Food: The Use of Genetic Modification – A Public Dialogue
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set up an independent steering group to shape and manage a public dialogue on food and the use of genetic modification (GM) that the Agency has been asked to lead on behalf of the Government.
The independent steering group, established in November 2009, is responsible for deciding how the work is carried out. The project aims and objectives, and the steering group's terms of reference can be found at the links below.
The dialogue will provide an opportunity to discuss with members of the public their understanding of GM in food and what they think are its potential risks and benefits. It will also try to identify what information people need and want in order to make confident, informed choices about the food they eat.
The steering group will make the key decisions about how the dialogue is designed and delivered and is responsible for approving all materials that are used in the dialogue and the project’s evaluation.
The invitation to tender, which invites proposals from organisations to carry out the dialogue, can be found at the links below. The tender was issued to organisations on the COI 'External stakeholder engagement and consultation (Lot 1)' suppliers list in early March 2010. The invitation to tender for carrying out the evaluation of the dialogue can also be found at the links below. The tender was issued to specific contractors and is not open to all.
Contact details
For further information on the steering group, see the More about the steering group for a public dialogue on food and use of GM page at the link below, or contact:
FSA secretariat for the steering group for Food: The Use of Genetic Modification – A Public Dialogue
Area 4C, Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
tel: 020 7276 8504
fax: 020 7276 8513
email: gm_dialogue@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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More about the steering group for a public dialogue on food and use of GM
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set up an independent steering group to shape and manage a public dialogue on genetic modification (GM) in food.
Steering group membership
Details about the chair and members of the steering group for the public dialogue on food and the use of genetic modification (GM).
Minutes of the meeting held on 25–26 November 2009
Minutes of the steering group for a public dialogue on food and use of GM meeting held on 25–26 November 2009 are available.
Minutes of the meeting held on 27 May 2010
Minutes of the steering group for a public dialogue on food and use of GM meeting held on 27 May 2010 are available.
Statement on resignation of Helen Wallace from steering group
At its meeting today, the Steering Group for the Public Dialogue on 'Food: The Use of GM' expressed its regret at the decision of Dr Helen Wallace of GeneWatch to resign from its membership.
Statement on the resignation of Professor Brian Wynne from the steering group
Professor Brian Wynne has resigned from the Steering Group for the Public Dialogue on 'Food: The Use of GM'.
FSA Chair Jeff Rooker's letter to the Soil Association and others
On the 16 June 2010, FSA Chair Jeff Rooker responded to a letter from the Soil Association, Friends of the Earth, GM Freeze, GMWatch and the Soy Alliance.
GM dialogue statement
Ministers have confirmed to the Food Standards Agency that the GM (genetic modification) dialogue project will not continue in its current format.