--- ---  # Scotland to Prohibit GMO Crops ## Video: The Truth About Fat [Watch (HLS stream): The Truth About Fat](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uYGhfNfS.m3u8) (5:15)  _Published 2014-06-12. When you want to lose weight or get healthy, what is the first thing you would normally cut from your diet? If you said fat, you're not alone_ by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Aug 10, 2015 4:09 PM UTC  Corn on the cob Corn on the cobGetty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Aug 10, 2015 4:09 PM UTC The Scottish government announced Sunday that it will formally prohibit genetically modified crops. The country is utilizing new European Union rules that allow countries to opt out of EU-approved GM crops. “The Scottish Government will shortly submit a request that Scotland is excluded from any European consents for the cultivation of GM crops, including the variety of genetically modified maize already approved and six other GM crops that are awaiting authorization,” the Scottish Government said in a [statement](http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/GM-crop-ban-1bd2.aspx). Rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead also released a [statement](http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/GM-crop-ban-1bd2.aspx) saying there is no evidence of high demand for GMO crops among Scottish consumers, and that he fears allowing GM crops would damage the country’s “clean and green brand.” The new ban will not stop ongoing research regarding GMOs taking place in Scotland, [the Guardian reports](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/09/scotland-to-issue-formal-ban-on-genetically-modified-crops). Scotland to Prohibit GMO Crops ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3990718/scotland-gmo-ban/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3990718/scotland-gmo-ban/"},"headline":"Scotland to Prohibit GMO Crops","datePublished":"2015-08-10T16:09:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:58:12.938Z","description":"The government is worried GMO crops could damage the country's \"clean and green brand\"","url":"https://time.com/3990718/scotland-gmo-ban/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","Ban","GMOs","Scotland topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt807f287900011c2a/69885e835f570f9d1ab1cd3f/cornnn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt807f287900011c2a/69885e835f570f9d1ab1cd3f/cornnn.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"463712059","caption":"463712059","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3990718/scotland-gmo-ban/","name":"Scotland to Prohibit GMO Crops"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Truth About Fat","description":"When you want to lose weight or get healthy, what is the first thing you would normally cut from your diet? If you said fat, you're not alone","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/uYGhfNfS/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-12T14:12:58.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uYGhfNfS.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3990718/scotland-gmo-ban/","duration":"PT5M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3990718/scotland-gmo-ban/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```