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Summary of issues

The information on these pages provides a basic guide to some of the concerns and issues that are raised by GM crops and foods.

Resources

• Issue Papers
• Briefings
  • Briefing 21: Genetic Modification: The Need for Special Regulation 1st January 2003
  • Briefing 1: Genetically Modified Foods: Will Labelling Provide Choice? 1st March 1998
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Resources

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• Briefings
• Glossary

Topics

• Impacts on farming

  GM crops have social and economic impacts, due to their far-ranging effects on how farming is practised and who controls the food chain.