Gene edited crops should be exempted from GM food laws, says EU lawyer

Technology can help foster specific positive traits in plants but can also have potentially dangerous ‘off-target’ effects, say criticsGene editing technologies should be largely exempted from EU laws on GM food, although individual states can regulate them if they choose, the European court ’s advocate generalhas said.The opinion may have far-reaching consequences for new breeding techniques that can remove specific parts of a plant ’s genetic code and foster herbicide-resistant traits.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Genetics GM Biology Environment Science Farming European Union Source Type: news