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Speakers:
Prof Chris Pollock, Plant Scientist, Chair of ACRE
Prof Jules Pretty, Professor of Environment & Society, University of Essex
In response to a request from the Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs, ACRE (Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment) is publishing their report on the wider implications of the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops. Scientists propose a detailed approach to regulating new technologies and present case studies of how it could work in practise.