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ACRE advice: potato plant trial

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

Documents

ACRE advice on GM potato plants (19/R29/01)

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ACRE advice on GM potato plants (17/R29/01)

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These documents are the advice of the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) to government on applications from Sainsbury Laboratory to carry out a trial of potato plants (Solanum tuberosum). The plants have been genetically modified for resistance to potato late blight. The applications include:

ACRE is satisfied that all appropriate measures have been taken to avoid adverse effects to human health and the environment from the proposed release.

Updates to this page

Published 5 May 2016
Last updated 28 June 2019 + show all updates
  1. Added the 2017 and 2019 advice.

  2. First published.

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