Post #2752293
2026-05-17 18:21 UTC
@xHire@ipv6.social
"GMO deregulation" can be misleading to the reader, and unnecessarily alarming: old GMOs will remain regulated as they are now.
The new law being discussed covers products that are modified using so-called New Genomic Techniques (NGT), such as CRISPR/Cas9, which produce tiny changes in the DNA that resemble those occurring in nature. Only a subset of these new products will be "deregulated".
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@xHire@ipv6.social 2026-05-18 10:08
@emmecola@fediscience.org That’s what lobbyists say, yes. However, science shows a different reality. For example, the image from a research shows the state of a DNA after GM – this doesn’t happen in nature. The equivalency claims of NGT and natural processes/breeding aren’t based on science at all. Based on an analysis by BfN, the deregulation is expected to affect 94% of new GMOs. I have yet to see science supporting the deregulation. I ask the yes-voting MEPs for links to research, too. So far no answers.