With New Law, European Union Can More Quickly Greenlight Gene-Edited Crops

EU clears final hurdle for cultivation of gene-edited crops

With new law, European Union can more quickly greenlight gene-edited crops

Final political hurdle overcome, easing regulation of certain modified plants

European Union gives GE the tick

Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Parliament has voted to allow the use of genetically edited and modified plant material under wider conditions, five years after the legislation was first proposed. The legislation classifies genetically edited material under three levels of changes, with the first, New Genomic Technique (NGT) or NGT-1, having the lightest legislation for material and classed as a plant with changes made using simple gene edi…

EU greenlights GMO crops, New Zealand watches closely

An agricultural Pandora’s box has been opened, with the European Union’s approval of new rules that deregulate gene-edited-crops. This week the European Parliament voted to remove the safety checks, traceability and consumer labelling that kept GMOs in check for the last two decades. NGT-1 plants won’t need previously adopted checks, meaning farmers won’t know what they’re growing and consumers won’t know what they’re eating. The move is being s…