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Journalist, author, campaigner, former editor of the Ecologist, Slow Food Person of the Year 2024. Focus on environment, food, health and technology.

London, UK Katılım Nisan 2010
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Beyond GM
Beyond GM@Beyond_GM·
As voters in #Scotland and #Wales prepare to go to the polls in May, we are calling on all parties to commit to maintaining and strengthening precautionary approaches to all genetically modified organisms in food and farming. Read our briefs here: beyond-gm.org/beyond-gm-call…
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Joanna Blythman
Joanna Blythman@JoannaBlythman·
When fake food fantasists encounter market realities 👇
Camus@newstart_2024

Take that Bill Gates and WEF: Ÿnsect—Europe's largest insect farm—has officially gone bankrupt after raising over $600 million in public and private funding, including nearly €200 million in taxpayer money from French and EU sources. The French mealworm producer, once hailed as a sustainable protein pioneer for animal feed and pet food, entered judicial liquidation in December 2025 amid soaring costs, dismal revenue (just €656K in 2023 vs. €80M losses), and market rejection—proving industrial-scale bug farming isn't ready for prime time despite massive subsidies. Image of their sprawling facility: Blue trays stacked high with feed, now silent symbols of a $600M flop. Is this the death knell for forced "alternative" proteins... or just a hiccup? Taxpayers footing the bill—fair or fiasco?

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Ian Davis
Ian Davis@HPG_Farmer·
@vickihird @IPESfood @ecoreflections has been warning about this for a decade or more Most tech marketed at farmers is for the tech provider benefit, not the farmer It just makes farmers dependent. That's the intention
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EFRA Committee
EFRA Committee@CommonsEFRA·
Today, we asked @DefraGovUK's permanent secretary whether the delay in publishing their roadmap could be behind some of the failures of the department 👇
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European Non-GMO Industry Association
European Non-GMO Industry Association@NonGMOEurope·
⚖️ England’s “Precision Breeding” law faces a High Court challenge over the removal of risk assessment, traceability & labelling for New GMOs. The EU is on a similar path, with a final EP vote ahead. Legal uncertainty in England should serve as a warning. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/the-agtiv…
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The New Republic
The New Republic@newrepublic·
The FBI interviewed one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims four times over her allegation that Donald Trump assaulted her when she was underage—but most accusations against the president appear to have been removed from the government’s documents. trib.al/hydqL6o
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The New Republic@newrepublic·
The FBI interviewed one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims four times over her allegation that Donald Trump assaulted her when she was underage—but most accusations against the president appear to have been removed from the government’s documents. trib.al/t8cm1D1
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NEF@NEF·
Leaning into deregulation won't reverse the EU's economic fortunes. Maike Schmidt sets out the evidence against deregulation in a new blog: neweconomics.org/2026/02/the-eu…
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Ecoreflections@ecoreflections·
@Beyond_GM Maybe when someone like Rishi Sunak publishes a piece like this, the publisher should require him to reveal how much he has invested in biotech/tech companies.
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Beyond GM
Beyond GM@Beyond_GM·
Dear Rishi, facts matter. The genetically modified purple tomato does not prevent cancer. UK cancer organisations have been very clear in correcting this hype and UK food labelling law specifically prohibits such dangerous claims. archive.ph/rAPnZ
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Ian Davis
Ian Davis@HPG_Farmer·
A LOT of seed GMO work seems to be about being able to patent, and therefore totally control the use of, crop seeds imho Preventing farmer seed saving Profit comes first Public benefit is a poor second
Ecoreflections@ecoreflections

A GMO cant be 'natural' and patented (thus by definition ;unnatural;) at the same time. By avoiding uncomfortable and complex discussions on patents, the UK is ensuring the whole GMO/PBO myth will blow up in its face.

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Ecoreflections@ecoreflections·
A GMO cant be 'natural' and patented (thus by definition ;unnatural;) at the same time. By avoiding uncomfortable and complex discussions on patents, the UK is ensuring the whole GMO/PBO myth will blow up in its face.
A Bigger Conversation@ABiggerConvo

As the EU revises rules for gene-engineered plants, debates centre on safety, traceability and labelling. Overlooked is patent law’s role in reshaping who can breed plants, on what terms, and with what legal certainty overall. abiggerconversation.org/new-gmos-and-t…

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Ecoreflections@ecoreflections·
Presumably they said this whilst standing in front of a British flag and wearing a baseball cap that said "grow baby grow". But also, something so British about plans to reduce reliance on 'foreign' rubber with dandelions.
Beyond GM@Beyond_GM

Researchers say that precision bred GMO dandelions will be “enabling us to build a new, domestic rubber supply that strengthens UK resilience”. Of the 30 million metric tonnes of rubber consumed globally each year, 0% comes from dandelions…defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/02/fir…

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Ecoreflections@ecoreflections·
Things are moving so fast at the moment around trade, regulation, GMOs and PBOs it’s hard to keep up. Good analysis & reminder that it ain’t over til it’s over…
Beyond GM@Beyond_GM

1/ The @CommonsEFRA report on a UK–EU SPS agreement is out. It largely assumes the question is how to make alignment work, not whetherthe underlying regulatory choices are coherent. Let’s talk about why that matters. 🧵committees.parliament.uk/committee/52/e…

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Ecoreflections@ecoreflections·
Duh. They are called ‘forever chemicals for a reason. Even if you can remove them with new tech it’s likely to be energy intensive and create secondary hazardous waste streams that require further, expensive treatment. I expect the government is calling this a “growth” market.
Defra UK@DefraGovUK

The @IPBES meeting in Manchester this week unites scientists from across the world to tackle biodiversity loss. Environment Secretary @EmmaforWycombe shared a message about the vital work to address climate change, pollution and the decline of nature. #IPBES12

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@JoannaBlythman @HPG_Farmer @vickihird @IPESfood @DefraGovUK @Tariqmdar @NW2_RA @Beyond_GM