United Kingdom
August 27, 2013

ACRE publishes three reports on the EU regulatory system for GMOs, investigating the framework in which ACRE operates. 

The first report Towards an evidence-based regulatory system for GMOs considers the likely future limitations of the current regulatory framework and whether these can be addressed piecemeal or only via an entirely new framework.  

Report 2 Why a modern understanding of genomes demonstrates the need for a new regulatory system for GMOs discusses the continuing scientific validity of employing a regulatory system that captures organisms based on how they were produced rather than on their novel characteristics.

Report 3 Towards a more effective approach to environmental risk assessment under current GMO legislation considers a more effective approach to environmental risk assessment within the constraints of the principles set out in the current legislation.

Website: http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Published: September 7, 2013