The plan for #deregulation of plants derived from new #geneticengineering violates international law.

#NewGE #NGT #NewGeneticEngineering #CRISPR #biodiversity #biosafety

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/planned-eu-deregulation-of-ngt-plants-in-conflict-with-international-law/

#GeneticEngineering: Scientists from the Society for Ecology (GFÖ) call for wild plants and #ecosystems to be protected from the risks of #newgeneticengineering #NewGE #NGTs.

Support the petition now!

https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-4-do-not-deregulate-new-genomic-techniques-ngt-for-wild-plants-EN

First approval for plants derived from #newgeneticengineering in the EU: the maize is toxic to insects, produces artificial RNA and is resistant to the herbicide #glufosinate, which is banned in the EU.
#NewGE #NGTs

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/first-market-approval-for-ngt-plants-in-the-eu/

#geneticallyengineered tomatoes on the shelves:

The first #CRISPR tomatoes are on the shelves in Japan. Neither the benefits nor the risks have been investigated in detail. Consumption is not recommended for pregnant women.

If #newgeneticengineering (#NewGE) is deregulated in Europe as proposed by the @EU_Commission such products could soon be on the shelves here too – without #riskassessment and without labeling.

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/crispr-tomatoes-now-shelves

Joint statement: Scientists oppose proposal from the @EU_Commission

From the perspective of the protection of health and the environment, #newgeneticengineering should not be deregulated.

#NewGE #NGTs #CRISPR #precautionaryprinciple #environmentalprotection

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-genetic-engineering-scientists-oppose-eu-commission-proposal

The cultivation of plants obtained from #newgeneticengineering (#NewGE #NGT) may put pollinators, such as #bees, at risk. The composition of NGT plants can be altered in a way that it makes the pollen unsuitable as a food source for insects.

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-genetic-engineering-pollinators-being-put-risk

#NewGeneticEngineering (#NewGE) and its #risks: The use of #CRISPR can trigger #chromothripsis in the plant genome (#CRISPRthripsis), new research shows (preprint @biorxivpreprint).

According to documents of the @EU_Commission 'leaked' last week, plants derived from #NewGE should be cultivated and put on the market in the future without testing of unintended genetic effects.

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/crisprthripsis-plants

#NewGeneticEngineering #WeKnowTheDifference

Example 7: Mustard greens was made less pungent with #NewGE. #CRISPR was used to alter 17 genes in the plant genome in parallel.

With the loss of pungency, substances considered to be particularly valuable for health were also lost. The scientists describe that gene sequences were inadvertently rearranged and recombined. An examination of the health risks did not take place.

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/limits-to-biotech/defused-mustard/basic_paper

#Fieldtrials of plants derived from #newgeneticengineering (#NewGE): Testbiotech publishes overview and current information for Europe.

https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/field-trials-plants-derived-new-genetic-engineering