News and events
The Food Standards Agency is holding a range of events to help it independently assess people's views on the acceptability of GM food.
These include: a citizens' jury to discuss the question 'Should GM food be available to buy in the UK?'; sponsoring a schools' debate; discussion groups for low income consumers and young people in Scotland; and supporting a group of school students who are making a video on GM food.
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Scottish activity on GM food
Food Standards Agency Scotland has been running events in Scotland to discuss issues of consumer choice and the acceptability of GM foods. They were designed in particular to seek the views of young people and people on low incomes.
Young people debate GM
A majority of young people at Durham Union Society Schools Debating Competition voted in favour of eating GM food after two hours of heated debate. The annual event was sponsored this year by the Food Standards Agency and you can view it here as video-on-demand.
Bursaries awarded for Durham debating competition
Seven schools have so far been awarded bursaries by the Food Standards Agency to take part in the Durham University schools' debating competition this weekend (22-23 March).
Students to make GM video
A group of 26 Year 10 (aged 14-15) media students from a north London comprehensive school are to produce a short video about genetically modified foods.
Scottish focus on GM food
Food Standards Agency Scotland will be working with the Scottish Civic Forum to organise and run four one-day events in Scotland to discuss issues of consumer choice and acceptability of GM foods.
Citizens' jury details announced
A citizens' jury will consider the question 'Should GM food be available to buy in the UK?' to inform the Food Standard Agency's GM food debate.
Agency opens up GM food debate
A range of initiatives to independently assess people's views on the acceptability of genetically modified food and how this relates to consumer choice was announced today by the Food Standards Agency. These initiatives will form the Agency's contribution to the wider Government debate about genetic modification.
Schools to join debate
The Agency is sponsoring the Durham University schools debating competition, which attracts up to 100 teams from a mixture of state and private schools across the UK and some from abroad.