FEFAC Urges EU to Finalise NGTs Regulation for Resilient Agri-Food Sector

NGT: OPECST takes stock of the new European regulations

Since 2019, the European Union (EU) has been reviewing the European regulations that will apply to certain new varieties of genetically edited plants (i-e obtained with new genomic techniques, NGT). The process has proven not only lengthy, but also fraught with pitfalls, as I recently explained in this journal (1). It remains ongoing and has seen many twists and turns. In France, the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Tech…

FEFAC urges EU to finalise NGTs regulation for resilient agri-food sector

The European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC), together with EU agri-food and feed partners, has called for the rapid conclusion of negotiations on the future New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) regulation. The organisation sees this legislation as essential to fostering innovation and ensuring a resilient agri-food sector in the face of climate and food security challenges. Photo: ShutterStock | Jacek “Shaiith” Nowak Together with several partn…