Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Scope and Definitions

Eriksson, Dennis; Custers, Rene; Bjoernberg, Karin Edvardsson; Hansson, Sven Ove; Purnhagen, Kai; Qaim, Matin; Romeis, Joerg; Schiemann, Joachim; Schleissing, Stephan; Tosun, Jale; Visser, Richard G. F.

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.002

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Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Scope and Definitions

Eriksson, Dennis; Custers, Rene; Bjoernberg, Karin Edvardsson; Hansson, Sven Ove; Purnhagen, Kai; Qaim, Matin; Romeis, Joerg; Schiemann, Joachim; Schleissing, Stephan; Tosun, Jale; Visser, Richard G. F.

Abstract

We discuss options to reform the EU genetically modified organisms (GMO) regulatory framework, make risk assessment and decision-making more consistent with scientific principles, and lay the groundwork for international coherence. The first in a threepart series, this article focuses on reform options related to the scope of the legislation and the GMO definition.

Published in

Trends in Biotechnology
2020, volume: 38, number: 3, pages: 231-234
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON

SLU Authors

Eriksson, Dennis
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hansson, Sven Ove
- Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

UKÄ Subject classification

Law
Genetics and Breeding in Agricultural Sciences

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.002

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/104710