Retail trade EU agreement on weakening genetic engineering rules
In future, food modified using modern genetic engineering techniques will be able to be sold in supermarkets in the EU without special labeling. Negotiators from the EU member states and the European Parliament agreed on this in Brussels.
04.12.2025, 01:58
SDA
In many cases, such breeds are to be exempted from the EU's strict genetic engineering rules, as both sides announced on Thursday night.
The new regulations still have to be confirmed by the EU Parliament and the EU member states. Normally, this is a formality if the negotiators of the institutions have previously agreed on a compromise.
However, the same safety requirements continue to apply to such foodstuffs as to varieties that have been created through crossing and selection. In case of doubt, a plant modified by the Crispr/Cas gene scissors, for example, cannot be distinguished from a natural breeding.
