Government sends gene-edited food bill to Parliament
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The slot government introduces a bill to Parliament on Wednesday paving the way for genetically edited plants and animals to be grown and raised for food in England.
The proposed new legislation would relax regulations for gene-edited, not genetically modified (GM) products and would at first apply only to plants.The technology is currently not used because of rules set by the European Union. But Brexit has given the UK the ability to set its own rules.
Brexit paves the way for gene-edited crops Is opposition to GM food irrational? Gene-edited tomatoes could soon be sold in EnglandGene editing involves switching genes on and off in an organism by snipping out a small piece of DNA.
It can lead to the production of varieties that could also be produced through traditional cross-breeding methods, but much more quickly.Critics, such as Liz O'Neill, who is director of GM Freeze, say that the new regulations take away much needed scrutiny.