General Public

Site Monitoring

The Scottish Government GM Inspectorate has agreed to directly monitor or oversee monitoring of sites where inadvertent sowings of GM crop seed took place on three sites in September 2008.

Read more

The GM Inspectorate investigates incidents that arise by through their routine duties or through enquiries that have been brought to the attention the Scottish Government’s CAP Reform and Crop Policy Branch.

Recent incidents have involved the trialling of conventional varieties which contained adventitious GM seed that were not authorised for cultivation.

Investigations are reported to the Scottish Government and are summarised in the GM Inspectorate’s Annual Reports or Reviews.

Guidance: Test and Trial Seed

Guidance for marketing seed for tests and trials (scientific purposes and selection work)

It is a requirement under the Seed (Scotland) (Amendments for Tests and Trials etc.) Regulations 2007 (2007 No. 224) and Regulation 9 of the Beet Seed No.2. (Scotland) 2010 (2010 No. 148) that authorisation is given by either by the Scottish Government or another European Authority for seed to be marketed for the purposes of conducting tests or trials, including tests for scientific purposes and selection work.