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Slow Food Europe European Commission Opens the Door to New GMOs 3 May 2021 European Commission backtracks and opens the door to the deregulation of new GMOs, putting citizens and farmers’ freedom of choice at risk Slow Food is deeply alarmed by the European Commission’s  from the study on “new genomic techniques” which opens the door to the deregulation of new GMOs, ignoring the precautionary principle.  “Through the EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission committed to accelerate the transition towards a truly sustainable food system. By suggesting th...

GMO laws needs overhaul; environmentalists protest: EU study Toggle share menu Advertisement GMO corn is destroyed in France in 2014. (Photo: AFP/Pascal Pavani) 30 Apr 2021 04:57AM Share this content Bookmark BRUSSELS: A new European Union study finds that the two decade-old legislation on genetically modified organisms should be revamped, a process environmentalists claim will open the door to a new generation of bio-engineered crops being allowed into the EU market without proper checks. The study is a first step by the 27-nation EU to assess the latest tech...

A new European Union study finds that the two-decade old legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms should be revamped, a process environmentalists claim will open the door to a new generation of bioengineered crops being allowed onto the EU market without proper checks.

The publication​​, which assessed the new genomic techniques (NGTs), was released today; it sees that products made using NGTs have the potential to contribute to a more sustainable food system as part of the objectives of the EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy. The findings of the study suggest NGTs could make plants more resistant to diseases, environmental conditions, and climate change effects. It sees that such techniques can improve, for example, the nutritional profile of crops, boosting fatty acid content, or enabling reduced need for agricultural inputs such as pesticid...

FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides speaks during a debate on the united EU approach to Covid-19 vaccinations at the European Parliament in Brussels. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File) BRUSSELS (AP) — A new European Union study finds that the two-decade-old legislation on genetically modified organisms should be revamped, a process environmentalists claim will open the door to a new generation of bioengineered crops being allowed into the EU market without proper checks. The study is a first step by the 27-nation EU to assess the latest...