genomic techniques
genomic techniques
Game-changing Decision: New Genomic Techniques Approved!
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📅 On 25.01.2024, AGRI and ENVI Committees agreed to relax rules for NGTs in plant breeding. 🌱 NGT-1 plants exempt from labeling and safety assessment if equivalent to conventional breeds. 🤝 European Parliament and agriculture ministers to vote on modified proposal in February. ❗️ Environmental organizations disappointed with lack of political impact from anti-NGT campaigns.
EU Decision on Genomic Techniques: Last Chance Before Elections
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📅 On January 22, 2024, EU Parliament calls for patent ban on NGT-1 breeds. Tomorrow, ENVI Committee gives input on draft law. Germany, Belgium, & Bulgaria abstain. Poland supports product labeling. Decision crucial before elections & new European Commission.
