ACRE is an independent Advisory Committee composed of leading scientists. Our main function is to give statutory advice to Ministers in the UK and devolved administrations on the risks to human health and the environment from the release and marketing of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). We also advise on the release of certain non-GM species of plants and animals that are not native to Great Britain.

Latest news

• 25 January 2012: Agenda for the meeting on 9 February
• 5 January 2012: Advice published on a GM prostate cancer vaccine research trial 
• 9 December 2011: Minutes of the meeting on 1 December 
• 31 October 2011: Advice on imports and processing of GM crop submitted under regulation EC 1829/2003 (PDF 100 KB). Genetically modified crops that have a limited potential to grow and flower outside of agricultural conditions in the UK
• 16 September 2011: Advice published on a GM wheat research trial 
• 2 September 2011: Minutes of the 4th August ACRE meeting published
• 28 June 2011: Advice published on a plant breeding technique involving oligo-directed mutagenesis
• 27 April 2011: ACRE annual report for 2010 published
• 17  March 2011: Post-market environmental monitoring sub-group set up and the minutes of the 17 March ACRE meeting published.
• 14 March 2011: Advice published on a GM typhoid vaccine research trial (PDF 110 KB)
• 9 March 2011: Advice published on food and feed notifications submitted under Regulation (EC)1829/2003 (PDF 100 KB). General advice on notifications for import and processing of GM crops that are unable to grow under UK conditions
• 3 March 2011: Report published on ACRE information-gathering workshop on GM insects (PDF 175 KB)

For further information, including details of ACRE’s membership, see About ACRE. We publish the advice we give to ministers, an annual report, reports of our proceedings, reports produced by our sub-groups, and various other documents.