Contacts

The GM Science Review is now closed. Copies of its two reports can be downloaded from this website.

If you need further information, you should contact one of the following organisations, via the relevant websites.

Advice on GM (Genetic Modification)

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for the control of the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and for national, EU and international policy on the environmental safety of GMOs. See the GM page of the Defra website.

The Advisory Committee on releases to the Environment (ACRE) is an independent Advisory Committee composed of leading scientists. Its main function is to give statutory advice to Ministers in the UK and devolved administrations on the risks to human health and the environment from the release and marketing of GMOs.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. See the GM page of the FSA website.

The work of the independent committees and working groups that advise the Food Standards Agency helps ensure that the Agency's advice to consumers is always based on the best and most recent scientific evidence. See the Scientific Committees page of the FSA website.