ तेज़ी से उठ रही है। नागरिक प्रस्तावित विनियमों पर सार्वजनिक प्रतिक्रिया देने के लिए एफएसएसएआई द्वारा दी गई समय सीमा के विस्तार के साथ-साथ स्थानीय भाषाओं में इन को उपलब्ध कराने मांग कर ... Continue Reading