EU legal proposal for genome-edited crops hints at a science-based approach

Oana Dima; René Custers; Lindsy De Veirman; Dirk Inzé

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2023.09.014

EU legal proposal for genome-edited crops hints at a science-based approach

Trends Plant Sci. 2023 Dec;28(12):1350-1353. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.09.014. Epub 2023 Oct 14.

Authors

Oana Dima¹, René Custers², Lindsy De Veirman³, Dirk Inzé⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Center of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: oana.dima@vib.be.
² VIB, Rijvisschestraat 120, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Department of Plant Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Center of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Plant Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Center of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Dirk.Inze@UGent.be.

PMID: 37839926
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.09.014

Abstract

The European Commission (EC) recently published a legislative proposal that hints at a science-based approach to the regulation of genome-editing applications in crops in the EU. This would be in line with legislation in an increasing number of countries worldwide, but further science-based advice on implementation will be essential.

Keywords: Europe; agriculture; genome editing; legal proposal; plant breeding.

MeSH terms

Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
Gene Editing*
Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics