Leaked draft
A new proposal provides for the mitigation of genetically modified plants, a leaked draft shows. Science has been asking this for a long time
epa09898709 A Tunisian farmer harvests strawberries in a field near Korba in Nabeul, south of Tunis, April 20, 2022. The strawberry crop in Nabeul governorate accounts for nearly 90 percent of national production. According to estimates by the Regional Delegation for Agricultural Development (CRDA) in Nabeul, the strawberry harvest is expected to reach 23,000 tons this year in the region where it is cultivated on 600 hectares. European Patent Office / Mohamed Massara
In Europe, plants bred using genetic engineering methods are subject to strict legal regulations. This applies not only to the so-called genetically modified organisms into which genes from other species have been introduced. In 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that all plants bred using newer molecular biological methods such as Crispr genetic scissors also fell under strict genetic engineering guidelines. This is also the case if the organisms are not genetically modified and genetic changes cannot be distinguished from natural mutations.
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