GM-free India alleges regulatory lapses in nod granted to DMH-11 mustard

Claims 15 instances of compromise of country's established regulatory regime in report released just days before Supreme Court again hears matter on GM crops

The Coalition for GM-Free India alleged on Friday that there have been as many as 15 instances of blatant compromise of the country’s established regulatory regime while permitting the ‘environmental release’ of GM mustard (DMH-11) by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC).

“The Approval demonstrates the total failure of India’s limited biosafety regulations and showcases serious deficiencies in the regulatory regime. Public health, environmental safety and socio-economic considerations have been seriously endangered by the regulators and the Government of India," Kavitha Kuruganti of the Coalition said in a press conference while releasing the report.

The report has been released barely