Central Government Submissions and Petitions
Submissions and Petitions To Parliament and Ministries
MPI's Digital Food labelling (17/12/2025)
- GE Free NZ submission to the Digital Food labelling consultation. MPI sought seeking comment on the use of QR codes instead of full disclosure labelling on food packaging.
The Gene Technology Bill (17/02/2025)
- Lisa Er's Petition "Halt the Gene Technology Bill and set up a Commission of Enquiry" to The Health Select Committee
- GE Free NZ submission to the Gene Technology Bill
- Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety (INBI) submission
- The Gene Technology Bill draft legislation
- Gene Technology Regulation MBIE overview of Bill and committees.
Regulatory Standards Bill (13/01/2025)
Fast Track Bill (20/5/2024)
- Fast Track Bill, government legislation
- GE Free NZ Written submission to Fast Track Bill
- GE Free NZ submission to Fast Track Bill, Claire Bleakley and Kara Vandeleur (start 42.20 - 53.38 min) (video)
Therapeutic Products Bill (21/03/2023)
- All Government documents relating to Therapeutic Products Bill
- GE Free comments of the Therapeutic Products Bill
Supporting evidence
- Klarskova K. et al (2018) Structure determination of disease associated peak AAA from L-Tryptophan implicated in the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, Toxicology Letters, Vol: 282; 71-80
- Varga J., Jiminez S.A., Uitto J. (1994) L-Tryptophan and the Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome: Current Understanding of the Etiology and Pathogenesis, Journal Investigative Dermatology, Vol: 100, supplement, 97S-105S.
Natural and Built Environment Bill (4/8/2020)
Regulation of Gene Edited Foods (5/12/2020 -2021)
- Petition for the Regulation of Gene Edited Foods received by Hon Eugenie Sage
- Further details in support of the petition to Regulate Gene Edited Foods submitted to the petitions committee
- Reply to Petitions Committee from Food Safety Minister Dr. Ayesha Verrall
- Final Report on the Petition to Regulate Gene Edited Foods presented in Parliament