{"id":288567,"date":"2018-07-26T10:24:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T09:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=288567"},"modified":"2018-07-26T10:54:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T09:54:22","slug":"european-farmers-react-strongly-to-eu-gene-editing-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/european-farmers-react-strongly-to-eu-gene-editing-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"European farmers react strongly to EU gene-editing ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"
European farmers’ group Copa-Cogeca has expressed regret at the decision yesterday to re-categorise gene-edited crops, warning of potential consequences for EU agriculture.<\/p>\n
It was announced in Brussels yesterday (Wednesday, July 25) that\u00a0gene-edited crops should be regulated in the same way as conventionally genetically modified organisms (GMOs).<\/p>\n
The Brussels-based farmers’ representative group warned that the ruling made by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) risks putting European agriculture at a disadvantage to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Copa-Cogeca’s secretary general Pekka Pesonen said: “This decision risks that European agriculture remains isolated from the benefits of innovative developments vis-a-vis the rest of the world.<\/p>\n
EU legislation should be fit for purpose, encouraging innovation in plant breeding and helping farmers to continue to provide safe and traceable food whilst protecting resources.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The association’s Twitter<\/em> account followed this up commenting: “We regret ECJ’s interpretation in the Case C-528\/16 regarding organisms obtained by certain mutagenesis techniques.<\/p>\n
“EU farmers are facing many challenges like extreme weather conditions, price volatility etc, therefore they need the availability of improved breeds.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nWe regret ECJ’s @EUCourtPress<\/a> interpretation in the Case C-528\/16 regarding organisms obtained by certain mutagenesis techniques. EU farmers are facing many challenges like extreme weather conditions, price volatility etc., therefore they need the availability of improved breeds. pic.twitter.com\/Lffx5h4AWz<\/a><\/p>\n