European Parliament's Environment Committee Votes to Support New Proposal for the Regulation of New Genomic Techniques

The Environment Committee of the European Parliament votes in favour of the European Commission proposal to introduce a new regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed. The Committee's report indicates that NGTs have the ability to enhance agriculture by making crops more resilient and sustainable whilst providing unprecedented opportunities for European agriculture and food production.The proposed regulation identifies a ‘Conventional-like' category of NGT ...