‘GE-free’ NZ steak on export shelves no longer a given

Government will aim to have changed NZ’s GE-free status by end of 2025; ‘law for a bygone era’ adapted for the future, PM Luxon says.

WATCH: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces changes to NZ’s genetic modification legislation.

New Zealand’s primary exports, often attracting a premium in foreign markets for being ‘free from genetic modification’, may have to rethink labelling under new legislation the coalition Government plans to enact by the end of 2025.

GE-free red meat and milk powder could be a thing of the past

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Dita De Boni Tue, 13 Aug 2024

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