Fresh calls for EU to review gene-edited crops regulations

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Outdated legislation is hampering innovation and sustainability efforts, argue crop scientists

The EU’s regulations on genome-edited crops are ‘not fit for purpose’, according to a new report from the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (Allea). The report says that current legislation will prevent innovation in crop science, and hinder efforts to make agriculture more sustainable.