Options to reform the European Union legislation on GMOs - scope and definitions

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 three-part series, this article focuses on reform opt...

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Main Authors: Eriksson, Dennis (Author) , Custers, René (Author) , Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin (Author) , Hansson, Sven Ove (Author) , Purnhagen, Kai (Author) , Qaim, Matin (Author) , Romeis, Jörg (Author) , Schiemann, Joachim (Author) , Schleissing, Stephan (Author) , Tosun, Jale (Author) , Visser, Richard G. F. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: [March 2020]
In: Trends in biotechnology
Year: 2020, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 231-234
ISSN:1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.002
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.002
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167779919302951
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Author Notes:Dennis Eriksson, René Custers, Karin Edvardsson Björnberg, Sven Ove Hansson, Kai Purnhagen, Matin Qaim, Jörg Romeis, Joachim Schiemann, Stephan Schleissing, Jale Tosun, and Richard G.F. Visser
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Summary: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 three-part series, this article focuses on reform options related to the scope of the legislation and the GMO definition.
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ISSN:1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.12.002